Hi, I have been trying to get this engine to run after the timing belt broke. As part of the vehicle restoration I refurbished a lot if the top side , new valves, pushrod, headgasket, etc. Though none of these items were damaged. I have been trying to correctly set the engine timing but so...

Hi Rob, I'm now confused...mine is a santana 109 LHD 1984 series 3... built here in spain...I still don't know how to definitively tell which engine I have....I don't really care which I just want to know how to identify it then I can get the correct manual and get the timing right and get it...

I have a Haynes manual for my series 3 but it tries to cover all the variants and, quite honestly, is a waste of time....almost everything yo do with engines is real old generic stuff but doesn't tell me what I wanted to know. I suppose a 110 is very close to a 109 but its mainly the engine...

Hi All, Anyone point me in the right direction for a maintenance manual for this engine? Thanks

I will try and read it tomorrow

Hi, I am very confused now as all my documentation says this is a 2.25 engine!! Is there a way of checking for definite- I live in spain and if its found that I have a different sized engine to my documents (these have an MOT every 6 months!!) Then the fines are massive and the vehicle...

Ok.....more different info....impossible to get to flywheel and there are no holes in front of distribution pump! I have 3 marks on camshaft pulley but don't know which one I should line up with the arrows! I have 3 different manuals and none of them refer to timing belt - they are all relevant...

Hi thanks for the info. Yes, I have put some marks on the pulleys based on some old photos of the strip down. However, it cranks over easily but still will not start. So I need info on how to set the camshaft from the valves...crank definitely at TDC (EP mark on flywheel) the rest I have no idea.

Hi, definitely a LR engine Engine fully reconditioned but just don't know how to time it properly as it won't run.

Hi All, Land rover 2.25 diesel engine. 1984 5 bearing engine. I'm Stuck.... Timing belt broken but didn't cause damage when head stripped down and everything checked, however, I'm stuck as to how to correctly time the engine as there are no marks other than a punch mark on the distribution...