Rover 200 & 400 Owners Club

It's a straightforward job can't go to far wrong at worse you'll have an oil leak

I’m also ok mechanically but with limited experience of stripping engines etc but found this job straight forward.
Just don’t turn the camshaft cover upside down over the engine as the cam cover bolt seals sometimes fall out into the wrong places. Lift the cover clear of the car before turning it upside down to look inside or you might spend ages trying to find the seals down the back of the engine.

Sage advice gents. No goodies in the post yet so hopefully tomorrow.

I'll be honest and say I'm not that confident but car is out of action anyway so as John says, whats the worst other than oil leak!?!?!?

What's the worst: being sent (or ordering?) a set for DOHC instead if SOHC!

All part of the fun....

redandwhitE wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 12:52 am What's the worst: being sent (or ordering?) a set for DOHC instead if SOHC!

All part of the fun....

Do they not fit then? I'd have thought Honda would have standardised on the plug seals for the D series engine. Seems a bit pointless to have different seals within the same series of engines, but I'm open to learning something new.

Edited: You may be right! I've found an Elring set which has wide compatibility with the D-series engines including the D16Z2 in your car, but doesn't mention compatibility with any twin-cam variants.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134163183614

Cheap enough, and Elring too.

Remember not to over-tighten the rocker cover bolts when you're refitting. Without looking it up, I don't know the exact figure. But 10-12Nm max is safe enough (and tight enough). DON'T use an impact wrench, electric or air, or a breaker bar !! (as a garage I took my car to once did).

There are some different rubber washers and inserts as well as a couple which have a rubber washer with a metal cap.

These are easy to miss but I should have noticed that there were two semi circles in the gasket profile instead of one!!!

I think the seals may well have been the same as they looked it.

yes, will go easy with bolting down. I'm not a power tool person so hopefully should be ok..... cheers

You can solve this with the o rings below the aluminium cover which does come off relatively easily but is a pain and needs a bit of bravery. However equally so you will find that if its a small leak then a regular clean will solve the issue too. It will repeat but rinse and repeat. I used to just that the plug and replacement when the engine was warm. The small amount of oil soon burns off and far easier than trying to clean it out with the plug in.

Just another message as I usually want to know how people get on after asking advice on here so here goes.

I used all the new rubbers/seals in the kit except the main gasket. It was narrower than the original (which I assume to be Honda) so I put the original back on. It didn't leak around the case previously and it still doesn't.

The four seals for the plug holes seem to have prevented oil ingress which was the whole point.

As mentioned by others, its not a difficult task and if you have the kit ready, probably less than an hour.