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You have a really good point but I bet no-one will do anything and Land rover will just deny its a common problem.
All the best.
Master
WARNING::Just to add to the many posts already put out about these pieces of junk. Warning especially to 99 model D2 TD5 owners. Get your oil pump bolt done with loctite or suffer the same fate as many have before and I have now..bolt undoes itself and pump fails to rotate and pump oil to the engine components.....and to add to that we own two D2 TD5's a 99 and 03. The 03 was done last year and guess what NO LOCTITE either. So don't delay or you will end up on the side of the road unable to start your engine and a HUGE bill for towing and repairs. If you are lucky and see the oil pressure light come on early enough you may be able to save your engine before it completely destroys itself. At this stage I have ended up with damaged big end bearings on number 1 and 3 pistons, just after about 1 minute of running before I noticed the light on and was able to get off the road without causing an accident and shut it down. All this with the family in the car, Landrover should be taken to task about this problem and I'm sure if someone gets injured due to engine failure in traffic the **** will really hit the fan...BLOODY ANGRY..
ChatterBox
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You have a really good point but I bet no-one will do anything and Land rover will just deny its a common problem.
All the best.
I feel for you..but this has been on this site for years and if you knew about and done nothing then you cant fully blame Landrover..
Its a bad design on landrover behalf, but the car is 10 plus years old, dont think L/Rover will have much to say reguardless of what trouble it causes.
Hopefully we dont have to read about to many more suffering your fate.
Cheers Ean
Master
I feel for you too... but I must admit, when I bought mine a couple of years ago, I was aware (thanks to the guys on this forum) about the issue and was advised to get the bolt checked asap. When the mechanic finally got to it ... he struggled to get the bolt off it was that tight! Still ... peace of mind and worth the money spent.
More good advice to anyone thinking of getting a D2 ... check the service history, ask the previous owner ... get the oil pump bolt checked anyway!
Cheers
Craig
Wizard
But did he know about it? Or is it hindsight/20-20 vision after finding the information on here AFTER the bolt went?Originally Posted by Ean Austral
Feel for you mate. Deja vu...****ing oil pump bolt and LRAThey knew about it and did nothing.
Very different in the UK though.
Wizard
Dont get me wrong, I feel for anyone that this has happened to, but read his post..He has 2 TD5 cars get's the 03 checked and its loose, keeps driving the 99 and bang..But did he know about it? Or is it hindsight/20-20 vision after finding the information on here AFTER the bolt went?
Feel for you mate. Deja vu...****ing oil pump bolt and LRA
Very different in the UK though.
Its a bad design,and sure Landrover should have recalled and checked each 1 but we all know they didn't..
Cant put all the blame on L/rover when its well known fault and done 1 car then not the other..
As I said, I feel for him, and hope the penny finally drops and people act and we dont have to keep reading of this happening.
Told Dad for ages to get his checked, has an 04 model, finally does check it and its held on by 2 threads..Checked my 01 model twice and the bolt hadn't moved from new..
The TD5 lotto you dont want to win.. or loose depending on which way you see it..
Cheers Ean
TopicToaster
??? Don't think it was...
Wizard
I have my TM2 wired to the pressure switch so if I loose oil pressure, a piercing noise is emitted form the TM2. I checked my bolt some time ago and there was no sign of loctite on the threads. It was tight though.
Regards
Robbo
Wizard
Not the problem...same the world over from Azerbaijan to Zimbabwe...but LRUK's response was markedly different.
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