Timing belt - refit and adjust tension
- Make
- Land Rover
- Model
- Engines 300Tdi Engine
- Section
- TIMING BELT, TENSIONER AND GEARS › Timing belt - refit and adjust tension
ENGINE
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OVERHAUL
Timing belt - refit and adjust tension
Refit
1. Using the fingers only, fit a new timing belt to
timing gears keeping slack portion of belt on
idler pulley side of belt. If necessary, rotate fuel
injection pump gear anti-clockwise to align
gear teeth with those of timing belt.
CAUTION: If original timing belt is to be
refitted, ensure direction of rotation mark
is facing correct way.
2. Fit idler pulley.
3. Fit idler pulley nut and tighten to 45 Nm.
4. Ensure that timing belt is correctly located on
timing gears.
5. Check that tensioner pulley bolt is finger tight.
6. Temporarily fit crankshaft pulley bolt to
crankshaft.
Adjust tension
1. Ensure tools LRT-12-044 and LRT-12-045
are still fitted.
2. Position a dial type torque wrench and suitable
extension to hole in tensioner bracket keeping
the torque wrench positioned vertically.
3. Tension timing belt to :
Used belt - 12 Nm
New belt - 15 Nm
4. Keeping timing belt at the correct tension,
tighten tensioner bolt to 45 Nm.
Parts & tools for this job For Land Rover Engines
- PARTTiming belt kitSearch: Land Rover Engines timing belt kit
- TOOLEngine timing tool setSearch: Land Rover engine timing tool set
- TOOLTorque wrenchSearch: 3/8 inch torque wrench
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