Rover SD1 V8 3.5 Vanden Plas EFI Engine Rebuild Part 2 - Cylinder heads, hydraulic lifter pre load

Part 2 of the rebuild of a Rover V8 engine. This engine is for a 1985 Rover SD1 Vanden Plas EFI. It is a 3.5 litre unit with 9.75:1 compression ratio.

In this video i installed the cylinder heads, the rocker gear and then adjusted the hydraulic followers / lifter / tappets pre load using a shim kit. Its a bit of a faff, but if you have had your heads skimmed its a good idea.

NOTE: I didnt put any sealer on the threads of the cylinder head bolts. I just used clean engine oil to act as a lube to aid torqueing. The old rover manual says to put 3M EC 776 on the threads, the newer range rover manual says to use Loctite 572. I think this is to stop corrosion of the threads, but not 100% sure. The newest range rover manual for cars with the non re-useable stretch bolts says just use clean engine oil.

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