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would it have done any damage to the crank/bearings how can I check ?Oh dear.
I cannot be sure but this may be the dreaded chain pulley in the sump for the oil pump. The bolt comes loose, simple as that.
Disco 2 - Td5 oil pump bolt
Spent the day taking the sump off the D2 to check the oil pump bolt and sort a sump gasket leak. The D2 is a 1998 with low mileage but because I had no knowledge of whether the pump bolt had been lock threaded I needed to check. When I eventually got at it, it was still tight but I removed it...
Thanks, is it a simple fix ? also can you recommend a seller as I tried "twinwoods" and they seem closed ??
I will confess straightaway that I have never done the job, I should have checked it but it has been OK for me over 80 K odd so have just been lazy.
Best to take the sump off and have a look. I was lucky when mine let go but it was still 2 days of work to fix it.
Mine had done 150k
yes reasonable, I did spannering in the Army and now run my own machine shop.
Mine has done over 160k, what I should have said was that it has been OK over the 80k I have done in it.Mine had done 150k
You'll be OK then.
That does not sound like funJack frame up as high as you can and let axle droop. Oil drained, sump off, change bolt with locktited new one, clean block/sump mating faces, new gasket (and rtv for 2 little bits iirc) refit sump, refill oil
But if its rattling the chains probably jumped at least, you say 100yds driven? Hopefully the sprocket hasn't completely come off and destroyed bottom end. Check oil filter for metal first, take sump off and check bottom end for damage. Take rocker cover off as well and check in there. If chains come off you'll have had oil starvation.
If chain or sprocket is damaged, the timing chains gotta come off i think cuz there's no split link on the oil pump chain, happy to be corrected tho its been a few years since I was inside a td5 bottom end
Just check the filter and crack the sump off, at least you know where you are with it mate. If you're lucky like @backinblack was, its not too bad.That does not sound like fun
If the sun is shining and there's coffee and biscuits it will be fun.That does not sound like fun
So hopefully bearings are ok and camshafts ? and if the chain is still fitted at the top end (would this be from the crankshaft ? I only need to refit the sprocket and lock the bolt back in ? can you recomend a good spares supplier as I used to use Rockingham LR but they have closed unfortunatelyJack frame up as high as you can and let axle droop. Oil drained, sump off, change bolt with locktited new one, clean block/sump mating faces, new gasket (and rtv for 2 little bits iirc) refit sump, refill oil
But if its rattling the chains probably jumped at least, you say 100yds driven? Hopefully the sprocket hasn't completely come off and destroyed bottom end. Check oil filter for metal first, take sump off and check bottom end for damage. Take rocker cover off as well and check in there. If chains come off you'll have had oil starvation.
If chain or sprocket is damaged, the timing chains gotta come off i think cuz there's no split link on the oil pump chain, happy to be corrected tho its been a few years since I was inside a td5 bottom end
My current backup is a bicycle, which can be a little problematic when it comes to pulling a trailerJust check the filter and crack the sump off, at least you know where you are with it mate. If you're lucky like @backinblack was, its not too bad.
Its not fun on the drive sump removal but I did it in a day with loads of tea breaks and head scratches. Seem to remember the key was getting the axle to hang as low as possible to get sump to clear. I may have even undone bottom shock bolt one or both sides to lever it down a little bit further. Its all a bit of a blur now
Is it your daily driver or have you got a back up?
It was more the taking off and replacing the sump that put me off. Much more than the spannering in between.That does not sound like fun
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