KV6 timing mark - not like the book or write up

Thanks guys - I get all my parts from any of the big 3 UK wholesalers at trade which is not bad now shipping is so fast there is not need to keep stock/inventory

Order parts Monday here on the Thursday morning at the latest

As for pics I may take you up on the routing of the NAS wiring - the manual is not so clear on this

Anything in particular you want me to focus on?

Martin

I may ask once I get the thermostat pipe from the UK - what with the holiday post and the cold we are having (-30C this morning) things are a bit slower than normal

Once I get the part then I can bang the manifolds on and then sort out the wiring and piping - then fingers crossed, I can get this running and out of the way!

Thanks
Mike

Back again!
Parts came today and fitted thermostat etc - manifolds were a pain!

Anyway I think I have sorted and routed the wires well - lot of trial and error there!

So the last problem I have are the breather pipes - one is pretty easy - large one over the motor, but when we took this engine apart to do the heads, the pipes snapped into a thousand parts, so not much to go off, and although I bought new hoses for a North American spec (NAS) then I think the routing is different - also they were bodged up before with rubber and god knows what

So I have the hose that goes from the front breathers to the air intake (the largest diameter ) but at the back there are hoses that go into the manifolds and this is where I am stuck - so I here are some pics and I hope someone can point me in the right direction

One one of those pics is a Y shaped pipe - I suspect this goes in the rear of the manifolds - but where after that?

There is a pipe snapped off that goes in the rubber intake - no idea where this one goes

Towards the front of the car the LH rocker box has a large and small hose - large one OK small one is not right

Mike

The small pipes aren't rite. Pic 2 should have the brake servo (booster) plugged into the red socket (pic 1)
On the UK spec model, the small vant pipe joins the 2 cam covers together then T's off to the TB (just visable in pic2)
The small pipe you are pointing to in pic3 is for the connection to the rear cam cover, (see my pic 4) It T's to the front cam cover pipe and should also join the Plastic plenum just where the plenum splits to 2 chambers (see pis 3)

Hello,

This any help?

I bought the green one (my mistake, wrong for a UK V6).. I was actually sent the blue one (which I actually needed). A few days later I was sent the green one. I rang the suppliers who said.. "Our mistake.. keep it"..

So if anyone wants a green one, then they can have it for the cost of postage.

Bodge99

This is where the crankcase vent pipes route. I've labeled the pipes and connections.

Nodge68:

Hi, can I ask what airfilter you are using? Any advantages over the standard one?

Bodge99

Thanks - but this was my problem all along - the US version has different pipes but most diagrams use a generic UK image

I enclose a pic Marin sent me of the US routing - As I mentioned my assistant stripped this engine and is now not here - he put the missing hoses on the back seat of the car and the one of the hoses I ordered was wrong - hence the confusion!

Anyway top and bottom of it - I worked them out and got it started - bad misfire and was showing VIS motor low volts

Anyway with the help of Martin we came to the conclusion the front plug leads were on wrong
So now brimming with confidence I put the antifreeze in - leak

Getting into the valley from what seems to be the manifold gasket - so tight in there I cannot see properly
I put the smoke tester into the expansion bottle and smoke was pouring out of somewhere in the valley - I don't think it is the O rings on the thermostat as all were new and I gave them a smear of Vaseline to make them fit easy

So totally fed up I pushed the car outside and getting on with other jobs before I close for the holidays.

Need a break from this car for a while

Just hope no one buys me a jigsaw for Christmas!

bodge99 said:

Nodge68:

Hi, can I ask what airfilter you are using? Any advantages over the standard one?

Bodge99

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It's a Piper X 70mm foam filter.
It has advantages and disadvantages where it is/ was mounted onto the TB.
Advantage is there is more power at top end of the rev range as the standard air filter housing is restrictive.
Disadvantage is a slight loss of low rpm torque and more induction noise.
It was an experiment at the time. I plan to use it fitted in the wing. This will require a long connection pipe which I'm hoping will retain the torque at low revs, and power at higher revs.

Nodge68 said:

It's a Piper X 70mm foam filter.
It has advantages and disadvantages where it is/ was mounted onto the TB.
Advantage is there is more power at top end of the rev range as the standard air filter housing is restrictive.
Disadvantage is a slight loss of low rpm torque and more induction noise.
It was an experiment at the time. I plan to use it fitted in the wing. This will require a long connection pipe which I'm hoping will retain the torque at low revs, and power at higher revs.

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Thanks for that.. interesting!

Bodge99

britrest said:

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So now brimming with confidence I put the antifreeze in - leak

Getting into the valley from what seems to be the manifold gasket - so tight in there I cannot see properly
I put the smoke tester into the expansion bottle and smoke was pouring out of somewhere in the valley - I don't think it is the O rings on the thermostat as all were new and I gave them a smear of Vaseline to make them fit easy

So totally fed up I pushed the car outside and getting on with other jobs before I close for the holidays.

Need a break from this car for a while

Just hope no one buys me a jigsaw for Christmas!

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When you start working on this again, please post a picture of what you see, so it help for future folks that might be in the same situation.

Will do - it is a mystery - I know I put the gaskets on and all the bolts in
Mike

britrest said:

Will do - it is a mystery - I know I put the gaskets on and all the bolts in
Mike

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Inlet manifold gaskets don't often leak provided the surface was good. The thermostat O rings are a challenge though. They are easily nicked on the block when fitted, been there done that I chamfer the block slightly to reduce the chance of O ring damage. There is enough pressure to spray a fine jet of water with the bottle full.
Good luck for when you revisit the Freelander.

Will jump onto this after the holidays and keep you posted - I think it has to be something stupid

Seasons Greets to all

Mike

So why is his oil pump marker arrow not at the top like mine?

Hippo said:

So why is his oil pump marker arrow not at the top like mine?

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The pointer on the pump castings should be in the same place. Often the V notch on the pulley is in the wrong place. This is why the crank is locked in the correct place using the locking pin.

Just an update as many threads end abruptly

The water leak was caused by the 90 degree elbow O ring - it was cut on the edge of the housing - but difficult to see when installed.
Turns out there was hardly any chamfer of the block, so got the die grinder out and made a nice lead in. Pipe fitted perfectly - this may be one to watch when fitting these parts where there are O rings.

Car runs well now but there is a constant error in the ECU about the actuators not having the correct voltage - I sometimes get a bit of a flat spot when at a constant 50- 55 mph where the revs die, but then come back - however I didn't drive this car before so it may have been a long time fault - not enough to put the check engine light on though.

So many thanks to all who contributed!

Mike