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zarnd
Member Since: 23 Apr 2010
Location: Kent
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Took my car into work yesterday to have a look at a couple of bits. Bonnet up on the ramp and could hear a very rhythmic tapping/knocking from front of engine. If the engine was revved then it seemed to change sides from the nearside bank to the offside bank and get quicker and louder. Still got extended warranty so gave them a ring, chap came out and had never heard anything like it and had no idea so got it recovered into my local dealer.
They have called today to say that the cambelt had started to break up and it was that that was hitting against the cover and making the noise. With the bonnet shut you couldn't hear it at all and it was booked in for 28th April for 105k service and belts and oil pump any way.
So, a very lucky escape I feel!
Land Rover Assist chap did recommend that I have my alternator replaced at the same time as the belts and was surprised that after 7 years and 67000 miles that it had not already failed. Thoughts? Or, if its not failed yet leave it well alone?
cheers Alex
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2009 Caterham Supersport
2005 FFRR Vogue SE 4.2 Supercharged
2004 SL55 AMG
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bigdave
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Personally while they have it, and are doing the belts, I would do the alternator, oil and water pump, and ask them to check the oil pump housing / casing for cracks as you are in the 07 range for failures of these.
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| 2nd Apr 2014 10:44 am |
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zarnd
Member Since: 23 Apr 2010
Location: Kent
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Already got oil pump booked for replacement, was going to leave the water pump as not driven by the cambelt I believe!?!
cheers Alex
2007 D3 TDV6 HSE
2009 Caterham Supersport
2005 FFRR Vogue SE 4.2 Supercharged
2004 SL55 AMG
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| 2nd Apr 2014 11:49 am |
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Woolmeister
Member Since: 26 Mar 2007
Location: Chandler's Ford
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Easier to change the water pump whilst the timing belt cover is off 
It's a 5 minute job to swap over and the part is only about another £50. I'm having a new water pump fitted to mine next Friday when the belts get done.
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| 2nd Apr 2014 12:08 pm |
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zarnd
Member Since: 23 Apr 2010
Location: Kent
Posts: 794
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Getting alternator done as well whilst it is in.
cheers Alex
2007 D3 TDV6 HSE
2009 Caterham Supersport
2005 FFRR Vogue SE 4.2 Supercharged
2004 SL55 AMG
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| 2nd Apr 2014 12:50 pm |
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zarnd
Member Since: 23 Apr 2010
Location: Kent
Posts: 794
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Getting water pump done as well.
Probably my luck for the year done now! Alex
2007 D3 TDV6 HSE
2009 Caterham Supersport
2005 FFRR Vogue SE 4.2 Supercharged
2004 SL55 AMG
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| 2nd Apr 2014 1:54 pm |
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Mattyb123
Member Since: 05 Nov 2013
Location: Gateshead
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Personally i wouldnt have bothered with getting atenator done as its only a 1 hour job.
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| 2nd Apr 2014 4:16 pm |
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mark the spark
Member Since: 22 Jun 2011
Location: southampton
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its only a 1 hour job maybe ,
but as i found out it can be a three hour wait on the side of a dark freezin cold motorway in jan with no lights 
do it prevention is better than cure and its a dead cert it will pack up soon MY05 SE D3 Manual my first LR what a car
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| 2nd Apr 2014 5:05 pm |
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zarnd
Member Since: 23 Apr 2010
Location: Kent
Posts: 794
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Took advice from LRA and from the garage and from reading on here it was always on my mind that it was probably on borrowed time. Driving to Czech Republic beginning of May so would kick myself if I didn't do that and it failed. Not worried about saving the money but easier once it is all apart.
cheers Alex
2007 D3 TDV6 HSE
2009 Caterham Supersport
2005 FFRR Vogue SE 4.2 Supercharged
2004 SL55 AMG
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| 2nd Apr 2014 5:54 pm |
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