Air conditioning
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- 800 Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1996–1999
- Section
- Repairs › Air conditioning
Engine - KV6Air conditioning
- Raise engine, release clip and disconnect heater feed hose from rear of cylinder block.
- Raise hoist, tilt engine with gearbox as low as possible.
- Using assistance manoeuvre and lift engine and gearbox from vehicle.
Refit
- Using assistance, lower engine and gearbox assembly into engine bay.
- Connect heater hose to cylinder block and secure with clip.
- Position rear engine mounting bracket, fit bolts and tighten to 85 Nm.
- Position front mounting and bracket assembly, fit bolts securing bracket to engine and tighten to 85 Nm.
- Align bracket to front crossmember, fit bolts and tighten to 45 Nm.
- Loosen RH engine mounting through bolt. align mounting bracket to engine fit bolts and tighten to 85 Nm. DO NOT tighten through bolt.
- Lower hoist, disconnect and remove lifting bracket 18G 1598.
- Fit nut to rear mounting but DO NOT tighten.
- Align coolant pipe to front crossmember and tighten bolts.
- Connect coolant hose and tighten clip.
- Fit plain washer, dished washer, spacer and bush to tie rod.
- Fit tie rod, fit bolts securing tie rod to lower arm and tighten to 170 Nm.
- Fit outer rubber and dished washer to rod, fit nut and tighten to 90 Nm.
- Fit LH and RH drive shaft assemblies. See DRIVE SHAFTS, Repairs.
- Clean exhaust manifold and front pipe mating faces and fit new gasket.
- Connect front pipe to manifold, fit nuts and tighten to 35 Nm.
- Connect exhaust mounting rubber.
- Position front steady bar and bracket assembly.
- Fit bolts securing bracket to gearbox and tighten to 85 Nm.
- Fit bolts securing steady bracket to front crossmember and tighten to 60 Nm.
- Position centre beam, fit bolts and tighten to 60 Nm.
Air conditioning
- Align compressor to mounting bracket, position heatshield, fit bolts and tighten to 25 Nm.
- Fit RH splash shield, align PAS hose clip, fit spacer to front bolt and tighten bolts.
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