Rover V8 paint planner
Pick a part, pick a colour, see it on the engine, then buy the tin. Every colour here is approximate.
Rover engine grey, grade C, disputed
Rover engine grey, grade C, disputed
Left bare at the factory
Left bare at the factory
Left bare at the factory
Left bare at the factory
Left bare at the factory
Pressed steel, finished black; no OEM record of the colour yet.
Approximate. Each colour is the family its name describes, and your screen shifts it again. The record pages say what is known.
Paints for your plan
Rocker covers and inlet manifold: Grey
VHT
Engine Enamel, Cast Iron
- Type
- Engine enamel
- Applied
- Aerosol
- Heat
- 288°C
- Type
- Very high temperature
- Applied
- Brush-on tin
- Heat
- 648°C
E-TECH
XHT extremely high temperature paint, Graphite
- Type
- Very high temperature
- Applied
- Aerosol
- Heat
- –
- Type
- Very high temperature
- Applied
- Brush-on tin
- Heat
- 650°C
E-TECH
E-TECH Quality GRAPHITE Car Engine Bay Block Valve Cover Brake Caliper Paint Kit
- Type
- Engine enamel
- Applied
- –
- Heat
- –
Car Shine System
Car Shine System GRAY BRAKE DRUM CALIPER PAINT METAL ENGINE Heat Resistant 250ml Free Brush
- Type
- Engine enamel
- Applied
- Brush-on tin
- Heat
- –
Sump: Black
E-TECH
Heat resistant engine enamel, Black
- Type
- Engine enamel
- Applied
- Aerosol
- Heat
- –
- Type
- Engine enamel
- Applied
- Brush-on tin
- Heat
- 170°C
Frost
High temp black aerosol, gloss
- Type
- Very high temperature
- Applied
- Aerosol
- Heat
- 260°C
- Type
- Engine enamel
- Applied
- Aerosol
- Heat
- 288°C
- Type
- Engine enamel
- Applied
- Aerosol
- Heat
- 288°C
- Type
- Engine enamel
- Applied
- Brush-on tin
- Heat
- 150°C
About this engine
This is the 3.5-litre Rover V8 in its fuel-injected form, built from the early 1980s, measured part by part from a scrap engine. The engine the record describes is the earlier one, 1967 to 1976, which carried a carburettor manifold and cast rocker covers in place of the plenum and pressed covers you see here. The castings beneath are the same family.
The record says the rocker covers and inlet manifold were grey, the block and heads bare alloy, and that nobody has found a paint number for the grey: owners match it to an unmolested air-cleaner elbow. Both records are grade C and disputed, and the planner shows them in the approximate grey their name describes.
Engine measured and modelled by Dave Rutland and shared on GrabCAD under his permission for any use.
Rover V8 engine aka Buick 215 · Dave Rutland on GrabCAD · The Rover V8 colour records
In the shop
All 216 engine enamelsFascinating Finishes
BMC and MOWOG Green engine paint, gloss
- Applied
- Aerosol
- Size
- 400 ml
- Heat
- –
E-TECH
Heat resistant engine enamel, Black
- Applied
- Aerosol
- Size
- 400 ml
- Heat
- –
Fascinating Finishes
BMC and MOWOG Green engine and caliper paint, gloss
- Applied
- Brush-on tin
- Size
- 500 ml
- Heat
- –
POR-15
Engine Enamel, Austin Healey Green
- Applied
- Brush-on tin
- Size
- 473 ml
- Heat
- 150°C
POR-15
Engine Enamel, MG Maroon
- Applied
- Brush-on tin
- Size
- 473 ml
- Heat
- 150°C
Frost
Engine enamel, BMC Green RAL 6003
- Applied
- Brush-on tin
- Size
- 500 ml
- Heat
- 170°C