Turns out I was a tooth out on the timing at the crank! How I managed that I don't know. Only problem now is that the brand new clutch and clutch cylinders that I put in ar jamming somewhere!!!!!! Put the clutch down and it struggled to come back up. pumped it a few times and it seems to...

no such thing as a stupid question where I am right now mate! I had a preliminary look at all the connections but will do some proper checks to make sure before I go for the more drastic options. thanks Rick

thanks can you clarify what you mean? Do you mean the timing between the crank and cam (not the cam/pump) as that hasn't been touched. If so I am a bit confused as to how it can slip half a tooth? Surely it would be one full tooth out one way or the other? Just trying to get my head...

thanks for the replies by the way. If I have goofed and screwed the timing I'll kick myself. Does anybody know what the thread is on the tool for taking off the timing belt tenstion? Or where I can get a tool? Can't get my head around this now- if I have the pin in the flywheel and...

Sorry - meant to say not the TD4 type - poor choice of words ref turbo perhaps?

Hi spent three days taking out the freelander 2.0 diesel engine and changing the cam belt and clutch. I've put it back in and can't get the bloody thing to start! :) My attempts at bleeding are as follows pump the hand pump bubble - open up the bleed on the pump and it trickles out...