Are Rover 214 K16 Cylinder Heads All The Same?

It shouldn't make any difference which 1.4 K16 it is off (I might be wrong, but I doubt they'll be so different they won't fit or work). If there was a turbo version though this could be different as the compression ratio would be lower.

Variable Valve something or other. Either way, they aren't the same as the K16 engine - though they probably would fit - but you'd need the associated control gubbins...

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Darren

Yes. They're all s**te and made of cheese and warp far too easily. HTH.

S, Si Se SLi should all be the same if it's from the same year.

GSi may be different as the engine has more go I understand.

---------------------- Thanks for the reply Darren, and the link you gave was very interesting.

I managed to find some spec's for after-market valves and guides. Subject to confirmation, it seems that nearly all the valves are the same dimensions (with the exception of 1/2 thou on the dia - so that wouldn't make any difference), but some guides are 2mm longer (or shorter) for some obscure reason. So as far as it goes at the moment, I can't see anything to suggest swapping complete DOHC K16s head assemblies from different model varients can't be done.

Thanks again for your help

BG

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Thanks Chris.

You could be right rearding some varients might have a bit more poke about them. I wish some of the car makers were a bit more forthcoming about the technical differences between model varients - and what these GS SL L abbs all stand for (at one time I thought S stood for Single point injection !)

Thanks again BG

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Dave Baker is your man. What he doesnt know isnt worth knowing.

Tim..

You are overly kind to me because the K series is an engine I detest with a vengeance and am no great expert on. AFAIK all the base model heads are the same but the VVC has bigger ports and valves. I wouldn't want to be quoted on that though.

To change the topic slightly, is the 1.6 engine also prone to head gasket failure as well.

Jim

There isnt a 16v K series on this planet that doesnt have a HG which is about to pop anysecond!

Tim..

Up to about 1995 the 1.6 engines used in the 200/400 range wasn't a K series but a Honda. Although these do not suffer H/G failure so often, the ignition amplifier module tends to play up and cause misfiring, etc.

If it's a post '95 1.6 (i.e. the bubble shaped Rovers) then it'll be a K series and no more (or less) likely to blow the head-ghastly than the others.

Darren

Mine never caused any trouble and most of the ones in the breakers near me are there for different reasons. Methinks these reports of H/G failure are a tad over-exaggerated...

Darren

Yes, so in other words you can be dead sure the head gasket will blow at roughly 50,000miles.

Tim..

It's not a foregone conclusion...

Oh bugger, 1500 miles to go as it's a 2000 model.

Jim

Mine lasted 250,000 miles before it was pinched...