Pump - engine oil (page 3 of 3)
- Make
- Land Rover
- Model
- Freelander Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1998–2000
- Section
- Repairs
Refit
- Ensure bolt holes in cylinder block are clean and dry.
- Remove all traces of gasket from cylinder block.
- Using suitable solvent, remove all traces of sealant from front main bearing cap.
- Clean oil seal running surface on crankshaft.
- Fit Woodruff key to crankshaft.
- Using sealant from kit Part No. GUG 705963GM, apply a 1 mm thick bead of sealant to joint line of front main bearing cap and cylinder block.
- Fit new gasket, dry, to cylinder block.
- Align key slots in oil pump inner rotor with key.
- Insert oil seal protector LRT-12-070 and adaptor sleeve LRT-12-130 into oil pump inner rotor.
NOTE: This will assist in locating oil pump inner rotor on key. Replacement oil pumps are supplied with crankshaft front oil seal fitted. A new oil seal is fitted to existing pumps after pump is fitted. Do not lubricate oil seal or running surface on crankshaft.
- Fit oil pump over crankshaft ensuring pump rotor is located on key.
- Fit but do not tighten bolts ensuring that longest bolt is fitted at position 1.
- Gradually tighten bolts in sequence shown until oil pump is pulled against cylinder block.
CAUTION: Bolt tightening must be done gradually due to tight fit of oil pump rotor on crankshaft. Damage to pump will result if this is not done.
- Finally, tighten bolts in sequence shown : M10 bolt to 45 Nm. M6 bolts to 10 Nm.
NOTE: Patchlok bolts may be re-used providing threads are undamaged.
- Existing oil pump: Fit new crankshaft front oil seal. See this section.
- Ensure sealing strip is fitted to belt lower cover backplate.
- Fit lower backplate, fit screws and tighten to 8 Nm.
- Clean oil cooler pipes and turbo feed pipe connections.
- Fit NEW ’O’ rings to turbo feed and oil cooler pipes.
Parts & tools for this job For 1998 Land Rover Freelander
- PARTEngine gasket setSearch: Land Rover Freelander 1998 engine gasket set
- TOOLTorque wrenchSearch: 3/8 inch torque wrench
- TOOLFeeler gauge setSearch: feeler gauge set
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