Hi Guys,

I have just replaced the timing belt on my 300TDI disco. when removing the timing belt cover i found that the front of the belt had been shreaded around the timing casing (looks like black candy floss!).

I know that this was a problem for the early 300TDI's, I also know that landrover sell a "fix" kit for about 200 quid,

does any one know what the fix involves? Given that i have just fitted a new belt can i just buy what ever adapts the belts?

The chap at the landrover garage said that if the fix had been done then the bolts would have yellow paint on them. Mine have yellow paint on and i have half an old belt and a timing casing that looks like a kid has shoved his candy floss into it. Was the chap talking do do?

Chunky Engineer said:

Hi Guys,

I have just replaced the timing belt on my 300TDI disco. when removing the timing belt cover i found that the front of the belt had been shreaded around the timing casing (looks like black candy floss!).

I know that this was a problem for the early 300TDI's, I also know that landrover sell a "fix" kit for about 200 quid,

does any one know what the fix involves? Given that i have just fitted a new belt can i just buy what ever adapts the belts?

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As far as i know its the idler pully thingy and the tensionor thats in the upgrade and the kits in the mags for about 100

John

basically it's the crank pully, the tensioner and the idler.

the early kit had shoulders on the tensioner but none on the crank pully

the later kit is the otherway around, shoulders on the crank pulley but none on the tensioner, with the further addition of a bush spacer machined into the idler bearing, opposed to the seperate spacer on the original.

land rover also reduced the torque setting on the belt from 15NM to 11NM.

I just did mine, the whole kit: Idler,tensioner, gasket and the belt was around £50

have a read of this: DIFFLOCK - 300tdi Timing Belt Change