Just a wild guess but you are turning the tensioner pulley centre and not another idler one aren't you. The tensioner one needs trotating about 1/4 of a turn ie 90 degrees from memory. Allan

My drive belt started to disintegrate and lost 2 of the 5 vees when we were on our way back through France this last summer. After reading the manual thought I could change it while en route but couldn't get a belt a the Folkestone Halfrauds so just motored home at a reduced pace. Good job...

On later Freelanders isn 't the fuel filter in the RH rear wheelarch? Allan

Thanks for the link Shutty Allan

Hello to all on this forum, I usually frequent the Series leaf sprung forums as I've got a '63 Series 2a but as the Freelander TD4 I run seems to have more problems that are less easily fixable I'm casting my net for information ever wider than before. I look forward to meeting you all. Allan

I am in the process of trying to remove No1 injector. The workshop manual method isn't going to work as I can feel the ratchet twisting and can see where the torx part of the stud has started to twist. I don't want to risk shearing the studs so need to get the injector out another way. I'm...