Cylinder head gasket - RH (page 4 of 4)
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- 800 Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1996–1999
- Section
- Repairs
Engine - KV6Cylinder head gasket - RH · page 4 of 4
Refit
- Thoroughly clean cylinder block and cylinder head mating faces.
- Thoroughly clean cylinder head bolts and wipe dry.
- Lightly lubricate threads and under heads of bolts with clean engine oil.
- Ensure locating dowels are in cylinder block.
- Fit new cylinder head gasket onto cylinder head with word ’TOP’ uppermost.
- Using assistance, fit cylinder head, carefully locating cylinder head to dowels.
- Carefully enter cylinder head bolts, DO NOT DROP. Screw bolts into place by hand.
- Tighten cylinder head bolts progressively in sequence shown to 25 Nm. Tighten bolts in sequence shown a further 90°.
- Clean mating surfaces of camshaft cover and carrier.
- Clean inside of camshaft cover. If necessary, wash oil separator gauze and blow dry.
CAUTION: When fitting new camshaft cover gasket ensure arrows point towards inlet manifold.
- Fit gasket and position camshaft cover to carrier. Fit bolts and tighten progressively in sequence shown to 9 Nm.
- Fit bleed hose and secure with clips.
- Remove and discard lower ’O’ rings from injectors.
- Clean injectors and injector locations in fuel rail.
- Lubricate new ’O’ rings with clean engine oil and fit to injectors.
- Position fuel rail assembly and secure injectors to manifolds. Fit bolts securing fuel rail and tighten to 9 Nm.
- Secure harness clip to engine lifting bracket.
- Position harness bracket to camshaft cover, fit bolt and tighten to 9 Nm.
- Secure oil pressure switch and oil temperature sensor harness multiplug to bracket on cylinder head.
- Secure fuel pipes to clips.
- Fit bolt securing fuel return pipe to inlet manifold and tighten to 9 Nm .
- Connect bleed hose to ’T’ piece and and secure with clip.
- Connect coil multiplugs, align mounting plate to manifold, fit bolts and tighten to 9 Nm.
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