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i know how the timing belt didnt fly off is a god send

me to had a rattle noise just the other month took aux belt of and rattle still there took bottom timing cover of only to be met with loads of ball bearing at the bottom :doh: what had happend was the guide bearing had blew up. i would really get this looked at asap as if it is that it could...

sorry for the late reply ive been away for a couple days ye iam going to do this tank clean at the weekend as ive heard quite a lot of people on about it what is testbook? thanks again

i was going to do all the cleaning stuff tomorrow and thanks for all your help its not 100 percent but its getting there how will i tweek the timing as not to keen on taking the belt off again lol

ok got somebody today and done the timing so it is pretty much spot on started it (took a 7-8 turns) and it ran great. got it up to temp switch off and left it 10 mins then it started first turn of the key :) switch of and left it all afternoon and tryed starting it and once again took 7-8 turns...

i should get someone tomorrow to help and i really hope this is whats wrong as ive been at it for a day now lol and at the end of the teather ive checked the connectors and they all seem to be fitted i was just worried that it started when cold and run ok but when hot it never ran atol that it...

ive not had anybody today to help so i cant fit the pin in to check timing. what i have done today is started it up which took a while of turning and turning but once running it ran nice at 900rpm and not a lot of smoke from exhaust so ran it down road and got it up to temp stoped it and left it...

ye i both haynes and rave to follow it was running fine when i fitted the timing belt i started it up first turn of the key but only for 10 secs or so then switched of and started on the fip belt (wish i hadnt now) and been at it for a day now ill try today to pin the fip better as maybe iam...

i used a tight fitting drill bit on the FIP so it was quite a tight fit but did move 1-2mm side to side and torqued the bolts. do you think that it sounds like timing and that liitle out can cause a non start thanks in advance:)

update i have got the freelander running it runs fine when it was cold exept it took a decade to start it but it wont start when engine is hot and when it does it wont rev and smokes really badly (white smoke). i hand turned the engine and the timing marks line up so iam not sure if its a timing...

ok this is one that iam stuck. i have a freelander 1998 2l diesel and first of all i changed the timing belt and pulleys started it up first turn of the key she started :) spot on. next i changed the pump belt locked everthing in position changed belt and ten and now she wont start arrrhhh so...

cheers ill try that out tonight and post back :)

has no body got any ideas

hi all does any one have any advise they could share i have a 1998 freelander 2.0 l series diesel and i have just changed the power steering pump as the lugs were broken on the water pump end causing the pump not to turn resulting car overheating. now all changed waterpump turning, car not...