Workshop Manuals Factory service & repair Land Rover
01 Discovery Series II - Workshop Manual - 1999MY ON - 6th Edition - NAS02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 INTRODUCTION32 33 GENERAL INFORMATION34 35 GENERAL DATA36 IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS37 38 TORQUE WRENCH SETTINGS39 40 LIFTING AND TOWING41 CAPACITIES, FLUIDS, LUBRICANTS AND SEALANTS42 43 44 MAINTENANCE45 46 ENGINE - V847 48 EMISSION CONTROL - V849 50 ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - V851 FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM - V852 53 COOLING SYSTEM - V854 55 MANIFOLDS AND EXHAUST SYSTEMS - V856 57 58 59 CLUTCH - V860 61 MANUAL GEARBOX - R38062 63 TRANSFER BOX - LT230SE64 65 66 AUTOMATIC GEARBOX - ZF4HP22 - 2467 PROPELLER SHAFTS68 69 REAR AXLE70 71 72 73 74 75 FRONT AXLE76 77 78 79 STEERING80 FRONT SUSPENSION81 82 83 REAR SUSPENSION84 85 86 87 BRAKES88 RESTRAINT SYSTEMS89 90 DOORS91 EXTERIOR FITTINGS92 93 INTERIOR TRIM COMPONENTS94 SCREENS95 96 97 SEATS98 99 SUNROOF100 CHASSIS AND BODY DIMENSIONS101 102 103 104 PANEL REPAIRS105 106 107 108 BODY SEALING MATERIALS109 110 111 112 113 CORROSION PREVENTION AND SEALING114 PAINTING115 HEATING AND VENTILATION116 117 AIR CONDITIONING118 119 WIPERS AND WASHERS120 CHARGING AND STARTING121 122 LIGHTING123 BODY CONTROL UNIT124 125 126 ALARM SYSTEM AND HORN127 128 WINDOWS129 IN CAR ENTERTAINMENT130 HARNESSES131 DRIVING AIDS132 NAVIGATION SYSTEM133 INSTRUMENTS
Land Rover Discovery II46 · ENGINE - V8
46 · Engine

Gasket - timing gear cover (page 2 of 2)

Make
Land Rover
Model
Discovery II
Section
OVERHAUL
ENGINE - V8Gasket - timing gear cover · page 2 of 2
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ENGINE - V8

OVERHAUL 12-2-57

Reassembly

1. Clean timing gear cover and mating face. 
2. Clean oil seal register in timing gear cover. 
3. Ensure bolt holes in cylinder block are clean 

and dry, remove all traces of sealant from 
threads of timing cover bolts.

4. Fit a new timing gear cover gasket, dry, to 

timing cover locating dowels. 

5. Locate tool LRT-12-090.  on timing cover and 

oil pump drive gear.

6. Position timing cover to cylinder block and at 

the same time rotate tool LRT-12-090. until 
drive gear keyway is aligned with Woodruff key.

7. Remove tool LRT-12-090..
8. Apply sealant, Part Number STC 50552 to 

threads of timing cover bolts.

9. Align 2 camshaft sensor harness clips to  timing 

gear cover bolt holes. Noting positions of the 
longer bolts and, working in the sequence 
shown, tighten timing gear cover  bolts  to 22 
Nm  (16 lbf.ft). 

10. Apply smear of Retinax LX grease to oil seal 

running surface on crankshaft.

CAUTION: Replacement oil seal is pre-
greased, do not apply any additional 
lubricant.

11.  Fit seal to timing gear cover using tool LRT-12-

089.  

12. Clean and fit crankshaft pulley.  
13. Fit crankshaft pulley bolt and  tighten to 270 Nm 

(200 lbf.ft). 

14. Remove tool LRT-12-080  from  crankshaft 

pulley. 

15. Clean oil filter mating face. 
16. Lubricate new oil filter seal with clean engine oil 

and fit filter. 

17. Ensure coolant pump and pulley mating  faces 

are clean. 

18. Remove all traces of thread locking material 

from coolant pump pulley drive flange bolt 
holes using an M8 tap.

19. Fit coolant pump pulley and tighten new 

Patchlok bolts to 22 Nm (16 lbf.ft). 

20. Fit oil pick up strainer. 

 

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 ENGINE - V8, OVERHAUL, Strainer 

- oil pick-up.

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