How do you fill and bleed the pump on a rover 100 cabriolet hood motor?

There is an oil reservoir left hand side of the car boot, behind carpeting, to the rear of the wheel arch, this is the hydraulic oil unit.

If you look at the pump there is a small nut, It is on the side about half way down ...

Remove this then fill with fluid. You may find that it's as well to have someone operate the hood whilst you are filling it - and operate it fully closed and fully open several times... this bleeds the fluid through the pipes...

If that's all that was wrong with it and it very probably is - then you should find its all well and good after that.

As for the fluid - I can give you the SHELL grade / make... It's called Shell TELLUS 32. If you go to the likes of any good car accessory shop for the oil - they will have a book / chart that will tell you what other types / make / grade it takes...depending on what they stock.