Range Rover (LP) V8-4.6L (2001)
Connecting Rod Bearing: Service and Repair
Connecting Rod Bearing
REMOVAL
1. Remove oil pan.
2. Remove nut and washers securing oil pick-up pipe to stud.
3. Remove 2 bolts securing oil pick-up pipe to oil pump cover, withdraw pipe from cover; remove and discard O-ring.
4. Remove oil pick-up pipe, recover spacer from stud.
5. Suitably identify bearing caps to their respective connecting rods.
6. Remove 2 bolts securing each bearing cap.
7. Remove bearing cap and bearing shell.
NOTE: Keep bearing caps and bolts in their installed order.
8. Push each piston up its respective bore and remove shells from connecting rods.
NOTE: Connecting rod bearing shells must be replaced whenever they are removed.
INSTALL
1. Install bearing shells to each connecting rod.
NOTE: Connecting rod bearings are available in 0.254 mm and 0.508 mm oversizes.
2. Lubricate bearing shells and crankshaft journals with engine oil.
3. Pull connecting rods on to crankshaft journals.
4. Install bearing shells to each connecting rod bearing cap.
NOTE: If crankshaft has been reground, ensure appropriate oversize bearing shells are installed.