L320 range rover sport cambelt tensioner mounting failure

Rnicholson90 · Aug 22, 2020

Hi guys and girls, I posted a thread a year ago regarding my 2007 range rover 2.7 tdv6 it just cut out when driving and upon a small inspection I could see the Offside inlet camshaft carrier had snapped!!
So a year later and I've finally got around to getting the car up to where I live now!!
Today I started to strip the covers off to see what the cause was, and I can confirm it's the cambelt tensioner mounting point that has snapped off the oil pump!! So it's going to be a body off job and I'm going to replace the heads and sort the old girl out!!

Rnicholson90 · Aug 22, 2020

Does anyone think it will be worth me sorting the broken bits and trying to see if it starts and runs??

tomcat59alan · Aug 22, 2020

Rnicholson90 said:
Does anyone think it will be worth me sorting the broken bits and trying to see if it starts and runs??

NO!!

Rnicholson90 · Aug 22, 2020

tomcat59alan said:
NO!!

Cylinder heads it is then!!

tomcat59alan · Aug 22, 2020

Rnicholson90 said:
Cylinder heads it is then!!

Yes, keep us updated with photo's we like photos dont we @rangroller dt

Rnicholson90 · Aug 22, 2020

tomcat59alan said:
Yes, keep us updated with photo's we like photos dont we @rangroller dt

I will do I'll hopefully be getting the body off next weekend and sorting it then so I'll keep this updated

RangeRoller dt · Aug 22, 2020

Condolences.
There are two types, the later bracket is more reinforced.

Yes we like pics

Please

Rnicholson90 · Aug 22, 2020

RangeRoller dt said:
Condolences.
There are two types, the later bracket is more reinforced.

Yes we like pics
Please

Yeah I've seen the stronger ones so that's obviously what it will be getting!!

Mark Piercy · Aug 22, 2020

Rnicholson90 said:
Yeah I've seen the stronger ones so that's obviously what it will be getting!!

Do these really have to have the body lifted?

Rnicholson90 · Aug 22, 2020

Mark Piercy said:
Do these really have to have the body lifted?

Unfortunately yes!! I could replace the heads without removing the body but it's a ball ache and will probably be more time consuming!!

Mark Piercy · Aug 22, 2020

Shït, even if the rads are removed?

Rnicholson90 · Aug 22, 2020

Mark Piercy said:
Shït, even if the rads are removed?

Yep it's the turbo/manifolds that would be the worst thing to get off in situ!! So I'm just taking the body off! Luckily I can

Mark Piercy · Aug 22, 2020

Rnicholson90 said:
Yep it's the turbo/manifolds that would be the worst thing to get off in situ!! So I'm just taking the body off! Luckily I can

Thats a ridiculous design error. The Mercedes v6 3.0d oil cooler oil seals are another stupid bloody error as well. Luckily you can... Pictures for those of us who are just plain nosey

RangeRoller dt · Aug 22, 2020

They didn’t do it in error they are just t***s

DanClarke · Aug 22, 2020

Mark Piercy said:
Thats a ridiculous design error. The Mercedes v6 3.0d oil cooler oil seals are another stupid bloody error as well. Luckily you can... Pictures for those of us who are just plain nosey

....not to mention all of us with a sadistic schadenfreude complex.

Rnicholson90 · Aug 22, 2020

RangeRoller dt said:
They didn’t do it in error they are just t***s

As a mechanic I can confirm a lot of car manufacturers are t***s!!

RangeRoller dt · Aug 22, 2020

As a RR bodgerer I can assure you many mechs are too

Rnicholson90 · Aug 22, 2020

got the joys of having this in at work the other day and the want for one of these is unreal!!

Mark Piercy · Aug 22, 2020

Rnicholson90 said:
As a mechanic I can confirm a lot of car manufacturers are t***s!!

RangeRoller dt said:
As a RR bodgerer I can assure you many mechs are too

Rnicholson90 said:
View attachment 217631 got the joys of having this in at work the other day and the want for one of these is unreal!! View attachment 217631

Agreed on all accounts

RangeRoller dt · Aug 22, 2020

Especially the ones that collect your RR with an forklift

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