Engines fitted with manual timing belt tensioner
- Make
- Land Rover
- Model
- Freelander Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1998–2000
- Section
- Repairs › Engines fitted with manual timing belt tensioner
Engine - K SeriesEngines fitted with manual timing belt tensioner
- Fit bolts and plain washers securing camshaft gears to camshafts. Using tool 12-182, restrain camshaft gears and tighten bolts to 65 Nm.
- Using tool 12-182, align camshaft gear timing marks and fit camshaft gear alignment tool LRT-12-134.
Engines fitted with manual timing belt tensioner
- Fit camshaft timing belt tensioner to cylinder head.
- Fit tensioner pulley Allen bolt.
- Fit pillar bolt and spring supplied with replacement timing belt.
NOTE: This spring is not fitted with a sleeve.
- Connect tensioner spring to pillar bolt on cylinder head.
- Connect spring to tensioner.
- Push tensioner pulley down to fully OFF position, fit and tighten backplate bolt to 10 Nm.
All engines
- Fit new camshaft timing belt. See this section.
- Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.
- Refill cooling system. See COOLING SYSTEM, Adjustments.
- Connect battery earth lead.
- Adjust throttle cable. See ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - MEMS, Adjustments.
TAPPETS
Service repair no - 12.29.57
Remove
- Remove camshafts. See this section.
- Remove tappets
Refit
- Clean tappets.
- Lubricate tappets with clean engine oil.
- Fit tappets.
- Fit camshafts. See this section.
Parts & tools for this job For 1998 Land Rover Freelander
- PARTTiming belt kitSearch: Land Rover Freelander 1998 timing belt kit
- TOOLEngine timing tool setSearch: Land Rover engine timing tool set
- TOOLTorque wrenchSearch: 3/8 inch torque wrench
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