Hey guys, im new here and hoping to get a little help from the experts, I just purchased my second discovery, its a beauty but the one problem is the ACE system is leaking pretty quick, im picking up the vehicule tomorow night and have to drive a few hundred kilometres, Ive been pocking around the site but could not find the answer. I need to temporarily bypass the ACE pump so I can get the vehicule home without causing damage to the engine, i was lucky enough to find a spare pump incase its busted, I have the 4.0 V8 and am wondering if I can just swap the belt to a shorter one to make it home or if I need some sort of pulley as well, any help would be much appreciated.

 

yes you can. Get a shorter belt for a non ace engine. I scraped mine as it was a piece of sh$t that leaked. They are expensive to replace even used. Another unnecessary piece of crap you don't need.

 

Thanks, so need need to replace the pump with a pulley, just the shorter belt?

 

Yes, you can just leave it there if you want. I tossed mine and got rid of the extra hoses and crap... Belt was cheap if i remember....

 

So you just ran the belt around the Idler pulley instead bypassing the pump? seems like there might be a lack of contact from looking at the diagram. Just want to make sure I install it correctly not to cause any damage

 

just order the one from atlantic british. when they ask you if it has ACE or not then tell them no. ignore the ace pulley and install the belt. pretty easy. someone here is a diagram for non ace belt routing.

 

Also, pull the fuse.
Do not trash that $1700 option like one person suggested as a piece of junk, it is a great system.
When you get home, send me your number and I'll walk you thru how to fix it.

 

Thanks guys, what a great forum!! I got the belt this morning from the dealer, 71 bucks lol on the road now to pickup the new truck can't wait, I've read about the ACE system and definately gonna fix the system.

 

Do I use power steering fluid in the system? Gonna pop the fuse and see how it goes

 

from the RAVE, which you need a copy of -

ACE fluid

Where ambient temperature falls below -20

F), use only Texaco cold climate power assisted
steering fluid PSF 14315. Where ambient
temperature remains above -20

Dexron 11 or Dexron 111 non-synthetic fluid

Also, that belt was about double price at the dealer, most places that are big enough to sport a LR dealer have places like Auto Zone, etc., where it is maybe $34.