• Timing Belt & Thermostat Change Photos
• Sunroof ‘duckbills’ & drains servicing
Photos provided by Warren McEwen & Richard Dalziel
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#0 Rover 75 – remove engine cover

#1 Rover 75 – Engine Bay

#2 Rover 75 Engine Bay – donor

#3 Rover 75 – Coolant drain plug

#4 Rover 75 – Remove air cleaner

#5 Rover 75 – Remove air cleaner

#6 Rover 75 – Air cleaner base pulls out

#7 Rover 75 – Remove battery (4 x Torx)

#8 Rover 75 – Remove T tubes

#9 Rover 75 – Push tube in, push ring down to release

#10 Rover 75 – Remove tubes

#11 Rover 75 – Remove cap & release fuel pressure

#12 Rover 75 – Throttle cable, fuel lines

#13 Rover 75 – Remove engine hoist bracket

#14 Rover 75 – General view

#15 Rover 75 – Throttle cable cruise control

#16 Rover 75 Remove rear panel seal

#17 Rover 75 – Panel removed

#18 Rover 75 – Undo VIS motor plugs

#19 Rover 75 – Remove intake manifold upper inlet manifold chamber

#20 Rover 75 – Manifold removed

#21 Rover 75 – Remove spark plug coil leads

#22 Rover 75 – Remove spark plug coil leads

#23 Rover 75 – Spark plug leads removed

#24 Rover 75 – Remove injector plugs

#25 Rover 75 – Fuel rails cover

#26 Rover 75 – Fuel rails & cover

#27 Rover 75 – Fuel rails plug in – out

#28 Rover 75 – Remove front intake manifold

#29A Rover 75 – Remove thermostat bolt at rear

#29B Rover 75 – Remove thermostat – wriggle pipe to remove

#30A Rover 75 – Thermostat removal

#30B Rover 75 – Thermostat removal

#31 Rover 75 – Thermostat removed

#32 Rover 75 – New aluminium thermostat

#33 Rover 75 – New thermostat in place

#34 Rover 75 – Remove alternator bracket

#35 Rover 75 – Top view main belts

#36 Rover 75 – Front RHS wheel arch belts

#37 Rover 75 Front RHS engine mount

#38 Rover 75 – Front RHS wheel arch

#39 Rover 75 – Take tension off fan belt, slip belt off at alternator

#40 Rover 75 – Power assisted steering pump

#41 Rover 75 – Power assisted steering area

#42 Rover 75 – Engine mount

#43 Rover 75 – Fan belt & Timing belt

#44 Rover 75 – LHS Motor

#45 Rover 75 – Remove cam covers

#46 Rover 75 – Remove camshaft covers

#47 Rover 75 – Camshaft cover removed

#48 Camshaft cover removed

#49 Camshaft covers removed

#50 Rover 75 – Previous timing reference marks RHS

#51 Rover 75 – Previous timing reference marks RHS

#52 Rover 75 – Plate on RHS

#53 Rover 75 – Plate on RHS

#54 Rover 75 – Plate removed, view water pump

#55 Rover 75 – Water pump

#56 – Rover 75 – Crankshaft pulley

#57 Rover 75 – Previous timing reference marks LHS

#58 Rover 75 – Previous timing reference marks LHS

#59 Rover 75 – Previous timing reference marks

#60 Rover 75 – Previous timing reference marks

#61 Rover 75 – Timing belt tool in place

#62 Rover 75 – Timing belt tool in place

#63 Rover 75 – Intake manifold support legs

#64 Rover 75 – Intake manifold mounting

#65 Rover 75 – Intake manifold supports
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• Sunroof ‘duckbills’ & drains servicing

Rover 75 – Blocked drain

Rover 75 – Pollen filter

Rover 75 – Cleared drain

Rover 75 – Front duckbill drains – sunroof & plenum

Rover 75 – Rear sunroof drain 1

Rover 75 – Rear sunroof drain 2

Rover 75 – rear sunroof duckbill before cutting

Rover 75 – Rear sunroof drain duckbill after cutting

Rover 75 – The dreaded duckbill

Rover 75 – Top view of lower plenum drain

Rover 75 – Upper plenum drain 1

Rover 75 – Upper plenum drain 2
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