Torque settings
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- Coupé, Cabriolet & Tourer 200/400 Coupé, Cabriolet & Tourer Workshop Manual
- Section
- Data, torque and tools › Torque settings
Engine 1.4 K8Torque settings
TORQUE SETTINGS
| Spark plug cover screws | 2 Nm |
| Camshaft timing belt tensioner, backplate screw | 10 Nm |
| Camshaft gear bolt | 35 Nm |
| Camshaft timing belt tensioner, pulley bolt | 45 Nm |
| Camshaft timing belt, cover bolts | 9 Nm |
| Distributor rotor arm, Allen screw | 8 Nm |
| Distributor cap screws | 3 Nm |
| Camshaft timing belt rear cover plate bolts | 10 Nm |
| Fuel filter union | 35 Nm |
| Cylinder head bolts:* | |
| All bolts | 20 Nm |
| Turn all bolts through 180° | |
| Turn all bolts through another 180° | |
| Manifold support struts – Alloy inlet manifold | 25 Nm |
| Brake servo banjo bolt – Alloy inlet manifold | 50 Nm |
| Engine front mounting bracket bolts | 45 Nm |
| Heat shield bolts and nuts | 6 Nm |
| Gearbox filler and drain plugs | 25 Nm |
| Engine sump drain plug | 42 Nm |
| Lifting bracket bolts | 9 Nm |
| R.H. engine mounting to engine, nuts | 100 Nm |
| R.H. engine mounting through bolt | 82 Nm |
| Gearbox mounting bracket bolts | 100 Nm |
| L.H. engine mounting to body bolts | 45 Nm |
| L.H. engine mounting to gearbox bolts | 60 Nm |
| Dipstick tube bolt | 9 Nm |
| Expansion tank bolts | 9 Nm |
| Compressor mounting bracket bolts | 45 Nm |
| Alternator, M10 bolt | 45 Nm |
| Alternator, M8 bolt | 25 Nm |
| Alternator heat shield nut and bolts – If fitted | 6 Nm |
| Battery tray support bracket bolts | 9 Nm |
| Fusebox mounting bracket bolts | 9 Nm |
| Battery tray bolts | 9 Nm |
| Engine steady bar to gearbox, bolts | 100 Nm |
| Engine steady bar to body, bolt | 85 Nm |
| Road wheel nuts | 100 Nm |
| Reluctor ring screws | 3 Nm |
| Flywheel bolts | 85 Nm |
| Engine sump bolts | 10 Nm |
| Anti-beaming bracket: | |
| Support bracket bolt | 45 Nm |
| Differential housing bolt | 90 Nm |
| Flywheel lower cover plate bolts | 9 Nm |
*Tighten in sequence.
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