Timing belt replacement: 213 S/SE EV2 1984 - 1990 — ROVER
Timing belt replacement — 213 S/SE EV2 1984 - 1990 on Rover: 31 steps, engines EV2. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.
Workshop procedure for ROVER — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🔧 Engine codes this applies to
📋 Procedure
Preparation and removal
- Coolant pump renewal is recommended after timing belt removal
- Never turn the engine in the direction opposite to that of normal operation
- Disconnect the battery
- Remove the alternator belt
- Note: Avoid bending, torsion or traction
- Remove the crankshaft pulley
- Remove the timing belt lower cover
- Loosen the tensioner
- Turn the tensioner wheel away from the timing belt
- Remove the timing belt
Installation and checks
- Fit the timing belt
- Turn the engine anti-clockwise; 3 teeth at the camshaft gearwheel
- Refit all other parts in the reverse order of removal
- Note: The engine must be cold before timing belt adjustment
- Tighten the tensioner
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TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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