Well both cars went through 3 Ford main agents, all the same,
and the Ford had a different tensioner to the Rover or Jeep one, and it was nothing to do with the sprung hydraulic tensioner, there are 2 idler wheels on the front of the engine, both of which are mounted on eccentric cams, they take up the slack on an older belt, or reduce the run length by about 4 inches for a new one, bearing in mind the belt is 3m long or so and runs 7 separate items.Ford had no knowledge of the adjustable idlers, not even Ford technical services had heard of them, and they had no manual for that motor.
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