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Disco Daphne
Member Since: 05 Nov 2011
Location: Kent
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Cam belt tensioner broke off from fixing location; alloy casting failure at 46,000 miles. Has anyone else experienced the same problem?????
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 5th Nov 2011 11:37 am |
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Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20727
 
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I have seen this once before. One of the mounts for pulleys snapped off the casing. Sure it was the top one, which resulted in the belt slipping...
Pretty sure it was a relatively low mileage too  My D3 Build Thread
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| 5th Nov 2011 2:24 pm |
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SteveNorman
Member Since: 14 Oct 2005
Location: Somerset
Posts: 1144
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have seen this too, low mileage, 57000 miles 57 plate vehicle. Was about a year ago, & was out of warranty, but Landrover paid for the new engine. It was the tensioner casting brroken on this one.
My guess is something else goes tight, causing the belt to put excess pressure on the casting of the tensioner & breaking it.
Regards
Steve
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| 5th Nov 2011 7:46 pm |
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maplecottage
Member Since: 01 Feb 2011
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 3171
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YES INDEED.
My previous post 'Engine out through bonnet' was down to cambelt tensioner failure...........until it was stripped that is  The casing casting has failed and the tensioner has been completely lost resulting in total engine failure.
57 plater and 81k miles.
An obvious manufacturing fault but true to form, neither LR or the local stealer want to know even though it's only 3 months out of warranty. 
I've got some pics I'll post this evening, enough to send a shiver down your spine.
Steve
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| 7th Nov 2011 6:35 pm |
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maplecottage
Member Since: 01 Feb 2011
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 3171
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Cannot get gallery to work - accidently deleted it
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| 7th Nov 2011 7:02 pm |
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The Transformer
Member Since: 22 Jan 2010
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 1791
  
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Possibly a bad batch? sounds like a 57 plate thing??
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| 7th Nov 2011 7:03 pm |
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DG
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Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
Posts: 50934
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 on the evidence of 4 incidents I'm sure they'll do a full 15 minute article on it  21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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| 7th Nov 2011 7:13 pm |
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The Transformer
Member Since: 22 Jan 2010
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 1791
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| 7th Nov 2011 7:19 pm |
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Mike B
Member Since: 07 Jun 2007
Location: UK
Posts: 3
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Think I can add myself to the list, 57 plate with 59K, gutted, I will be onto the dealers in the morning
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| 19th Feb 2012 9:00 pm |
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sarumlight
Member Since: 07 Nov 2008
Location: Off the Plain
Posts: 1590
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Anybody want to buy a slightly used 57 plate? 
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| 20th Feb 2012 7:35 pm |
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DSL
Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72775
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Does that put up the value of my 06 plater??
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| 20th Feb 2012 7:37 pm |
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sarumlight
Member Since: 07 Nov 2008
Location: Off the Plain
Posts: 1590
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No cos yours will need another new turbocharger soon whereas mine has a new one!
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| 20th Feb 2012 7:41 pm |
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DSL
Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72775
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New one's are lubricated for life!! Oh Er mrs Jones. However, we know life for LR means til it dies.
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| 20th Feb 2012 7:43 pm |
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