Existing timing belts
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- 400 Workshop Manual Supplement
- Year
- 1999
- Section
- Repairs › Existing timing belts
Engine - K SeriesExisting timing belts
- Fit crankshaft pulley to crankshaft gear, ensuring indent on pulley locates over gear lug.
- Fit crankshaft pulley bolt and washer and tighten bolt to 205 Nm.
- Remove tool 18G 1571 from flywheel.
- Fit starter motor. See WORKSHOP MANUAL - ELECTRICAL, Repairs.
- Fit engine RH mounting bracket to engine and tighten bolts to 60 Nm.
- Fit engine RH mounting. See this section.
- Remove jack.
Existing timing belts
- Unhook tensioner spring from pillar bolt.
- Loosen tensioner backplate bolt.
- Position tensioner to align mark on backplate with mark on cylinder head.
- Tighten tensioner backplate bolt to 10 Nm.
- Tighten tensioner pulley Allen bolt to 45 Nm.
- Connect tensioner spring to pillar bolt.
Replacement timing belts
- Loosen tensioner backplate bolt and tension timing belt by applying finger pressure to backplate and pushing tensioner pulley against belt.
- Hold tensioner in this position and tighten backplate bolt to 10 Nm.
- Rotate crankshaft clockwise 2 complete revolutions and align camshaft timing gear mark with top face of cylinder head.
- Loosen backplate bolt and check that belt tension is being applied by tensioner spring.
- Tighten tensioner backplate bolt to 10 Nm.
- Tighten tensioner pulley Allen bolt to 45 Nm.
All timing belts
- Fit timing belt upper cover. See this section.
- Fit alternator drive belt. See WORKSHOP MANUAL - ELECTRICAL, Repairs.
- Connect battery earth lead.
- Fit road wheel(s) and tighten nuts to correct torque. See INFORMATION, Torque wrench settings.
- Lower vehicle.
Parts & tools for this job For 1999 Rover 400
- PARTTiming belt kitSearch: Rover 400 1999 timing belt kit
- TOOLEngine timing tool setSearch: Rover engine timing tool set
- TOOLTorque wrenchSearch: 3/8 inch torque wrench
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