I have a 1997 Rover 416 Tourer. How do I tell if it has a Honda engine or not?
Your 1997 Rover 416 Tourer has the Rover K series engine (I also have this model & year). Following others comments: It is true that they are prone to blowing cylinder head gaskets – mine did (at 70K) and I replaced it myself with an uprated gasket and no further problems. If your car does overheat stop as soon as possible to avoid damaging the cylinder head, otherwise you will need more than just a replacement gasket & stretch bolts. But I also have a Honda engined Rover 216 which is on its third engine – the original engine seized and the second (used) engine blew the head gasket twice. The current engine cost me £20 off e-bay, which is cheaper and quicker than replacing a head gasket. It runs fine. The good thing about Rovers is that they are easy to maintain and cheap for parts and generally quite robust in my experience. I prefer the Honda engine, but the Rover engine is a good workhorse. Hope this helps.
The Sands Mechanical Museum Rover K-Series from the MG-F mounted in the chassis. Rover K-series Engine, General Information Rover makes the ideal engine for the Lotus Elise. It is light and compact. It was originally conceived as a 1.4 liter in an all-alloy, belt-driven twin-cam 16-valve K16 version and was later enlarged by a longer stroke to 1,796cc for the MGF. The engine design was published in 1973 and then originally showed in 1984 and later appeared in the Rover 200 in 1989, and in the MGF launched in 1995. The weight was 287 lbs (130 kg) with transmission and originally produced 118 hp, an excellent power to weight ratio. It used hydraulic, self adjusting tappets and Bosch multipoint fuel injection. The engine was constructed in layers of alluminium alloy held together by ten 16 inch through-bolts, from head, through the cylinder assembly and into the crank webbing. This added strength by keeping the structure in constant compression. In stead of fixing the crankshaft in place
