DougS92
Member Since: 03 Jan 2020
Location: Moray, Scotland
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Hi all,
New to the forum, hoping some of you can offer some much needed advice and opinions.
Travelling at low speeds yesterday in my Disco 3 2007 Auto TDV6 when suddenly lost all power, engine continued to run but was reluctant to start again when I tried to re-start.
On initial inspection suspected timing belt snap, but had the engine apart today and timing belt is still intact so no issues there. On opening the oil cap when turning the engine over the cam shaft isn't turning at all. Suspected cam shaft snapped?
Hopefully get the covers off to check the camshaft in the next few days, but not looking forward to what is found underneath...
from looking at majority of threads on here re:cam shafts its pretty much a new engine job guaranteed, or is that jumping the gun a bit?
Any help/advice/views appreciated
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 3rd Jan 2020 9:05 pm |
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DougS92
Member Since: 03 Jan 2020
Location: Moray, Scotland
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Thats what my brother suspected Disco_Mikey. Is the damage going to be similar to that with a snapped cam?
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| 3rd Jan 2020 9:11 pm |
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Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
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You might get away with putting a second hand head on if your into diy.
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| 3rd Jan 2020 9:25 pm |
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Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
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DougS92 wrote:Thats what my brother suspected Disco_Mikey. Is the damage going to be similar to that with a snapped cam?
Bent valves, smashed rockers, bent/twisted cam lobes, damaged heads etc
Covers off 1st and inspect  My D3 Build Thread
TDV8 Retrofit Build Thread
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| 3rd Jan 2020 9:54 pm |
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DougS92
Member Since: 03 Jan 2020
Location: Moray, Scotland
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Fingers crossed 
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| 3rd Jan 2020 11:49 pm |
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