Rover 200 & 400 Owners Club

Got to be anaerobic sealant other wise it blocks the oil ways . Strip down time .

You reckon some sealent has blocked a bit of the oil channel?

RTV wont break down like anaerobic sealant, which only cures when parts are clamped together so any left in oil ways would be washed away with the correct sealant , so yes that is possible .

I used  ELRING Curil K2  but there are others .

 



 

You need to use loctite 574 then use a roller to make sure there are no lumps etc. If you used RTV you could have blocked the oil ways damaging the lifters or cams/head. The other trouble is the cam ladder and head need to be a flush fit that's why you have to roll it flush as there's no bearings, using RTV can cause a gap between the two causing excessive clearance between the cam and cam carrier. If was you I wouldn't be driving it anywhere

Tbf I think if the oil channels were all blocked up it would be a lot louder than what it is its only a slight one but I think it might be worth a look.. John u got any that stuff u were on about that I could pinch?

Jamesridgway1994 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 08, 2020 5:13 pm

ROVER-25X wrote: ↑Sat Feb 08, 2020 3:54 pm Because ROVER, the end.

Mine have been like this since 2003 when it was 18 months old, finally silenced last week.

What got yours to be quiet?

Started it for the first time in 8 months *laughs*, I have fully synth oil in it too, not sure if that makes a difference, did it
as an experiment, I can report no issues.