Models with air conditioning
- Make
- Land Rover
- Model
- Freelander Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1998–2000
- Section
- Repairs › Models with air conditioning
Engine - L SeriesModels with air conditioning
- Clean camshaft cover and mating face on camshaft carrier.
- Fit NEW gasket to camshaft cover.
- Fit camshaft cover and tighten bolts in sequence shown to 9 Nm.
- Connect glow plug feed lead and tighten nut to 2.5 Nm.
- Connect top hose to engine and tighten hose clip.
Models with air conditioning
- Fit alternator upper fixing bolt and tighten to 25 Nm.
All models
- Connect multiplug to coolant temperature sensor and coolant temperature transmitter lead to engine harness.
- Connect brake servo vacuum hose to vacuum pump and secure with clip.
- Align brake servo vacuum pipe to camshaft cover and secure with bolt.
- Fit FIP drive belt rear cover and tighten bolts.
- Clean FIP drive belt tensioner.
- Hold tensioner off and fit Allen bolt.
- Fit camshaft drive belt rear cover and secure with bolts.
- Align engine harness to belt cover and secure with clips.
- Clean camshaft drive gear and mating face.
- Fit camshaft drive gear and fit new bolt; do not tighten bolt at this stage.
- Clean FIP belt drive gear and mating face.
- Fit FIP belt drive gear and fit new bolt.
- Restrain camshaft drive gear using tool LRT-12-132 and tighten camshaft and FIP drive gear bolts to 20 Nm + 90° .
CAUTION: Ensure camshaft does not rotate.
- Fit inlet and exhaust manifold. See MANIFOLD & EXHAUST SYSTEMS - ’L’ SERIES, Repairs.
- Fit injector pipes. See ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - EDC, Repairs.
- Align camshaft gear timing mark with mark on back cover.
- Insert timing pin LRT-12-058 through hole in gearbox mounting plate. Hold pin in contact with flywheel and using assistance, carefully rotate crankshaft clockwise until timing pin can be felt to enter hole in flywheel.
CAUTION: Do not rotate crankshaft too far, pistons may contact valves.
- Remove crankshaft pulley bolt.
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