engine problems

[chrisfrommichigan]

first of all nice forum!!!


my idler and tensioner exploded on my timing belt, the engine i believe jumped
time!!!!!
so i bought the timing belt kit from dap inc. i set the crank in the safe position
alligned the marks on the rear cams with the exhaust cams put the new belt on but i have know compression! am i forgetting to do something or am i just plain doing it wrong????? am i 180deg off??? any info would help
i have the cd with all the instructions

2002 freelander s is the vehicle never been beat on or anything like that
and it only has 60,000 on the ticker



any help would be greatly appreciated my pregnant wife wants her car back to do pregnant woman stuff (i'm currently driving hers)

[Rovin4life]

Sorry chris your fucked,

the engine is an interference engine.

Five bucks says the cam broke causing the idler to go,

New engine buddy sorry.

[chrisfrommichigan]

i'm assuming the rear cam near the fire wall

i took the front apart and it was ok

thanks for the quick response!!!

where in the world am i gonna get a new engine at, any ideas

[Rovin4life]

junkyard or the dealer,

try to talk the dealer into a good price, you need to drop the engine from the bottom,

[chrisfrommichigan]

Originally Posted by Rovin4life

junkyard or the dealer,

try to talk the dealer into a good price, you need to drop the engine from the bottom,

man this sucks!!!!
let this be a warning to all just cause it says service it at 72,000 doesn't mean its gonna make it

rovin4life thanks for the help bud

[Rovin4life]

trust me, fix the engine and sell it.

Without a warrrantee a freelander is a white elephant.

especially 02s and 03s

personally ID stick with a disco two, less to go wrong that will leave you stranded.

[chrisfrommichigan]

well i checked out a dealer today for the price of a new engine cough cough
$5760 just for the engine another $2300 for them to install it

so 8000 bucks for a vehicle that only blue books at 13,000

[chrisfrommichigan]

ok i found an engine but here's the kicker

its a 2005 engine with only 5000 miles on it will it work in my 2002 s

[Rovin4life]

yes it will, I dont believe there any differences except the pcv hoses are different.

[chrisfrommichigan]

are they rubber instead of plastic junk

also thanks for the help again

[mrach21061]

Same thing hapened to me. Timing chain broke on my 02 discovery. Broke the timing chin cover and now the engine runs like crap. The shop said they are going to take the heads off and send them to the head shop. I hope it runs after that because I am going to sell it to the next sucker that wants a Land Rover. These things are over priced pieces of JUNK. I dont care about anybody's opinion about how thats what you get when you buy a luxury euro car. That still doesnt change the fact that its an overpriced piece of junk. Im going back to toyota or Jeep, where you can get a new long block for less than $1000 not $6000 or $7000 for a 4.0 LR short block.
Oh and why cant they make it so you can get the frigin fan off without much effort.
Ok im done venting.
Here comes the firing squad.....

[mrach21061]

aparently if the timing chain breaks your engine might not be damaged too bad. Mine runs with the bent valves. The shop is going to replace the bad valves and i should be good. Just dont turn the engine over while the chain is off. I think I may have done that......very stupid. Oh well, Im only paying $600 in labor for all the work on the heads, take off put back on, even reseating some new valves.
oh,, this is on the 4.0, 2002 disco 2