xDParis64

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Hey all! Another Thread :p

I am looking to change the oil sump on the Freelander but last I looked the IRD and other brackets are in the way, if anyone has done it I would love some suggestions, I really don't want to have to take the IRD out again, I swear it's come out enough times!

Anyhow, when I looked it seems like it might be possible to get to all the bolts on the sump but I really don't want to snap or strip them so the best angles would be ideal. Just looking for tips.

Thank you!
 
Is this for a K series? If it is then I don't think you need remove the IRD support bracket.
 

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Yes it is a K series, I can see the support bracket in your image has been removed or wasnt there (goes around the drive shaft) but I can clearly see the IRD is still in which is good news!

Thanks
 
Is this for a K series? If it is then I don't think you need remove the IRD support bracket.
Do you remember what it is you had to move out of the way? Other than the exhaust which I see as quite obvious
 
I did this a few years ago but don't recall moving anything other than the exhaust.
At the time I was replacing the head gasket and ran into problems trying to remove the head bolts due to oil crystallising in the bolt holes. I had to pull the sump and oil rail to get the bolts out.
 
Got the old sump off, the only part I needed to remove other than the exhaust was the bracket that goes around the driveshaft and connects to the bottom of the sump to the IRD as it was in the way of one of the sump 10mm bolts, I am sure with a UJ socket bit you could get in there but the last thing I wanted was to round the bolt or snap it :)

Got some pictures of the Brand new Second hand sump, before and after I cleaned it up;

Before:
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After:
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Good news is that the new sump did not have any metal in it and even looked pretty good. For 300 miles...
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None-the-less all went back together smoothly and without a hitch, made sure to clean the mating surface and put on new gasket sealer / RTV.
 
Why did it require replacing ??
The threads had been completely stripped, when I tried to do an oil change, the drain plug would spin, and it was cheaper and quicker for me to replace the pan than buy tools to re-tap new threads and find a new bolt that would fit and work correctly 🤷‍♂️
 
The threads had been completely stripped, when I tried to do an oil change, the drain plug would spin, and it was cheaper and quicker for me to replace the pan than buy tools to re-tap new threads and find a new bolt that would fit and work correctly 🤷‍♂️
I've heard of guys using helicoil kits for that fault but don't know how successful it is.
 

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