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Rover 400 Workshop Manual Supplement (1999)04 · Engine - K Series
04 · Engine

Existing timing belts

Make
Rover
Model
400 Workshop Manual Supplement
Year
1999
Section
Repairs › Existing timing belts
Engine - K SeriesExisting timing belts
Diagram
  1. Fit crankshaft pulley to crankshaft gear, ensuring indent on pulley locates over gear lug.
  2. Fit crankshaft pulley bolt and washer and tighten bolt to 205 Nm.
  3. Remove tool 18G 1571 from flywheel.
  4. Fit starter motor. See WORKSHOP MANUAL - ELECTRICAL, Repairs.
  5. Fit engine RH mounting bracket to engine and tighten bolts to 60 Nm.
  6. Fit engine RH mounting. See this section.
  7. Remove jack.

Existing timing belts

  1. Unhook tensioner spring from pillar bolt.
  2. Loosen tensioner backplate bolt.
  3. Position tensioner to align mark on backplate with mark on cylinder head.
  4. Tighten tensioner backplate bolt to 10 Nm.
  5. Tighten tensioner pulley Allen bolt to 45 Nm.
  6. Connect tensioner spring to pillar bolt.

Replacement timing belts

  1. Loosen tensioner backplate bolt and tension timing belt by applying finger pressure to backplate and pushing tensioner pulley against belt.
  2. Hold tensioner in this position and tighten backplate bolt to 10 Nm.
  3. Rotate crankshaft clockwise 2 complete revolutions and align camshaft timing gear mark with top face of cylinder head.
  4. Loosen backplate bolt and check that belt tension is being applied by tensioner spring.
  5. Tighten tensioner backplate bolt to 10 Nm.
  6. Tighten tensioner pulley Allen bolt to 45 Nm.

All timing belts

  1. Fit timing belt upper cover. See this section.
  2. Fit alternator drive belt. See WORKSHOP MANUAL - ELECTRICAL, Repairs.
  3. Connect battery earth lead.
  4. Fit road wheel(s) and tighten nuts to correct torque. See INFORMATION, Torque wrench settings.
  5. Lower vehicle.

Parts & tools for this job For 1999 Rover 400

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