Member Since: 14 Nov 2007
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 35
That's helpful thanks. I'll look at my options and update this post when I get a fix.
3rd Jul 2024 8:06 pm
Discopete
Member Since: 14 Nov 2007
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 35
Update
After some testing of pressures etc. my local specialist has concluded that the oil pump is failing so I am awaiting for that to be replaced. I believe that it is quite a strip down to get at the pump so is it worthwhile getting anything else replaced at the same time (the cam/aux belts were renewed 6k miles ago)?
25th Jul 2024 10:10 am
Tyty
Member Since: 18 Aug 2022
Location: South West
Posts: 76
It's not too much of a stripdown, and would have only been another 30 mins labour, £120 parts, when the CAM belts were done 6k miles ago which is a shame to hear as most LR garages would recommend doing the oil pump whilst you are there.
Depending on mileage the waterpump could be replaced? Nothing else really to get at the front of the engine. Wherever you take it to, make sure that they properly lock the flywheel with the proper tool, and not use white pen and eyeball it, as if the timing is out by even a couple degrees, you will soon have a very large paperweight.
25th Jul 2024 10:14 am
Discopete
Member Since: 14 Nov 2007
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 35
The cam/aux belts were replaced by Sytner LR Coventry and they never mentioned the oil pump. A shame as you say but I haven't been impressed with their service. They changed the cam belts and updated the service record to show that they had only changed the ancillary belt. I then discovered that they had not changed the ancillary belt but had done the cam belts so the car had to return for the ancillary belt to be done. It then took me months to get them to update the service history to show that all of the belts had been done. Terrible service!
Is it a big job to replace the water pump if it were to fail in the future?
25th Jul 2024 10:23 am
PROFSR G
Member Since: 06 Mar 2017
Location: Lost
Posts: 4874
Small job of about an hour to fit a new one then replenish the lost coolant and bleed the system.yµ (idµ - eAµ) ψ=mψ
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