Thread: 05/06 RRS buying advice requested please .

Found the poll too: DISCO3.CO.UK - View topic - Cam belt tensioner mount failure survey

22 failures, 9 of which were after belt replacement. Early model years seemed to be prone to failure after belt replacement, later model years without belt replacement.

Plus the fact that the part in question has been superseded about 5 times.....

thanks mate .. thats really interesting do we have anything like that
here in OZ

I have the new oil pump LR013487 at home ready for install hopefully next weekend; the casing has been beefed up substantially over the old one where the tensioner mounts, and it is cast from a different alloy that looks very similar in colour to the CGI that the block is cast from. The older design looks very much like cast aluminium or magnesium.

Wael have you been able to track down the cause of the low oil pressure?Is it a fault with the original pump? How often do you see this failure and is it more common on different MYs?

My car is 2K off service and I use Penrite Enviro+ 5/30. I do notice the noise more when it is due for a service (which I do at 10K, which I would've thought to be ok, car is usually driven over 50km at a time) as I said it lasts about a second when the car is first turned on and it sounds a bit like lifter noise only much softer. I will time the noise before and after service and report back.

Have also seen one or two T/belt tensioner bolts fail (this apparently caused by hydrogen embrittlement in the metal). Have seen a cam pulley bolt shear off; trashed engine. Have seen melted pistons due to overfuelling. Have not seen a timing belt fail that wasn't caused by one of the above.

I've heard of a couple, but they've all been mates' cousins' friends uncle who met someone down the dog park who had been told of one that they think happened, rather than anyone closer.

No problem at all Rich84 let me know cheers,

Ill chase up more info from LR spares tomorrow ill keep you
update cheers

Hi Wael

Thank you for the post and i really appreciate the information and efforts
to educate me.

The more i look into the RRS and compare it other Prestige SUV type vehicles, I realise it is no more "Faulty " or higher maintenance.
It is no more costly to run if it's properly maintained.

Yet no other SUV has its Unique appearance.

It will be later in the year before I can purchase my RRS but i will look and learn and test a few.

No doubt i will find "The One" before i'm ready.
But I now know what to start looking for.

All posts are very much appreciated

Cobra

I know that we seem to have lost the battle about using the American term SUV in Australia but it would be nice to try and not use it and stay with our good old aussie terms of 4wd and /or softroader for the light weight stuff.

Garry

Just as a follow up, I completed the timing belt and oil pump replacement over the weekend, not a job for a beginner but nothing like what the poms are carrying on about either. Took about 8 hours. The lower bolt undoes and does back up easily with a 1200mm breaker.

Visually, no cracks or signs of fatigue on my old pump. I will however pull it to pieces at some point to see if there is much wear on the pump gears.

I left the old oil in the car and ran it for 200km before changing it and noticed that the oil pressure light disappears in about 1/2 the time across the board. Now that I've changed the oil, on warm starts it is there for a flash and then gone. Cold starts, maybe 1/2 a second. I wonder what long term implication this has?

Bottom line is I would definitely replace the pump and be on the safe side. It only cost me 56 pounds which is CHEAP for what it is (less than a fuel filter!!) and what it is representing is peace of mind with your engine (which we all know is going to cost at least 200 times more than that to repair, should that pump fail)...