Throttle potentiometer – plastic inlet manifold
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- Coupé, Cabriolet & Tourer 200/400 Coupé, Cabriolet & Tourer Workshop Manual
- Section
- Repairs › Throttle potentiometer – plastic inlet manifold
- Smear a new 'O' ring with silicone grease and fit to fuel feed pipe.
- Position fuel feed pipe to fuel rail, fit bolts and tighten to 10 Nm.
- Connect breather hoses to camshaft cover, secure clip.
- Connect multiplug to stepper motor.
- Connect battery earth lead.
THROTTLE POTENTIOMETER – PLASTIC INLET MANIFOLD
Service Repair No. 18.30.17
Remove
- Disconnect multiplug from throttle potentiometer.
- Remove and discard 2 Torx screws and wave washers securing throttle potentiometer.
- Remove clamping plate.
- Pull throttle potentiometer off throttle spindle.
CAUTION: Do not twist or apply leverage to throttle potentiometer.
Refit
- Clean mating faces of throttle potentiometer and throttle housing.
- Ensure that during fitting, machined flat on throttle spindle will be aligned with mating portion of throttle potentiometer.
CAUTION: Throttle potentiometer can easily be damaged during fitting. When pressing potentiometer on to throttle spindle, use fingers only and apply pressure to grey coloured area shown shaded on illustration. Do not use securing screws to pull throttle potentiometer into fitted position.
- Fit throttle potentiometer.
- Rotate throttle potentiometer anti-clockwise to align fixing holes.
CAUTION: Do not rotate potentiometer in a clockwise direction and ensure that it is not rotated beyond its internal stops.
- Connect multiplug.
- Fit clamping plate.
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