Thread: timing belt service - 3 questions???

Not answering your questions but changing the HP fuel pump belt without lifting the body took me and my son many more hours than the time R&R'ing the body reportedly takes, along with it being a very frustrating job. It is not the same task as changing a 2.7 fuel pump belt, with significant difficulty removing and replacing the belt cover and in getting the fuel pump timing right, which all has to be done blind. Removing the body should mean less time changing the camshaft belt too.

Hey Graeme,

Its getting done by land rover so I'm assuming they lift the body? or regardless of how quick they do it, they charge me for the time that the job is listed at. how ever i have managed to negotiate with them a bit lately, hence why i want to get an idea of what people have been paying for the service.

Can't help with how much, but I'm reasonably certain that the standard workshop manual doesn't allow for a body lift.

There's not a fat lot else on that service on top of the belts replacement, it looks like a standard A schedule service.

Hi

Just had mine done (it's supposed to be done at 168k kms, I thought)... I also have a MY10 ('09) 3.0 D4.

I get my local (recommended) indie to do the work. He's done a number of them, so checks a bunch of regular things, and changes out whatever needs doing as preventative or based on condition.

I talked to him about the fuel pump belt, but he said it's a different job/location to the timing belts on the 3.0. He said that's a BIG job, and there wasn't a lot of 'synergies' with doing it during the timing belt (I think that's what he meant, anyway).

He did do:
the

• timing belts
• water pump
• visually checked the crank seal, but didn't change (no leaks)
• also has 2 pulleys on the invoice - can't remember what he said about that, but I think was one of those "do it while you're there" jobs

I did have a thread asking about 'other' work to do during this task on the 3.0L (end June/July), but generally didn't get much. Most of the chatter on this forum is regarding the D3, tensioner pulleys etc...

Hope that helps...

Rob

thanks mate,

I searched but didn't see your thread (i'm not real good at searching though).

maybe I'll get more from the guys if I'm more specific?

this is the list of stuff that I think I'll ask about:
- timing belt and tensioner
- 2x idler pulleys
- high pressure fuel pump belt and tensioner
- serpentine belt, idler and tensioner
- ive seen mention of something to do with the plastic top/neck of the coolant sump
- coolant housing
- turbo hoses

thoughts????

Definitely do the water pump and front crank oil seal while they are in there. My water pump was replaced at my request and the bearings were starting to get gritty, although not leaking yet. I also wanted my alternator changed but there were none in Australia at the time. Seems to be a bit different now though, based on a recent thread.

This was the other thread... not much new...

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/l319-disco...tensioner.html

my D4 is due for it's timing belts
i've just asked for a quote from the local dealer

what $$ did it end up for you Paul?

cheers,
bashir.