Camshaft rear timing belt
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- Coupé, Cabriolet & Tourer 200/400 Coupé, Cabriolet & Tourer Workshop Manual Supplement
- Section
- Repairs › Camshaft rear timing belt
Engine - K16 with VVCCamshaft rear timing belt
CAMSHAFT REAR TIMING BELT
Service repair no - 12.65.56
Remove
- Disconnect battery earth lead.
- Remove camshaft timing belt upper cover. See this section.
- Remove camshaft rear belt cover. See this section.
- Rotate crankshaft clockwise to align camshaft gear timing marks.
- Fit camshaft locking tool 18G 1570.
- Remove bolt securing each camshaft rear gear.
- Remove both gears from camshafts.
- Remove and discard belt.
Refit
- Clean gear to camshaft mating faces.
- Loosely fit gears to camshafts.
- Use a straight edge to align gear timing marks.
- Using fingers only, fit NEW timing belt to gears.
- Using tool 18G 1521 to restrain gears, tighten gear retaining bolts to 35 Nm.
- Check that timing belt is positioned centrally around both gears.
- Using a straight edge, check timing of camshaft rear gears.
- Remove camshaft locking tool.
- Fit camshaft rear belt cover. See this section.
- Fit camshaft timing belt upper cover. See this section.
- Connect battery earth lead.
Parts & tools for this job For Rover Coupé, Cabriolet & Tourer
- PARTTiming belt kitSearch: Rover Coupé, Cabriolet & Tourer timing belt kit
- TOOLEngine timing tool setSearch: Rover engine timing tool set
- TOOLTorque wrenchSearch: 3/8 inch torque wrench
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