Rover 200 & 400 Owners Club

Well update time again.

Time to turn my attentions to the mountain of oil in the corner. The engine.
It looked ok, probably could have been dropped in as it was, but you know me. I have to be sure everythings right and a good job i did.

Some of the bolts were only finger tight and others, maining the one that holds the alternator and ps to the block where loose.

Either way, gaskets needed replacing, oil removed and a general spruce up and check of all the components.

Clutch had seen better days, a long time ago


Off with the alternator and ps and water pump housing


mmm not so shiny


Cam seals look past their best based on the sheer quantity of oil behind the broken cam covers


Thermostat housing in primer, ready for silver

same with the water pump housing, old pump still in there for now.


New clutch release arm, counter weight and release bearing claw all greased up, then cleaned off




New o-ring fitted to the water pump housing, old one squished.


reassembly begins



Sensors replaced and greased


New clutch fitted


Now we are just waiting on shirly to drop me some new gaskets and i can reassemble and get ready to fit the gearbox to the engine and get it all back in the car.

Time to put the engine back together.

Cams off and new seals fitted


Followed by new cam cover gaskets


Covers fitted, new plugs, cleaned ht Leads, new dizzy cap and rotor arm and both thermostat gaskets and thermostat replaced.


Lower inlet gasket


Upper inlet fitted


Time to drill and tap the two snapped bolts in the bonnet.



And another nasty surprise, as we were searching the bolt tin for replacement bolts for the mounts, this one came off. and its really smooth meaning its been moving around freely for some time.



And finally the nasty water pump, will do a completed pic later as the rain has started

That pump is as bad as mine !

So today was slightly hotter than we planned for.....This hot



But, progress was required so sun tan cream on and engine off we go with attaching the gearbox and dropping the engine into the engine bay.

Cam covers and mount borrowed from one of my other cars so we could time up and fit the belts.


Genuine oil seals replaced on the gearbox after a little refurb of the second gearbox (long story).



One complete engine ready to fit.




and she's in, just a couple more mounts and we're good.

Couldn't resist, took me an hour to make but just though of this when I saw your progress *laughs*.


LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujMgON0 ... e=youtu.be

Exactly what rick said.

Still very bolt deficient and a rear engine mount but power steering is now plugged in too

So when does it get fired up? I'm probably as excited as Rick is in knowing how it's all gone. Some solid engineering work there. How to bring a T series back from the brink in half a dozen photos. Looks easy...

It's a day after your last post, so maybe it's guzzled its first few cup fulls of Asda's finest already...

a little premature yet, remember this car had nothing!

So at the moment i have to finish off the ps pipes, engine loom, fuel lines, fuse box, oil feed pipes, turbo, exhaust manifold, drive shafts, front control arms.

So, a bit to go yet

Get cracking.