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Rover 200/400 Coupé, Cabriolet & Tourer Workshop Manual13 · Manifold and exhaust
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Make
Rover
Model
Coupé, Cabriolet & Tourer 200/400 Coupé, Cabriolet & Tourer Workshop Manual
Section
Repairs › Remove
Manifold and exhaustRemove

Service Repair No. 30.15.08

Remove

  1. Disconnect battery earth lead.
  2. Drain cooling system, see MAINTENANCE.
  3. Remove inlet manifold air intake hose.
  4. Raise vehicle on a ramp.
  5. Remove alternator belt, see MAINTENANCE.
  6. Slacken bolt, alternator adjusting link.
  7. Position link aside, access to lower centre manifold nut.
Diagram showing alternator belt and adjusting link bolts numbered 9 and 8
  1. Remove 4 bolts, inlet manifold support bracket to inlet manifold and cylinder block.
  2. Remove support bracket.
Diagram of engine inlet manifold area with nuts and studs numbered 10 and 13
  1. Remove 7 nuts, inlet manifold to cylinder head.
  2. Release inlet manifold from cylinder head studs.
  3. Insert suitable block to hold manifold away from cylinder head.
  4. Remove and discard inlet manifold gasket.

Refit

  1. Clean manifold and mating faces.
  2. Fit new gasket to manifold studs.
  3. Remove block supporting manifold.
  4. Fit manifold to cylinder head studs, tighten nuts to 25 Nm.
  5. Position manifold support bracket, tighten bolts, to 25 Nm.
  6. Position alternator adjusting link.
  7. Fit alternator belt and adjust tension, see MAINTENANCE.
  8. Lower ramp.
  9. Fit air intake hose.
  10. Refill cooling system, see MAINTENANCE.
  11. Connect battery earth lead.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASKET – 1.6 S.O.H.C.

Service Repair No. Gasket – 30.15.12.
Service Repair No. Manifold – 30.15.10

Remove

  1. Disconnect battery earth lead.
  2. Raise front of vehicle.

WARNING: Support on safety stands.

  1. Remove exhaust pipe flange gasket, see Front pipe and flange gasket – 1.6.
Diagram of exhaust manifold heat shield and bolts numbered 4, 5, 6, 7
  1. Release throttle cable from clips on camshaft cover.
  2. Remove engine oil dipstick.
  3. Remove 4 bolts, heat shield to exhaust manifold.
  4. Remove heat shield, disconnect multiplug from oxygen sensor.
Diagram of manifold support bracket bolts numbered 8 and 9
  1. Remove 2 bolts, manifold support bracket.
  2. Remove support bracket.

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