Rover 200 & 400 Owners Club

new_owner · Post by **new_owner** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:03 pm

how easy would it be to change (myself)

PJW · Post by **PJW** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:23 pm

What car, what tools do you have, what experience mechanically do you have?

new_owner · Post by **new_owner** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:26 pm

rover 214 sei, mechanical wise i think i shud be able to do it, if not ive got a mate who is a mechanic if it goes wrong

richard moss · Post by **richard moss** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 11:04 pm

new_owner wrote:mechanical wise i think i shud be able to do it, if not ive got a mate who is a mechanic if it goes wrong

In that case, do you need to ask the question?

Smithy · Post by **Smithy** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 11:12 pm

Have a look at an old magazine of the club from here

http://www.rover200.org.uk/magazine/summer07.html

It has a headgasket guide in for a 1.6K but the 1.4 should be similiar.

Clawjaw · Post by **Clawjaw** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:55 am

My head gasket is leaking and i wouldnt have the bottle to start a replacement myself

I rarther send it to a garage and pay whatever they want

E_T_V · Post by **E_T_V** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 12:14 pm

The things "special" to the K series are once the head is removed NEVER rotate the crank as it can disturb the liners . Also before replacing the gasket measure the cylinder liner heights. If they aren't within specification then the the new gasket won't be reliable.

Headgasket (not another one)

Headgasket (not another one)