Reassembly
- Make
- Land Rover
- Model
- Discovery II (UK)
- Section
- Overhaul › Reassembly
Engine - Td5Reassembly
- Check spring for distortion, check free length of
- Lubricate valve plunger and seating.
- Fit valve plunger and spring to oil pump.
- Apply Loctite 243 sealant to threads of a new
- Fit plug and tighten to 23 Nm (17 lbf.ft).
Reassembly
- Place a straight edge across pump body and using feeler gauges, measure end-float of outer rotor: l Outer rotor end-float = 0.038 to 0.075 mm (0.0001 to 0.003 in)
- Check drive shaft bush in pump cover for signs of scoring and wear.
- Renew oil pump and stiffener plate assembly if excessive scoring or wear exists.
- Lubricate pump rotors and drive shaft bush with engine oil.
- Fit rotors ensuring reference marks are aligned and identification mark on outer rotor is facing outwards.
- Fit cover to pump, fit 5 new screws and tighten by diagonal selection to 6 Nm (4.5 lbf.ft).
- Fit oil pump drive sprocket and tighten bolt to
- Remove and discard oil pressure relief valve plug. 11. Fit new sump gasket.
- Remove spring and relief valve plunger.
- Clean valve plunger and spring.
- Check valve plunger and relief valve bore for scoring and corrosion, light scoring and corrosion may be removed using grade 600 emery cloth soaked in oil.
spring: l Spring free length = 42.0 mm (1.65 in)
plug. Do not attempt to fit original plug.
- Clean mating faces of oil pump, stiffener plate assembly and cylinder block; ensure bolt and dowel holes are clean and dry.
- Lubricate a new 'O' ring with engine oil and fit to oil pump housing outlet.
- Position oil pump and stiffener plate assembly on to cylinder block ensuring 2 dowels are correctly located.
- Fit new bolts and using sequence shown, tighten to 13 Nm (10 lbf.ft).
- Lubricate a new 'O' ring with engine oil and fit to oil pick-up strainer.
- Clean threads of oil pick-up strainer Torx screws and apply Loctite 242 to screw threads.
- Fit oil pick-up strainer, fit Torx screws and tighten to 10 Nm (8 lbf.ft).
- Position oil pump drive sprocket to chain and oil pump ensuring that the 'D' shape on the drive sprocket is located on the flat on the oil pump drive shaft.
- Clean oil pump drive sprocket retaining bolt and apply Loctite 242 to bolt threads.
25 Nm (18 lbf.ft).
ENGINE - Td5, OVERHAUL, Gasket
- engine sump.
Parts & tools for this job For Land Rover Discovery
- PARTEngine gasket setSearch: Land Rover Discovery engine gasket set
- TOOLTorque wrenchSearch: 3/8 inch torque wrench
- TOOLFeeler gauge setSearch: feeler gauge set
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