Absolutley no need to go anywhere near the timing chain!
Take a gander.....
Got's me some ticking....
This takes it down to the lifters....
Take a gander.....
Got's me some ticking....
This takes it down to the lifters....
I editted my post to include a link to when I took mine apart - have you had a gander?
Mine is covered in LPG pipework fitted by a blind mans dog....when I refit I will be looking to tidy it all up...
It isn't bad. Just follow RAVE. Got a a vague memory you need quite a thin walled socket for some of the bolts on the rocker covers. Give yourself a weekend. Take an easy day taking it apart and an easy day putting it back together. Piece of cardboard and poke holes through so the push-rods all go back where they came from.
A noisey tappet is not gonna render the vehicle unusable - maybe a tad under powered, noisey and annoying....but swapping out an engine for the sake of checking the tappets is a little extreme!!!
Also, if you need reliable (even without noisey tappets) a Range Rover is not the car for you!
I am Range Rovers biggest fan, I have owned many and have been driving them for over 20 years, but even I have a spare car for when the time comes it throws a hissy and refuses to play the game. They are cars for enthusiasts not as a daily driver - cos, yes they can be driven daily and there are many very good ones out there - but similarly, there are some shockers too.....and it is hit and miss so plan for it!
Also, if you need reliable (even without noisey tappets) a Range Rover is not the car for you!
I am Range Rovers biggest fan, I have owned many and have been driving them for over 20 years, but even I have a spare car for when the time comes it throws a hissy and refuses to play the game. They are cars for enthusiasts not as a daily driver - cos, yes they can be driven daily and there are many very good ones out there - but similarly, there are some shockers too.....and it is hit and miss so plan for it!
Mike2381
Member
Yeah I know the issues lol when I say daily that is vague as I barely drive 5k in a year maybe I'd have been better stating weekly driver lol just got to be sure when I do attempt it as it'd be a couple of weeks work to me not a couple of days as of time and other commitments also know that tappets aren't that much of an issue apart from sounding like a 1.2 corsa lmao and yes plenty of these beasts have been abused half to death luckily apart from the Tappet it's pretty good for the 500 it owes me no electrical gremlins just a dead maf coupe of co2 sensors a tyre and the battery thats going on it today don't think it's a real badist of things that need doing with 10 month test on it the rest of it is pretty much tidy for a 01
ukadamwest
Well-Known Member
That creepy ass doll came with the car
I managed to gather the courage to get rid of it a few weeks ago!!
you do know in a couple of weeks time, you'll open the door in the morning and that doll will be sitting on seat or something
Henry_b
Think outside, no box required.
I am counting on it!
Was puzzled as to why the previous owner practically gave the car away
Just my luck!!
ukadamwest
Well-Known Member
Henry,
honestly fella, doing the lifters is no biggie. unless the engine is toast theres more work in an engine swap out than doing the lifters. you can get at the the lifters in a couple of hours. I tend to look through the parts catalogue and order up the bits i will need, or not 'need' but want to replace 'while i'm in there' get them all together than plan a weekend to do it. (i usally order from Maltings 4x4, Island 4x4, Paddock Spares, John Craddock or Britcar) rarely been bitten by a wrong part.
i find an exploded diagram very helpful in working out how things go together, Rave is excellent and the guys here are amazing at help and sarcasm in equal measure. go for it.. pull it apart !
LRCat : http://cat.lrparts.ru/
honestly fella, doing the lifters is no biggie. unless the engine is toast theres more work in an engine swap out than doing the lifters. you can get at the the lifters in a couple of hours. I tend to look through the parts catalogue and order up the bits i will need, or not 'need' but want to replace 'while i'm in there' get them all together than plan a weekend to do it. (i usally order from Maltings 4x4, Island 4x4, Paddock Spares, John Craddock or Britcar) rarely been bitten by a wrong part.
i find an exploded diagram very helpful in working out how things go together, Rave is excellent and the guys here are amazing at help and sarcasm in equal measure. go for it.. pull it apart !
LRCat : http://cat.lrparts.ru/
ukadamwest
Well-Known Member
