New oil pump with timing chain?
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New oil pump with timing chain?
My disco has over 200k on the clock and leaks oil like a...land rover... so im going to replace the oil pan and front main seals. Will eventually get to the rear main.
since Ill only be a dozen bolts away from getting the front cover off at that point i think ill change the timing set as well. This will give me a chance to clean up the front of the block, which is covered in sludge and preventing me from even seeing exactly where im leaking from.
so the question. given the mileage on the truck, should i go ahead and order an oil pump while im at it? My vin doesnt fall within the danger zone on the oil pumps but im thinking at 200k+ its probably time to change anyways?
since Ill only be a dozen bolts away from getting the front cover off at that point i think ill change the timing set as well. This will give me a chance to clean up the front of the block, which is covered in sludge and preventing me from even seeing exactly where im leaking from.
so the question. given the mileage on the truck, should i go ahead and order an oil pump while im at it? My vin doesnt fall within the danger zone on the oil pumps but im thinking at 200k+ its probably time to change anyways?
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I know you say you are already convinced you should replace the oil pump and that's good. I'm sorry I can't recommend a supplier, but I do want to second replacing the oil pump. A local Rover specialty shop I really, really trust told me they have had many, many cases of cracked oil pump gears the last couple years.
Last edited by mln01; 01-28-2017 at 02:30 PM.
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