Gearbox removal & installation: Rover 200 2.0 D (20T2N, 20T2R)

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform codes 220, D, |, SDI

• Opens: coolant, engine oil, gearbox oil, fuel

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

📐 34 workshop diagrams for 20T2N

Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.

📋 Procedure

1. The engine and gearbox are removed as a unit
2. Vehicles with air conditioning:
3. Drain the air-conditioning system
4. All vehicles:
5. Drain the gearbox oil

6. Drain the cooling system
7. Disconnect the battery
8. Remove the engine cover
9. Drain the engine oil
10. Remove the air filter
11. Remove the engine control unit
12. Remove the engine management relay module
13. Remove the battery with tray
14. Disconnect the clutch cable
15. Disconnect the gearbox earth connection
16. Disconnect the mass airflow meter
17. Remove the mass airflow meter with the rubber gaiter
18. Remove the exhaust pipe
19. Remove the gearbox support
20. Disconnect the selector rod clamp
21. Disconnect the gear-shift control
22. Disconnect the engine damper rod
23. Remove the front beam
24. Disconnect the outer steering rods
25. Remove the bolt
26. Remove the front left brake caliper
27. Remove the front right brake caliper
28. Vehicles with ABS:
29. Remove the wheel speed sensor
30. All vehicles:
31. Remove the nut from the lower ball joint and release the suspension lower arm from the front wheel bearing housing
32. Remove the bolt
33. Remove the drive shafts
34. Disconnect the fuse box
35. Release the glow plug relay
36. Disconnect the earth cables
37. Disconnect the water hoses
38. Vehicles with air conditioning:
39. Disconnect the air-conditioning compressor lines
40. All vehicles:
41. Disconnect the throttle cable
42. Vehicles with intercooler:
43. Disconnect the throttle potentiometer
44. All vehicles:
45. Disconnect the brake servo
46. Disconnect the canister purge solenoid
47. Disconnect the EGR vacuum hose
48. Disconnect the water hose
49. Disconnect the power steering pump pressure line
50. Disconnect the power steering pump feed hose
51. Disconnect the multiplug
52. Disconnect the fuel line from the filter
53. Disconnect the fuel return line
54. Support the engine
55. Remove the bolts shown
56. Remove the engine support
57. Remove the engine support
58. Remove the engine/gearbox

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