Thread: TDV6 HP fuel pump pulley problem (not Land Rover)

Received a phone call from the Service Manager just before 5pm.

The car's fixed and will be ready for collection tomorrow !

No charge, they accept that it was probably their fault, apologies all round.
I had an interesting chat with him which I don't wish to discuss here and I'll be returning to them for servicing on the younger Territory.

With the young bloke working at an Indy it works out cheaper for him to take it to work for bushes, transmission oil changes etc. and servicing on the older Terri.
They did a TDV6 diesel cambelt recently without any of the tools that are supposedly needed. Marked belt & pulleys, locked the cam pulleys and replaced the belt !

Colin

Here we go again......

Different Terri Diesel but HP fuel pump belt problem once again
New belt & tensioner fitted by an independant and after a couple of weeks it's shredded. The rear guide plate on the cam pulley has come off and the pulley rubbing against it caused some noise. SWMBO stopped the car and it was tilt trayed to the repairer.

I have a theory.
I think the belt is not correctly positioned when installed, instead it's sitting over the steel guide plate when the tensioner pin is pulled. The motor starts and there's enough friction between the belt & side guide to run the pump but eventually the belt is split but the remaining part of the belt engages with the pulley. The stress causes the side plate to loosen & come off.

Problem now is that I'm told the repairer contacted Ford and the cam pulley is obsolete !!

Hopefully we can find a pulley from a wrecker.
Probably need a motor that's been damaged as I guess most would want to sell the motor complete

Colin

Originally Posted by gromit

Hopefully we can find a pulley from a wrecker.

Or an independent LR spanner spinner who has a small pile of trashed TDV6 motors sitting out the back.

Originally Posted by BradC

Or an independent LR spanner spinner who has a small pile of trashed TDV6 motors sitting out the back.

It crossed my mind that there may be a few LR TDV6 dead motors out there.

Colin

Thanks to BradC giving me the Land Rover part number it looks like a new pulley could be with me in a couple of days.

Just another belt & tensioner kit to purchase now.


Colin

Originally Posted by gromit

Thanks to BradC giving me the Land Rover part number it looks like a new pulley could be with me in a couple of days.

Just another belt & tensioner kit to purchase now.


Colin

There are a few 2.7 Terris at Jollys in Ringwood and Dandenong.

Originally Posted by loanrangie

There are a few 2.7 Terris at Jollys in Ringwood and Dandenong.

Thanks, I'd already found them, it's just along the road from where I work
In the past the 2.7 motors were removed before they were put out (maybe ready for Disco 3 owners ).
I may head down with one of my boys and try extracting a pulley, any damage and we can just move to the next vehicle.....

Colin

You have me clutching my pearls.