Yup I get it guys ....
The new guy who has just bought his first Landrover has probably been stitched up by blokes who may not have done it the way you lads would.
It's a week or so before Christmas and it's been just a tad cool around here lately. I need the car to pick children up from train stations coming home for Christmas and to buy trees, presents and all that nonsense. It's not the perfect time for me to be educating myself in the wonderments of DIY Landrover repairs and start stripping engines.
In hindsight I should have just left it on the 3 glowplugs until it was more convenient ... but hey ho ... clocks don't go backwards. I'd hoped that the guy would whip out that glow plug and that would be one problem solved.
So ... anyone else want to join in the gloom and doom ( I'll even provide my own crucifix and stakes ) or any chance of some advice on what to do next?
The car started first turn this morning and as far as I can tell the noise has now gone.
So I'm left for the moment with this pulley. I suppose it's take it off and see if the keyway is trashed?
Can I leave this for a couple of weeks or is that going to cause more damage?
Cheers
( Sorry for the sarcasm but it's been a nightmare year with cars ... just buying everyone else's problems ... but I suppose that's what you get when you are paying peanuts ).
Col
Seriously Col, I do feel your pain. It's good news that the noise has now gone so that's excellent.
All you need to do now is get hold of a Crankshaft Torsional Damper - as it officially called - crankshaft pulley to you and me.
Assuming that my diagnosis is correct - To do the job you will need to remove the viscous fan; remove the fanbelt; and undo the crankshaft pulley bolt.
Removing the viscous fan is best done with a viscous fan spanner - remember that the fans unscrews in a clockwise direction, it's a left hand thread - whilst someone holds the belt
Removing the fanbelt you know about;
From memory the crankshaft pulley bolt is 27mm and you'll need a long breaker bar to persuade it to come undone.. Put the car in car and handbrake firmly on before you start. Once you have it slackened off, remove it completely, then remove the pulley - put the new pulley on, tighten up the crankshaft bolt and put everything back together.
Crucial stages:
When trying to undo the crankshaft pulley bolt it is sometimes necessary to use brutal methods if you don't have the factory tools.
This is a way that some people use to get the bolt undone - first make a note of which way the bolt turns as the engine is turned over. Then take off the fuel solenoid lead that attaches to the injection pump - this will stop the engine from firing, which is what you need for the next stage.
Now put the socket on the bolt and the breaker bar with it's opposite end under the chassis, so that when the engine turns the bar will jam up against it.
Now go to the ignition keys , make sure the car is NOT in gear and just give them a quick flick to turn the engine over just a bit. There will be a bit of noise but it should have now slackened the bolt sufficiently so you can remove it.
Then swap over the 'new' pulley for the old one, put some loctite on the bolt threads and refasten the bolt as tight as you can possibly manage (car in gear again to stop the engine turning).
Hope that helps
Dave
