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Rover 200/400 Coupé, Cabriolet & Tourer Workshop Manual Supplement06 · Engine - K16 with VVC
06 · Engine

Exhaust camshaft front oil seal

Make
Rover
Model
Coupé, Cabriolet & Tourer 200/400 Coupé, Cabriolet & Tourer Workshop Manual Supplement
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Repairs › Exhaust camshaft front oil seal
Engine - K16 with VVCExhaust camshaft front oil seal · page 1 of 2

EXHAUST CAMSHAFT FRONT OIL SEAL

Service repair no - 12.13.07

Remove

  1. Disconnect battery earth lead.
  2. Remove camshaft timing belt upper cover. See this section.
Exhaust camshaft front oil seal – Remove camshaft timing belt upper cover. See this section.
  1. Using a socket and extension bar on the crankshaft pulley bolt, rotate crankshaft to align camshaft gear timing marks with mark on rear backplate - 90°BTDC.

CAUTION: Never use the camshaft gear, gear retaining bolts or timing belt to rotate the camshaft.

  1. Fit tool 18G 1570 to camshaft gears.
  2. If camshaft timing belt is to be reused, mark position of tensioner to cylinder head for belt tensioning reference.
Exhaust camshaft front oil seal – If camshaft timing belt is to be reused, mark position of tensioner to cylinder head for b
  1. Loosen tensioner pulley Allen bolt11/2 turn.
  2. Loosen tensioner backplate bolt /2 turn.
  3. Push tensioner pulley down to fully OFF position and tighten tensioner backplate bolt to 10 Nm.
  4. Ease timing belt off camshaft gears using fingers only.

CAUTION: Using metal levers to remove the belt may damage the belt and gears. Do not rotate the engine with the timing belt removed from the camshaft gears.

  1. Remove bolt and washer securing camshaft gear to camshaft.
  2. Remove tool 18G 1570.
  3. Remove camshaft gear.

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