MK5RST

I know theyre shit , ive been given a rover 214i 3 door on a p reg with 72k 7 months tax and MOT for free thats worth £500 of anyone,s money on ebay, however its got oil in the water (headgasget headset is £20 and skimming £15 so its a cheap fix does anyone know if this is the shit rover engine that the bottom end falls apart when you take the head bolts out of it?? ?? Cheers. pete

The DIVA

iTrader: (3)

They have a safe point that you turn the crank to i believe and then just be careful when you strip it,should all be covered in the manual...

EIL132

Guarenteed if it's a 1.4, it's a Rover engine

Zetec Andy

Pete, gonna have to call at your gaff sometime and see all these scrappers

Martin-Hadland

iTrader: (2)

they are not as bad as people make out! you should set the cam timing to 'safe' before removing the head and don't turn the crank once it's removed. if the head needs skimming because the head gasket has made a massive imprint in the head arround the fire ring area then the head needs to be put in the bin as it's soft in which case a second hand head is a good option (i can supply!). btw only use a genuine rover headgasket.. copies are shite..
martin.

MK5RST

its to sell martin so im just gonna get a decent headset from my local factors, surely they cant be that bad

craneboy

Nope the btm end will not fall out if you take out the bolts out.

Make sure to buy new stretch bolts before assembling though.

Cheers

Andy

MK5RST

andy hence the term "headset" cheers

Martin-Hadland

iTrader: (2)

a rover head gasket is £8 more and yes it will fail very quickly if the copy gasket is not a metal type.. buy genuine and do the job once, change the dowels to metal oon's while you're at it

NUTS RuS

iTrader: (35)

Never had the bottom end fall out of one yet. The ladder rack is bolted in seperate so why should it ?

Simple 3/4 hour job

Martin-Hadland

iTrader: (2)

the bolts are reuseable as long as they are within a certain length

MK5RST

ok, ill get a gen rover gasget then , so its just the same as doing a gasget on any other car? set the pullys to tdc and slacken tensioner and remove head?

Gav

iTrader: (8)

I have got the same job to do on a rover i just bought as a runabout, do you need any special tools to time it up and how do you set the cam timing to safe?

MK5RST

oh and andy, bring your escort "1.6 si" round and then we will have a scrap yard

Zetec Andy

Si, i feel priveliged as its a CL

MK5RST

Hahah, so it hasnt got a cig lighter and clock then

Martin-Hadland

iTrader: (2)

no not tdc.. 'safe' all the pistons will be level. if you run a straight edge along the cam pulleys all the marks will be in alignment.

Zetec Andy

Actually it has

MK5RST

Looks like im looking for a haynes manual then

NUTS RuS

iTrader: (35)

Yep as Martin said look in from the wing at the pulleys and all the marks on them will be horizontal. Its then safe.

You can get a tool to hold them in this position if you feel its necessary.

Then the rest is normal yes

Strip the head in a specific sequence by releasing torque on all bolts first before removal.

pee vee

martin-reyland is deffo right!
my mate has head gasket go on his rover a little while ago,
used a non-rover gasket, and it went again just yesterday
about 4000 miles later.

the bolts do go a long way down, but nothing should fall to bits when
you take them out
managed to keep the bottom end all in one piece when did mates anyway lol

MK5RST

Thanks for all your advice ladies and gents

NUTS RuS

iTrader: (35)

Mine gets done every 500 competition miles pee vee

4000 would be a luxury

DaveEscos

just buy a haynes

i did a clio 1.4 auto the other week.. haynes tells you all you need to know and more really