Timing cover - refit
- Make
- Land Rover
- Model
- Engines Engine Overhaul Manual v8 4.0 4.6
- Section
- Timing cover - refit
ENGINE
OVERHAUL
19
Timing cover - refit
NOTE: Timing cover, oil pump, oil
pressure by-pass valve and oil pressure
relief valve are only supplied as an
assembly.
1. Clean sealant from threads of timing cover
bolts.
2. Clean all traces of gasket material from mating
faces of timing cover and cylinder block,
ensure bolt holes are clean and dry.
CAUTION: Use a plastic scraper.
3. Clean oil seal location in timing cover.
4. Position new gasket, fitted dry, to timing cover
locating dowels.
5. Position oil pump drive gear in timing cover
with groove facing towards front of timing
cover.
6. Locate tool LRT-12-090 on timing cover and
oil pump drive gear.
7. Position timing cover to cylinder block and at
the same time, rotate tool LRT-12-090 until
drive gear keyway is aligned with Woodruff
key.
8. Fit timing cover to cylinder block.
NOTE: New Range Rover timing cover
illustrated.
9. Position camshaft sensor harness mounting
bracket to timing cover ensuring that bracket is
positioned parallel to crankshaft centre line.
10. Smear threads of timing cover bolts with
sealant, Part number STC 50552, fit bolts and
tighten in sequence shown to 22 Nm (16 lbf.ft).
CAUTION: Do not fit coolant pump bolts at
this stage.
11. Remove tool LRT-12-090.
Parts & tools for this job Staging For Land Rover Engines
- TOOLTorque wrenchSearch: 3/8 inch torque wrench
- TOOLSocket setSearch: socket set metric
- BOOKHaynes manualSearch: Haynes manual Land Rover Engines
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