Rover 214 & 414 Service and Repair Manual - Rover club

10.5b . . . and disengage duct from heater
unit
retaining nut. Slacken and remove the five
support bracket retaining bolts and remove
the bracket from the vehicle (see
illustrations).
8 Disconnect the air recirculation cable inner
from the flap and free the cable outer from the
blower motor.
9 Prise out the stud securing the rear heater
duct sleeve to the bottom of the heater unit,
then slide the sleeve down to disengage it
from the unit (see illustration).
10 Disconnect the wiring connectors from
the heater control panel, then remove the two
upper heater unit retaining nuts and carefully
manoeuvre the heater unit out of the vehicle
(see illustrations).
Heater matrix
11 Remove the heater unit.
12 Undo the screw securing the matrix outlet
pipe bracket to the heater unit and remove the
bracket (see illustration).
13 Slacken and remove the two matrix cover
retaining screws, then remove the cover and
withdraw the matrix from the heater unit (see
illustrations).
14 If the matrix is leaking, it is best to obtain
a new or reconditioned unit as home repairs
are seldom successful. If it is blocked, it can
sometimes be cleared by reverse flushing
using a garden hose. Use a proprietary
radiator cleaning product if absolutely
necessary.
10.13a Undo two matrix cover retaining
screws . . .
10.7a Release wiring connector from
steering column support bracket and
remove fusebox nut (arrowed)
10.9 Remove retaining stud and disengage
rear heater duct sleeve from heater unit
10.10b . . . and remove heater retaining
nuts
10.13b . . . then remove cover . . .
1689 Rover 214 & 414 Updated Version 09/97
Cooling, heating and ventilation systems 3•9
10.7b Remove mounting bolts and
manoeuvre steering column mounting
bracket out of position
10.10a Disconnect wiring from heater
control panel . . .
10.12 Undo retaining screw and remove
matrix outlet pipe bracket
10.13c . . . and withdraw matrix from
heater unit
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