Under the tech section on here. I'm sure it said 21.7Nm? But in the manuals it recommends 14 to 16Nm (for a new belt)

Could someone point me in the right direction for this?

Cheers

Ez question, but gotta make sure!

14 Nm in the manual rings a bell, but Land Rover have since issued an instruction to reduce the torque on the tensioner to a lesser value of 11 Nm (from memory - I will have to check).

Reducing the belt tension improves the problem 300Tdi timing belts tracking off with the cr&ppy timing belt pulleys used in the 300Tdi.

Edit:

Just verified 11 Nm torque for the tensioner. Found in Land Rover Technical Bulletin 0008, dated 25.03.98

Note: this is the torque for rotating the tensioner against the timing belt. The torque for tightening the lock bolt for the tensioner is 45 Nm.

Cheers Matey,

Never ventured to do one before. So gotta make sure of these numbers!