Having fun pulling the top of the engine apart today/tonight, and having a few challenges along the way...
Aim of this project is to find and repair a suspect coolant leak at the back of engine. I've tried to pinpoint the leak using one of those little mirrors on a stick, and even tried a home-made endoscope made from a webcam on a long stick
So far have only managed to remove the upper manifold/plenum chamber and throttle body, rocker covers, drain the cooling system, and remove the drive belt tensioner so I could try to remove the alternator.
Following instructions on Rave as much as possible. Managed to avoid removing the viscous fan as I didn't have LR tools 12-93 and 94, or a 36mm spanner.
Removed the two bolts securing the alternator to the mounting bracket, but the damn thing still won't budge. Seems like there is some kind of collar holding it in place. See pic below.
The staining is where I've sprayed a silicon spray to attempt to loosen it up.
Any suggestions please?
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2003 L322 Range Rover Vogue 4.4 V8 Auto
2007 Yamaha XJR1300
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Use a electric heat gun and Heat the Ali part of the bracket .... this will expand it and loosen the grip on the collar ... Grab the collar with multi grip's and give it a sharp hit
Fan ...
12 inch crescent ... Add weight (Pull) & Hit the side of crescent in the direction that the fan turns
Mike
hit the alternator on a solid part with a lump of wood to loosen it. it comes straight out. Paul is that alternator 130 or 150? i know HSEs got the 150 and D2s got the 130, but i dont know what the 4.0 p38s got.
your coolant leak is coming from your crank. it wont go away until you fit a 4.6
Andy
Thanks Mike, got the alternator off quite easily once I applied a bit of forward pressure to the collars via multi-grips.
Have managed to avoid pulling off the fan so far, but have noted your tip if I need to.
150
Noted and stored for future reference
Actually, it seems that the coolant leak is coming from two places so far:
- at the rear valley gasket, along with a bit of oil
- at the R/H rear head gasket
I'm keeping a photo record of what I'm doing at Engine Refresh
Current problem is getting the last 2 (of 8) 8mm bolts off the R/H exhaust manifold heat shield. The one at the bottom is rusted/rounded so badly I spent 2 fruitless hours tonight on it and it still won't budge. It sits just above the flange near the R/H cat and I can't even get a drill or blade to it to butcher it off. It's the one opposite the one shown in the pic below (near the WD-40 stain)
Any suggestions... please?
The other painful 8mm bolt is at the R/H front and under the heat shield. The steering intermediate shaft is in the way. I might have to remove the shaft yet (like Rave says) but I don't want to touch the steering if I don't really need to.
Looks like I won't be driving up to your place next weekend Andy...
So, who knows of a good place to source (all?) engine gaskets, coolant hoses and replacement hose clamps that can get it delivered to Canberra by next weekend?
cheers, Paul.
Last edited by PaulP38a; 16th August 2009 at 11:05 PM. Reason: added pic
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Paul,
"4.6, 4.6, 4.6!!!" I'm sure if you asked nicely Andy might even have one there for you.
How rounded is the nut? Are the edges knocked off, or is it really round? I might know of a fix for you. Give me a call.
As for your gaskets etc, give Gary Gjerde a call on 47542642, or 0412663751, he might be able to help. When I have bought items from Gary, I have received them in 2 days, 3 tops.
Chris
I don't know exactly where your heat shield is ... But a thought ...
Would it be easier to just undo all the bolts on the exhaust manifold, and remove it as a whole section off the motor ??
Would leave more room to work in the engine bay
If it is possible ...be aware that you will most probably break the studs that connect the "exhaust pipe to the manifold" ... These are very easy, to drill and tap in new ones when the manifold is out and on your work bench
Mike
for the heat shield you just need a set of tin snips
and you can't get the exhaust manifold of with out taking off the heat shield.
Thanks for the suggestions blokes.
In praise of EAS and manual bypass kits
Being the clever fellow that I am I had lowered the car to it's bump stops to make it easier to work in the engine bay (I'm short too). Trying to get a bit more room to move around under the car to fiddle around with this pesky heat shiled bolt might have been a problem had I not installed an EAS manual bypass kit... I was able to connect up an air compressor and pump the car up about 15cm to make under car access a lot easier.
Just another reason why I love my EAS
Back to the bolt saga...
Tried tin snips but can't get enough purchase with the two small snips that I've got... perhaps with bigger, longer ones it would work.
Had a go with a hack saw blade... again, not a lot of room to move and very little progress.
Also had a go with a long thin drill bit to try to weaken the shield enough to break it.
On the bolt itself, 8mm (6 and/or 12 edge) socket just spins, 5/16" socket tries to grip but then slips, 7mm won't fit.
Will head off to the tool shop tomorrow for a longer set of snips, and one of those funky Metrinch gadgets as suggested by eb220.
The 2nd last bolt, under the heat shield and toward the front, was easier than expected
Haven't even started on the LH exhaust manifold yet. Figured I would do the more difficult one first and then the LH one should be easy... please
Oh well, this is a good learning experience and keeps me out of the missus' way inside the house
Spoke with 3 suppliers for replacement gaskets, hoses and bolts. Will decide which one I go with when the 3rd supplier quote comes in, hopefully tomorrow.
Appears there is a "VRS kit" which will give me all the gaskets for the top of the engine, but no kit of hoses which I will have to spec individually.
Cheers, Paul.
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