Rough How to: Headgasket 1.8 Rover 75 auto

[chrissyboy]

Originally Posted by markprior

LOL @ a couple thousand miles, yes used the MLS seems a much better quality gasket


any way pics and my ridiculous timing issue below

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well its all done - with a couple of stumbling blocks written at the bottom lol



Alternator & belt Back on



Engine mount back on



Exhaust manifold back on & cam cover gasket on


Coil packs back on



Back to the way it should look


Belt managed to slip as last posted no biggy just covers off and time back up, easy lol - erm not quite

so camwheel cover back off, mount back off (easier to get to the belt) re-align cams etc... bish bash bosh, hand turn the crank a few times seems spot on not knocks or anything hitting

Start car turns over a couple times then the engine stops dead NOOOOOO!!!!!, i'm positive i got the timing right, belt hadnt slipped or anything car refused to turn now ******, so thought right strip it all down (timing covers top & bottom and double check)

Remove timing belt, remove alternator belt, remove power steering belt, take driver side wheel off & driver side inner arch to see bottom pulley properly

Time up again, turn engine by hand alls well, leaving all other belts off try and turn engine over with key

Nothing stuck solid WTF!!!!!

Realise that your a total **** and the battery has went flat, stick a jump pack on and wallah!! lol

starts and runs happy as larry, heaters on full, fans on full keep topping up water and massage pipes till heat comes through, drove to work 20 miles this morning never flickered

lol i forgot to put hundred before thousand lol

[markprior]

^^lol

well done a good 250-300 mile so far never used a drop of water so things are looking good