Rover V8 Short Water Pump

A lot of people know the P6 water pump is much shorter than the SD1 but what is the super short water pump on the right?

  • On the left is the standard Rover SD1 Water Pump.
  • On the right is the Rover V8 Serpentine Water Pump.

As you can see, the later 3.9 Land Rover Serpentine water pump, is much shorter at 105.5mm: saving 47mm or nearly 2 inches on the SD1 pump.

Rover V8 Short Water Pump

To fit this water pump you’ll also need the matching timing chain cover. See:

Rover V8 Water Pump CAD

If the length of the Rover V8 is an issue, this is your best option. Once I have the sump drawn up I have a complete set of Rover V8 dimensions. So watch this space!

Rover V8 Dimensions

Published: 4th December 2011

Rover V8 4x4 Haynes Roadster

The gearbox is welded and fitted! The MT75 4x4 gearbox has been TIG welded to a 1960's BW35 auto bell-housing from a P5B Rover Coupe. The welding was tricky but went very well in the end and from some angles it could be mistaken for a factory built box. ...

Rover V8 Sierra Clutch

As you can see in the picture above the Rover V8 Clutch (right) is much bigger than the Sierra clutch left. How did I quickly and very cheaply solve this problem? The Rover V8 has a 272mm clutch. The Sierra has a 241mm clutch. The splines are also different between ...

Rover V8 to MT75 Adaptor - part 4

This is an MT75 4x4 gearbox from a 2.0lt turbo Sierra Sapphire Cosworth. The bell-housing bolt pattern is much smaller than that of the Rover V8. Unfortunately, the bell-housing is not removable, so I am cutting it off with a hacksaw. It may seem a little Low-Tech and indeed there ...

Rover V8 to MT75 Adaptor Plate - part 3

I've been having fun converting my Rover V8 to Sierra Cosworth MT75 4x4. When you find  the correct solution to a problem, sometimes it makes previous efforts look like a waste of effort. Rover V8 to MT75 gearbox using LT77 bell-housing - Part 1 Rover V8 to MT75 gearbox using BW35 ...

Rover V8 to MT75 Adaptor Plate - part2

Will the Borg Warner 35 Auto bellhousing mate to the MT75 manual? Can I cut it up to make a Rover V8 to MT75 adaptor plate? I was having one of those mental blind-spots. For some reason, because I was trying to mate the Sierra Cosworth MT75 manual gearbox to the ...

Rover V8 to MT75 Adaptor Plate

The goal is to mate the Rover V8 up to a Ford MT75 gearbox. Therefore I had 2 choices: Use an Rover V8 to MT75 adaptor plate Use a complete LT77 bell-housing and remove the integral MT75 bell-housing and weld on a mounting plate. Seeing as I could not find anyone ...

Megasquirt MS1/Extra Rover V8 - Troubles Starting

Broken Bosch Ignition Driver LegsAs many regular readers know, I'd had my Megasquirt MS1/Extra Rover V8 starting within a couple turns of they crank. So why the picture above? - Once you spot it, it's obvious! The next evening, with 2 wires on the idle valve reversed, I tried again. Absolutely nothing. It didn't ...

Rover V8 Timing Chain Cover - Part2

Is this a Timing Cover Issue? or Is it a Front Diff Issue? It's definitely a space issue. After drawing up the standard Rover SD1 style timing cover housing, I found that the oil pump was trying to occupy the same space as the front prop shaft and Sierra Front ...

Seventh Heaven

go back to news

Files

Translate »

Web Design by Go Web Solutions