Well finally changed the timing belt and water pump and the most difficult part was the starter motor bolts🙄 apart from that I just took my time and all went well, it took me a day to do it, but all is done now.
Thank you all for your input it was much appreciated 👏

Good job, I'll get round to doing mine later in the year. Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)

I did mine myself on a SD4 Evoque and I must admit, I hate, no HATE working on my own cars. Plenty of how to's on the net but just a few observations when I did mine. https://www.evoqueownersclub.co.uk/threads...ost-255033 Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
Evoque SD4 Dynamic Lux Auto
Present: Audi A3 S Line.

Good to know 'Nocky'

Once you've done one you'll be wanting to have ago at some more.

Good job though  Now at the point when I learn something new something old is lost out the other side !
Now retired so it doesn't matter anymore.
Freelander now gone.

Just had mine done today at a local Ford specialist. 2014 SE with 50k miles. Belt was a little cracked, water pump was fine. It’s a relief to know it’s done now though.

Belt cracked it 50k, that's not normal. I've changed these belts with over 150k on them, and they've shown nothing more than mild wearing of printing. 2009 Rimini Red SE TD4. Soon to be sold.
Gone. 2006 Tonga Green i6 HSE.
Hyundai Ionic 5 Ultimate on order.

150K in three years and the belt I would expect to be perfect, showing signs of polishing maybe.
50k in seven years is a different scenario.
The first suggest a lot of longer runs with considerably less heating/cooling cycles.
The second suggests many more shorter runs that would age the belt in a different way Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her
Replaced by Ewok what a mistake - now a happy Disco Sport owner

While the water pump might have been fine I’d still have changed it. If it fails there is every chance it will take out the cam belt. Even if it doesn’t you’ll effectively have to do another cam belt change to change the water pump.

Although it seemed fine it was changed anyway. Came as part of the kit. Crazy not to.

As another 'Co Antrim' local do you mind sharing who did your belt and price charged? Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)

dorsetfreelander wrote:

I did the cambelt on my wife's Peugeot in 2016, I took my time and had lots of coffee breaks and walks to the beach so that the job took 3 days! Now aged 72 I decided that the FL2 was better left to someone else.

ggb wrote:

Although it seemed fine it was changed anyway. Came as part of the kit. Crazy not to.

Bobupndown wrote:

As another 'Co Antrim' local do you mind sharing who did your belt and price charged?