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Timing belt replacement: Rover 600 L series 2.0 SDI (20T2N)

Step-by-step timing belt replacement for the Rover 600 L series 2.0 SDI (20T2N): 53 steps. 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.

53 steps 1 engine code

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform codes 620, DI

  • Timing position: the crankshaft or camshaft is set and locked during this job
  • Special tools named: locking tool

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  • The engine must be cold before timing belt adjustment

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

20T2N

📐 34 workshop diagrams for 20T2N

Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.

600 L series timing — 20T2N · diagram 1
600 L series timing — 20T2N · diagram 2
600 L series timing — 20T2N · diagram 3
600 L series timing — 20T2N · diagram 4
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600 L series timing — 20T2N · diagram 8
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📋 Procedure

Preparation and removal

  1. Disconnect the battery
  2. Check the camshaft timing marks
  3. Remove the engine acoustic cover
  4. Remove the crankshaft pulley
  5. Remove the engine mounting bracket
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  1. Remove the locking tool
  2. Crankshaft locking tool:
  3. Fit the crankshaft locking tool
  4. Release the belt pressure

Installation and checks

  1. Fit the timing belt
  2. Apply tension to the timing belt
  3. Tighten the tensioner
  4. Note: The engine must be cold before timing belt adjustment
  5. Note: Avoid bending, torsion or traction
  6. Fit the timing belt lower cover
  7. Rotate the engine 2 rotations by hand
  8. Loosen the tensioner to tension the timing belt
  9. Tighten the tensioner
  10. Remove all the locking tools
  11. Fit the vibration damper
  12. Refit the timing belt upper cover
  13. Refit the engine acoustic cover
  14. Reconnect the battery earth cable
Workshop diagrams

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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.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.