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With various aspects of servicing, maintenance, including driver assisted features and vehicle monitoring. For our 1996 Rover 200 and the 04 ZR 120+

The surfaces of engine block and cylinder head were each meticulously cleaned, before the new gasket is fitted, each of the 10 cylinder head bolts were inserted back into their respective holes, the head bolts require a size 12 torx bit. Prior to inserting the head bolts, oil was applied to the cleaned bolt threads, and under each head bolt collar before tightened in sequence.

Cylinder Head (torque sequence) 

Stage (1) 20Nm or 15 lbf ft Stage (2) angle tighten through 180 degrees. Stage (3) angle tighten finally through another 180 degrees. Cylinder head gasket used was LVB-0000320.

Camshaft Carrier (torque sequence)

Camshaft's bearing carrier's 26 x 10mm bolts, were then torqued to the shown specific order of 1 to 26 to just 10Nm or 7lb ft. with silicone sealant applied, then the camshaft cover gasket can now be fitted.

camshaft-gasket-cover-LDR-102000

Camshaft Cover Gasket

A new cam cover gasket was fitted, this went on dry with no sealant added, needs to be fitted the correct way round its already marked up, camshaft gasket cover LDR-102000 was used for this project.

Engine Top Cover

Engine top cover was torqued up in the sequence shown here. 15 x 8mm bolts, to 9Nm or 6lb ft. or just hand tight, a diagram of ignition leads from distributor cap to plugs, is always a good reference.

At this stage, and with a good lubrication of engine oil applied to each of the cam bearing surfaces before assembly, regarded as good practice prior to the engines initial first start up. We now have the air filter, oil filter. And correct amount of engine oil, and coolant to be added. .

Oil Filter Information

Fitting the oil filter, without it first being  'primed' is bad news. the engine will be starved of lubrication during the critical few seconds, it will take before it is actually filled, and ready to begin circulating the fresh oil around the engine.

Applying a light smear of oil to the filters rubber gasket wont 'scrunch' it up when screwing back on, then using some folded 'coarse' sandpaper along with hand pressure only, would be sufficient to tighten it up, then a good run out to circulate all fluids. Rover 200 project 2004. 

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Information supplied is referenced only to our own 1996 Rover 200 Series, and 2004 MG-ZR 120+  

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