Just replaced all of the tensioner and both idler pulleys and serpentine belt after the stock plastic idler grenaded and took out a few blades on the fan.

Put everything back together and did my best to remove the shredded serpentine belt from everwhere and apparently I did a crummy job because I now have a front oil seal that I need to replace.

...yeah I'm not a happy camper. I had the entire front torn down not too long ago when the front cover was purging coolant.

-From memory, I'm going to have to
-Remove transmission cooling lines
-remove crossmember
-remove oil pan
-Remove serpentine belt
-remove fan

Then if I'm remembering correctly I can get the front cover off...pop in the new seal, new gasket for the front cover, and re-assembly...sounds right?

Need:
Oil pan gasket
Front cover gasket
Front Oil Seal


Seriously F-my life.

PS--not really giving this thing away even though I'm seriously pizzed right now.

 

I feel your pain brother!

 

Sorry to hear..it does suck....the wonderfull world of LR ownership..

Absolute helps.....

Chris

 

hey Unstable,

I live slightly north in whitman Ma 40 miles or so.

You do have to strip the front on the engine, but I do not think you have to drop the pan? doesn't the front seal install from the front of the cover, I think so.

So you should not have to drop the cross member or oil pan. Just remove the fan and front acc.'s and crank pully, with a little bit of care to should be able to remove and install the new seal without removing the timing chain cover.

Just use a deep socket that clears the crankshaft snout rather than a seal driver to install the new seal.

I did mine "off" the truck a couple on months ago when I was replacing my chain and i think it goes in from the ouside?

 

I replaced the front crank seal without removing the cover.

It's not that bad, a lot easier than removing the oil pan and front cover.

 

ARGHGHGHGHGHG!!!

I should have checked back!!! hahahaha, I ordered the parts and dropped the pan last night. I was making good progress until I got to the point of dropping the pan and that took forever and I guess I'm at a point where I might as well just do the seal while it's off of the truck. Besides, it'll give me a chance to look for chunks of metal in the pan..

Crap, I should have checked back...oh well, I'm retarded.

 

unstable

if your that deep now so go for it, many miles on it?
how old is the water pump and timing chain?, your'e there now.

 

water pump and timing chain were replaced when front cover was leaking coolant...rig has 93K on it now, I don't know when I did the front cover job, maybe 10K ago??!? just guessing, it should be fresh.

BTW if anyone in the area wants to come by, drink beer and laugh about what a pain in the *** Land Rovers can be...hit me up! =)

 

cape cod traffic on memorial day weekend, I think I would rather do my head gaskets again. but thanks