Thread: Rover car engine

My 48 P3 has this sender and gauge fitted as standard. As John mentioned earlier, the smaller Rover car engine as fitted to the P3 (75) is a 2.1 lt 6cyl engine.

If my memory is correct the 6 Cyl rover engine dates back to 1939. The block was the same but there was two cylinder heads in later years the one from the cars was a 9-1 compression and the landrovers use a 7-1 and they were interchange able When I sold my ser 3 I gave a high compression one away to the buyer.

Originally Posted by JDNSW

Many Rover cars in the early post war period had a switch to allow the fuel gauge to show engine oil level. I assume the device on the sump is the sender for this.

The engine looks like a typical Rover six from about 1955 on, probably either 2.6 or 3.0l, but I think they also had a smaller one at one stage. The integral intake manifold shows it is a sedan engine not a Landrover one.

John

All the 2.6's I've seen in land rovers have the integral intake manifold as well. I thought only the U.S. supplied Westlake head had a seperate intake manifold?

Originally Posted by Homestar

All the 2.6's I've seen in land rovers have the integral intake manifold as well. I thought only the U.S. supplied Westlake head had a seperate intake manifold?

You are probably right, and I am showing my age - knew there was a distinction but got it wrong!

John