Rover 214 & 414 Service and Repair Manual - Rover club

4B•10 Fuel and exhaust systems - single-point fuel injection engines
17.3 Disconnect coolant hoses (arrowed) . . .
17.6a Ensure all vacuum pipes and hoses are disconnected
17 Inlet manifold -
removal and refitting 3
Removal
1 Remove the throttle housing.
2 Drain the cooling system.
3 Slacken the retaining clamps and
disconnect the coolant hoses from the inlet
manifold (see illustration).
4 Slacken and remove the brake vacuum
servo unit hose union bolt and disconnect the
hose (see illustration). Discard the hose
union sealing washers which must be
renewed whenever they are disturbed.
5 Undo the single bolt securing each
manifold support stay to the cylinder
block/crankcase and slacken the bolts which
secure the stays to the inlet manifold.
6 Make a final check that all the necessary
vacuum hoses have been disconnected from
the manifold then unscrew the nuts and bolts
securing the manifold to the cylinder head.
Manoeuvre the manifold out of the engine
compartment and discard the manifold gasket
(see illustrations).
Refitting
7 Refitting is the reverse of the removal
procedure, noting the following (see illustration):
a) Ensure that the manifold and cylinder
head mating surfaces are clean and dry,
then fit a new manifold gasket.
17.4 . . . and brake servo vacuum hose from inlet manifold
17.6b Remove inlet manifold and withdraw gasket
b) Working in the sequence shown, tighten the
manifold retaining nuts and bolts evenly, to
the specified torque wrench setting.
c) Ensure all relevant hoses are reconnected to
their original positions and are securely held
(where necessary) by the retaining clips.
d) Renew the vacuum servo unit vacuum
hose banjo union sealing washers and
tighten the union bolt securely.
e) On completion, refill the cooling system.
17.7 Inlet manifold tightening sequence - K16 engine
1689 Rover 214 & 414 Updated Version 09/97