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- Rover
- Model
- 800 Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1996–1999
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- Repairs › All models
Engine - KV6All models
All models
- Fit oil cooler, align oil cooler bracket to engine front mounting bracket, fit bolts and tighten to 45 Nm.
- Tighten hose clip.
- Clean oil cooler pipe unions.
- Lubricate NEW ’O’ rings with clean transmission fluid and fit to pipes.
- Connect pipes to gearbox and tighten unions to 17 Nm.
- Fit road wheel(s) and tighten nuts to correct torque. See INFORMATION, Torque wrench settings.
- Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.
- Position lifting bracket to gearbox and tighten bolt.
- Position earth lead to gearbox and tighten bolt.
- Clean dipstick tube and fit NEW ’O’ ring. Remove plug from gearbox, clean tube location in gearbox and fit tube.
- Fit bolt securing dipstick tube and tighten to 8 Nm.
- Fit bolt securing dipstick tube bracket and tighten to 85 Nm.
- Secure harness clip to bracket.
- Position air cleaner bracket and tighten bolts.
- Position battery tray and tighten bolts.
- Fit ECM, tighten bolt and connect multiplugs.
- Position main battery feed lead to battery terminal and fit bolt.
- Locate battery feed lead to fuse box, fit and tighten Torx screw.
- Fit access panel, main fuse cover and fuse box cover.
- Connect engine harness multiplugs
- Position selector cable bracket, fit bolts and tighten to 22 Nm.
- Connect selector lever to selector shaft, fit nut and tighten to 12 Nm.
- Secure multiplugs to selector cable bracket.
- Remove plugs from fuel feed and return hoses and connect hoses.
- Fit rear steady bar bracket, fit bolts and tighten to 85 Nm.
- Secure harness clip to bracket.
- Position coolant pipe bracket, fit and tighten bolt to 10 Nm.
- Fit steady bar and fit bolt securing steady bar to body.
- Align steady bar to bracket, fit through bolt and special nut. DO NOT tighten bolts.
- Tighten all engine mounting and steady bar fixings in correct sequence. See Adjustments.
- Clean mating faces of starter motor and gearbox.
- Fit starter motor and fit rear bolt but do not tighten.
- Fit front retaining bolt.
- Tighten both retaining bolts to 45 Nm.
- Connect battery cable to starter solenoid, fit nut and tighten to 4 Nm .
- Connect Lucar connection to solenoid.
- Connect multiplugs and secure to bracket on RH inner wing.
- Secure harness to bracket.
- Position PAS pump to bracket, fit bolts and tighten 25 Nm.
- Fit PAS pump pulley and fit bolts.
- Fit drive belt to crankshaft pulley and compressor pulley if fitted.
- Using a 25 mm spanner raise belt tensioner and connect drive belt to steering pump and alternator pulleys. Ensure drive belt is correctly located in pulley grooves.
- Tighten PAS pulley bolts to 9 Nm.
- Connect coolant hose to expansion tank and secure with clip.
- Clip hose to PAS pipe.
- Align PAS pipe clip to engine bracket and fit and tighten bolt.
- Position spark plug cover and fit and tighten bolts.
- Fit radiator. See COOLING SYSTEM - ’KV6’, Repairs.
- Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.
- Fit manifold chamber. See MANIFOLD & EXHAUST SYSTEMS, Repairs.
- Fit battery. See ELECTRICAL, Repairs.
- Fit air cleaner assembly. See ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - MEMS, Repairs.
- Release bonnet and secure stays to support bonnet.
- Fill gearbox with correct quantity and grade of fluid. See AUTOMATIC GEARBOX - ’JF403E’, Adjustments.
- Fill engine with correct quantity and grade of oil. See Adjustments.
- Fill cooling system. See COOLING SYSTEM - ’KV6’, Adjustments.
Parts & tools for this job For 1996 Rover 800
- PARTEngine gasket setSearch: Rover 800 1996 engine gasket set
- TOOLTorque wrenchSearch: 3/8 inch torque wrench
- TOOLFeeler gauge setSearch: feeler gauge set
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