What did you do with your Range Rover today

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ovalandrover said:
my cranshaft damper sounded like the adjuster pulley bearing was let go and the reason i found it was the front pulley damper was that you could turn the fan and the front pulley would turn without the cranshaft turning until the dog clutch engagad you could also turn it back about 1/8 of a turn with same results. It was only by acident i discovered this it also made getting the fan off difficult the new one are about 400 quid from Island but CN 4x4 has used ones for under 100
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It does sound like the adjuster pulley bearing going. Mark says when it goes it stays gone. This doesn't. Once gone you have no idea where the noise is coming from. The alternator does sound a little noisy with the screwdriver to the head technique.
 
Grrrrrr said:
It does sound like the adjuster pulley bearing going. Mark says when it goes it stays gone. This doesn't. Once gone you have no idea where the noise is coming from. The alternator does sound a little noisy with the screwdriver to the head technique.
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when you first start up the slack is taken up and a noise is heard and then it settles down till either the engine is stopped and moves the damper the other way and will maybee make noise again on staetup. try turning the fan one way or the other and watch to see if the pulley is turning without the crankshaft.
 
Grrrrrr said:
It does sound like the adjuster pulley bearing going. Mark says when it goes it stays gone. This doesn't. Once gone you have no idea where the noise is coming from. The alternator does sound a little noisy with the screwdriver to the head technique.
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Check the adjuster pulley arm is free to move on it's pivot to correctly tension the belt.
 
RangeRoller dt said:
+1. When pulley starts to seize it does the jumping/clanging thing then jumps into action. Until it jams again. Could be belt itself or just one pulley starting to act up, something in there I reckon. Take the ac belt off see if goes away will rule ac out
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I did try switching the AC off but it didn't do it. Of course, that might mean something but given it is intermittent it is rather hard to say for sure.

Been busy all weekend and got stuff to do today as well so it will have to wait another week.
 
Took the old old gal in for MOT this dinner time with a recommended garage near by in Sheffield. Passed with just a couple of advisories to do and a couple to keep an eye on. Track rod end rubbers starting to perish and will let in dirt New complete track rod ordered from Maltings as easier to change the lot than mess around with track rod ends. Drivers side boot leaking could be split, turns out was replaced when I had ball joints done earlier in year and the tie wrap securing it is loose, simple fix.
Things to keep eye on signs of an oil leak (thats a surprise on a Land Rover :D ) actually looks like on close inspection power steering pipe is seeping oil. A good set being taken off a scrapper this afternoon so will be done when track rod arrives. Front discs starting to show signs of pitting, so will be done before next year.
All in all tester was very pleased with the Rangie being 25 years old
 
Rubberknees said:
Took the old old gal in for MOT this dinner time with a recommended garage near by in Sheffield. Passed with just a couple of advisories to do and a couple to keep an eye on. Track rod end rubbers starting to perish and will let in dirt New complete track rod ordered from Maltings as easier to change the lot than mess around with track rod ends. Drivers side boot leaking could be split, turns out was replaced when I had ball joints done earlier in year and the tie wrap securing it is loose, simple fix.
Things to keep eye on signs of an oil leak (thats a surprise on a Land Rover :D ) actually looks like on close inspection power steering pipe is seeping oil. A good set being taken off a scrapper this afternoon so will be done when track rod arrives. Front discs starting to show signs of pitting, so will be done before next year.
All in all tester was very pleased with the Rangie being 25 years old
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You have to change the whole track rod as one joint is part of the rod and not removable.
 
Mine's still broken in Belgium. the local garage said they'd get it done last week, well that came and went. then it was this Monday just gone (1 September). I looked in there, it's still parked up outside. Waiting parts. He's got to change the fanbelt and reckons he's got to replace a couple of pulleys, that's what he's waiting for. also replace the DPF sensor and the EGR valve as that's showing permanent fault on the computer. Then a regen and see what happens. Is it normal to have to replace fanbelt pulleys?? Well not the actual fan belt, it's the long one that looks like it's about to disappear up it's own backside.Maybe today it'll get done.
Apparently cars with big engines ar very heavily taxed here, he reckons up to €10k a year!!
 
roythebus said:
Mine's still broken in Belgium. the local garage said they'd get it done last week, well that came and went. then it was this Monday just gone (1 September). I looked in there, it's still parked up outside. Waiting parts. He's got to change the fanbelt and reckons he's got to replace a couple of pulleys, that's what he's waiting for. also replace the DPF sensor and the EGR valve as that's showing permanent fault on the computer. Then a regen and see what happens. Is it normal to have to replace fanbelt pulleys?? Well not the actual fan belt, it's the long one that looks like it's about to disappear up it's own backside.Maybe today it'll get done.
Apparently cars with big engines ar very heavily taxed here, he reckons up to €10k a year!!
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Tensioner pulleys can let go, especially if someone in the past has been heavy-handed easing the tension off.
 
roythebus said:
Mine's still broken in Belgium. the local garage said they'd get it done last week, well that came and went. then it was this Monday just gone (1 September). I looked in there, it's still parked up outside. Waiting parts. He's got to change the fanbelt and reckons he's got to replace a couple of pulleys, that's what he's waiting for. also replace the DPF sensor and the EGR valve as that's showing permanent fault on the computer. Then a regen and see what happens. Is it normal to have to replace fanbelt pulleys?? Well not the actual fan belt, it's the long one that looks like it's about to disappear up it's own backside.Maybe today it'll get done.
Apparently cars with big engines ar very heavily taxed here, he reckons up to €10k a year!!
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It's normal the replace the idler pullies with the belt on many cars.
 
Thanks, I thought I'd double check! There's a mystery as to how the belt got damaged, s plit across the belt of about 5mm and lengthways abut 25mm long. Meanwhile still waiting for parts!
 
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