Oil filter
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- 800 Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1996–1999
- Section
- Repairs › Oil filter
Engine - KV6Oil filter
OIL FILTER
Service repair no - 12.60.04
Remove
- Raise front of vehicle.
WARNING: Support on safety stands.
- Clean area around filter head and place a container beneath engine.
- Using a strap wrench, remove and discard filter.
Refit
- Clean mating face of filter head.
- Lubricate sealing ring of new filter with clean engine oil.
- Fit new filter and tighten by hand until it seats then tighten a further half turn.
- Top up engine with oil to correct specification until level is correct. See Adjustments.
- Start and run engine and check for leaks.
- Stop engine, wait a few minutes, then check oil level. Top up if necessary.
- Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.
OIL PUMP GASKET
Service repair no - 12.60.25
Remove
- Remove camshaft timing belt. See this section.
- Remove engine oil dipstick.
- Position container under sump.
- Remove drain plug from sump and drain engine oil. Remove sealing washer from drain plug and discard.
- Clean drain plug and fit new sealing washer.
- Fit drain plug and tighten to 28 Nm.
- Remove 2 nuts securing dipstick tube to sump.
- Remove dipstick tube.
- Remove dipstick tube gasket.
- Remove crankshaft gear.
- Disconnect multiplugs from oil pressure switch and oil temperature sensor.
- Remove 14 bolts securing oil pump.
- Remove oil pump.
- Remove oil pump gasket.
Parts & tools for this job For 1996 Rover 800
- PARTOil filterSearch: Rover 800 1996 oil filter
- TOOLOil filter wrenchSearch: oil filter wrench
- FLUIDEngine oilSearch: Rover 800 engine oil
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