[WLJayne]

Hi Guys,

I just started the car and it was knocking for about 3 seconds then ran fine. Being a suspicious Freelander owner I popped the bonnet to check nothing was loose. Nothing was but I did notice quite a lot of spilt oil on the left hand side of the block, and evidently it had also sprayed onto the lower rad hose too. I checked the dipstick and the level was at minimum. It looks like the camshaft seals need to be shown the door, unless one of you'se has a clever way to prevent this happening? Any thoughts?

Will.

 

[Diesel Do]

Burn it


DD

 

[WLJayne]

Burn it


DD

Before or after you burn yours ?

 

[freelance]

when you fit the new camshaft seals, fit them dry or they will leak if fitted wet.........

 

[WLJayne]

when you fit the new camshaft seals, fit them dry or they will leak if fitted wet.........

These were fitted when I did the head gasket and there was no oil in the engine. But I'll bare that in mind thanks!

 

[FREEL4NDY]

Fitting cam seals can be a real bugga especially if you don't knock them in perfectly square.... In the past I have had to go as far as removing the cam's then fitting the new seals and sandwhiching the seals into position so they wouldn't leak. Also when removing the old seals be very careful not to score the camshaft as again this will cause no end of greaf.. Bloody K series

 

[Diesel Do]

Before or after you burn yours ?

November the 5th! Do em together. I'll supply toffee apples, you bring the sparklers


DD

 

[WLJayne]

November the 5th! Do em together. I'll supply toffee apples, you bring the sparklers

Sounds good, but I'm betting you'll think twice when you've seen the concepts for these light pods !

 

[Nodge68]

Fitting cam seals can be a real bugga especially if you don't knock them in perfectly square.... Also when removing the old seals be very careful not to score the camshaft as again this will cause no end of greaf.. Bloody K series

This would go for any engine!! Not just the K Series

 

[WLJayne]

I think ot may just be the front camshaft seal, the back one looks ok but it has a bracket over it so can't fully tell. I'll knock the other in a bit carefully.

Will.

 

[freelance]

so not the sprocket end then, lucky so and so!

 

[WLJayne]

so not the sprocket end then, lucky so and so!

Yes as far as I know the sprocket end is ok - I'd be proper annoyed if I had to take the sprockets off again!

 

[hsp]

Can you tell me how you changed the oil seal? RAVE is mentioning LR tool LRT-12-147, can you do the job without it?

 

[DD3]

Can you tell me how you changed the oil seal? RAVE is mentioning LR tool LRT-12-147, can you do the job without it?

Socket of the right size - cant remember the size. Easy job, get LR original parts

 

[Diesel Do]

Who woke this up? He's burnt it already