The size
of the Torx bolts on the VM cylinder heads are:
XZN 12 and 14
Rover 825SD 800 Coupe 825i SD1 and Land Rover Web Site
Repairs and Servicing
The procedures
here are generally biased to the diesel version of the 800. However many of the
repairs are exactly the same for either petrol or diesel versions of the car -
but always check in the official workshop manual before doing any work.
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The car would not start. When the ignition key was turned the starter motor did not operate. After checking the usual i.e. battery terminals were clean and tight etc. I did some more faultfinding and looking in the engine compartment fuse-box noticed after removing the lid there was an oblong plastic panel held by two small clips. Underneath are a set of fusible links held by "torqx" type screws. I found the end one to have failed. Not having a replacement I temporarily bridged it with a piece of cable. This restored the starter to working order.
KV6 Starter Trouble with starting sometime the motor worked ok sometimes would not, a little investigation found the problem.
Here is the push on connector that goes to the solenoid on top of the starter motor. The connection was loose, the metal was soft due to heating up because of the arcing, there was also evidence of some arcing where the cable was crimped, suggesting this was never a very good joint.
I was able to clean up the spade terminal using a fibreglass pencil, a thin coating of silicone grease was applied this to prevent any corrosion.
I got a new connector from the local car accessory shop, the cable was just long enough to strip back the insulation to make a new connection after the old terminal was cut off. I decided to be doubly sure and after crimping the cable I also soldered the connection. After connecting up again the starter has worked perfectly.
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The battery was going flat overnight. The car still had the original 6
years old factory battery. Since this was the obvious suspect a
replacement seemed to be the solution to the problem. Unfortunately the
battery still lost its charge after the car was left overnight. Although the battery was on
it's last legs, the real reason for this problem was in fact the alternator.
To check if there was a
current drain through the unit I pulled out the connector plug on the alternator
(there is a spring clip that holds it in place). With this disconnected the
battery would hold it's charge overnight. A defect in the alternator was
allowing current to drain out of the battery. |