Thanks chaps, kit ordered and tool ordered.

Change the water pump while in there and the tensioner, you could run a long tap down the threads around water pump as they could get corroded up, change any iffy looking bolts for new too. I didn’t use the a beam torque wrench I guess as you use...

A beam type torque wrench are about £40 on Ebay, just buy one, after all you have saved loads of money on labour. As mentioned above you need to hold the tension, not do it up to a certain tension. Change the crank and camshaft seal if leaking...

What else is worth changing when doing this ? Do I really need a beam torque wrench ? I have a click one which is the right size and goes low enough, not sure why LRM is saying its not suitable, unless things are moving perhaps ?

Hello all, Just moved to the Kintyre peninsula in west Scotland with my family - where we are living two miles into a 10 mile forestry track full of deep potholes and sharp stones. Something I must have said has at some point turned 15 year old...

Cut out and rivet aluminium. Plate in

Well, @ER1C , your post worked… Got the chainsaw out today for a small job in the garden. Started it. Stopped it. Went back in and got some safety goggles on 😎

Britpart and Terrafirma?

My only worry with the copper grease on the studs is all torque recommendations tend to say "dry" and I know there is a lot of umming and ahhing over use of grease of any kind but IMHO the general view was they are best dry.

My post office nearly ended up charging me when I filled the form in until a senior came over and said its free....

Link was example only....agree

Same type I have, but not Nielsen. Nielsen make garbage. If you buy lifting or compressing tools, don't cheap out.

Get the clam style...

http://www.thelannydoctor.co.uk/products/56-genuine-defender-110130-fuel-tank-300-tdi.aspx