Thread: 3.9 Dizzy R & R

Half hour with time left over should be ample.

Appreciate the info Big Jon. Thanks.

including the timing adjustments

Originally Posted by BigJon

Half hour with time left over should be ample.

Time isn't always that easy guestimate.... I bet he finds someone has rounded off or welded the dizzie nut on ...... and it depends on what else breaks in the area of the dizzie while your working on it

In theory 1/2hour is good..... by the time he fits, tunes, road tests and verifies it runs ok with the different dizzie that may have different advances settings.... I'd err on 1hour ....

seeya,
Shane L.

Nah.......no bastardry on this Rangie Shane. It has a unique service and maintenance history which I have from the day it was first registered as a new car back in 1994. It was originally maintained by Land Rover dealers when in warranty and then totally by the same independent Landrover workshop. No home or 'other' mechanics have ever touched this car. Everything is Land Rover standard identical to when it rolled out the factory door. I am the third owner.


It is in the shop for a service, new coil, dizzy and module, new exhaust system, a clean of the EAS filter and the sunroof drains, repair of a non working radio suspected to be due to a wiring break in the door. I guess I'll also have them swap the battery for a new one when I pick it up as well.


The new dizzy, coil and module is a preventative maintenance item for reliabilities sake. With other new electrical components recently fitted aka new ignition switch, alternator, starter motor, plugs and leads starting the car and keeping it running should be guaranteed - I hope. No long walks home for me - crossed fingers. There was nothing wrong with the current dizzy, module and coil but I had them swapped out anyway - no good only doing half a job. I guess they'll become unneeded spares.


I was curious about dizzy fitting time because being a Land Rover I wondered if it was a tricky R & R. Just trying to estimate the size of the bill when I pick the car up.


Cheers guys.

Thats a lot of unnecessary replacements, no need to replace the whole dizzy if there is no problem with it.

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I get it completely. It's more about establishing a baseline 'known' condition for a complete system from the perspective of preventative maintenance.

Service history aside nothing has an infinite lifespan in a mechanical device.

The used part will be fine on the shelf, and serviceable if there is a pressing requirement (unlikely as it may be). There is an option to have it reconditioned or modified while not affecting the vehicles usability and lastly, one thing...

Peace of mind.

You have nailed the brief exactly Mercguy.

It seems though that there is now an added [and unwanted] complication. The Landy mech tells me that the dizzy they ordered in wasn't the right one for this model Rangie and the engine would not run properly. To remedy this they added a module to run a module. I'll know more on Monday when I pick it up.

The radio hasn't been fixed either - it seems there is a connection fault where the aerial joins the radio. They are researching for a solution but the annoying bottom line is it won't be fixed when I bring it home which means I'll have to take the car back and leave it there again - quite a hassle when the workshop is 100 kays away from home and pretty disappointing considering the car has been in their workshop for 72 days. Thank goodness for a working CD player