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May
If you are changing the timing belt on your petrol Freelander please make sure you also change the water pump.
A water pump may look fine, but if it seizes, the timing belt continues to run, but the stationary teeth on the water pump will usually shear the teeth completely from the belt and engine damage is normally inevitable.
A worn bearing on the water pump will cause the belt to track to one side, make contact with either the engine block or drive system cover and quickly wear down.
If there is a coolant leak, the water contamination will cause the tensile cord to fail. Unchecked, the consequences for the engine is usually catastrophic.
So don’t take any chances. If you are changing the timing belt, change the water pump too.
Hi, i have a freelander 1, V6, petrol, automatic transmission. Recently i noticed that it damaged the gearbox oil cooler because i can see that the is oil inside the expansion container. Now it loses power when moving and sometimes the engine switches off by itself,when i start it on it start well. What could be the cause of the problem?Is it the timing belt not on position or is it fuel filter?
Hi Onx,
This sounds more like a fuelling issue then a timing belt issue. Try changing the fuel filter and cleaning out the wire mesh at the bottom of the canister inside the fuel tank.
All the best,
Sue
0780 9575 421
Greetings from across the Atlantic. I have a FL1 MY05 SE3 V6 that I picked up as a project. In the midst of the timing belt procedure I noticed something peculiar. The crankshaft pulley rotated into safe position, flywheel locking pin is in place, yet as I’m looking at the two smaller drive belts and cam gears, though the notches are facing each other they are out of alignment (more than 3 teeth). To top that off, when the front set of camshaft gears are aligned, the rear set are not.
As I am not a technician, this puzzles me, and I figure when in doubt, consult a source of greater knowledge.
To Clarify, when the Crank shaft pulley is in safe position, and the cam gear grooves are facing each other, shouldn’t both sets of the camshaft drive belt gears be aligned?
If they are out of alignment, how does one align them?
If more info is needed , i’d be happy to supply it.
Thanks
Hi Dylan,
Are you aligning the front cam gears using the special tool? If you align these with the tool the rear ones should align properly.
All the best,
Sue
+44-780-9575-421