Thread: D3 2.7 V6 alternator replacement.

There is one on gumtree in Perth at the moment. It may fit your 2.7l.

The genuine Denso should range in price between $550 to $1100 in Australia and 2/3 the price from the UK. Ashdown Ingram sell a OEX knockoff (made in Taiwan) for about $550 - is convenient as they usually carry stock and is a quality item.

The LR time to change the alternator is 45mins but I took about 90 mins but you will need to buy the fan tool from a tool shop for about $30.

garry

Originally Posted by cjc_td5

There is one on gumtree in Perth at the moment. It may fit your 2.7l.

It's for the 3litre unfortunately, but thank you

Originally Posted by garrycol

The genuine Denso should range in price between $550 to $1100 in Australia and 2/3 the price from the UK. Ashdown Ingram sell a OEX knockoff (made in Taiwan) for about $550 - is convenient as they usually carry stock and is a quality item.

The LR time to change the alternator is 45mins but I took about 90 mins but you will need to buy the fan tool from a tool shop for about $30.

garry

Not quite. There are a variety of ways to hold the fan hub using objects in your tool box. A long socket extension and socket between one of the fan clutch bolt heads to something on the engine. Just know that it has reversed thread and undoes in the opposite way. A solid tap with a big spanner on fan once you have braked the hub should be all it needs.

There is a good how-to on Disco3.co.uk and had also been referenced here in another thread. A ratchet spanner for the alternator bolts probably makes the biggest difference. I did without and it just makes it a lot slower.

P.S. I have my original 160k km alternator still working perfectly in a box in metro Perth free to a good home if it helps anyone.

Originally Posted by PerthDisco

Not quite. There are a variety of ways to hold the fan hub using objects in your tool box. A long socket extension and socket between one of the fan clutch bolt heads to something on the engine. Just know that it has reversed thread and undoes in the opposite way. A solid tap with a big spanner on fan once you have braked the hub should be all it needs.

Yes there are a variety of ways - but easiest is to get the spanner - cheap and available at any decent tool store. I tried the method you described and it did not work - the little bolts just undid so I had to borrow a car and then go and get the spanner half way through the job - wasting time doing the job.

When you assemble the bits you need to do the job just buy the spanner - also fits a number of other LR engines - also used it on my 4.6 fan.

I tried a couple of other brands, they promptly failed down the track.
I only use and keep in stock the Denso for both D3 and D4.
Quite often if the alternator fails dont be surprised if the battery fails not so long after, and also vise versa.

Originally Posted by DazzaTD5

I tried a couple of other brands, they promptly failed down the track.
I only use and keep in stock the Denso for both D3 and D4.
Quite often if the alternator fails dont be surprised if the battery fails not so long after, and also vise versa.

I had the same problem 2 weeks after the alternator died so did the battery
So undo the nut i made a brace bit of flat on a length of rod that bolted onto the pulley and locked so the nut would come off.

Originally Posted by DazzaTD5

I tried a couple of other brands, they promptly failed down the track.
I only use and keep in stock the Denso for both D3 and D4.
Quite often if the alternator fails dont be surprised if the battery fails not so long after, and also vise versa.

Certainly not worth the pain, Denso is my choice too...