Freelander Service Procedures
ENGINE - K SERIES KV6
12-3-4
REPAIRS
Refit
1. Thoroughly clean and lubricate hydraulic
tappets with clean engine oil. Fit hydraulic
tappets to original bores in cylinder head.
2. Ensure that mating faces of camshaft carrier
and cylinder head are clean and dry.
3. Lubricate camshafts and bearing journals with
clean engine oil.
4. Position camshafts in cylinder head with rear
timing gear drive slots in each camshaft facing
towards the centre as shown.
CAUTION: Ensure camshafts are in their
correct fitted locations, camshafts are
colour coded - Inlet - ORANGE; Exhaust -
BLUE.
5. Apply continuous thin beads of sealant, Part
No. STC 4600, to paths on camshaft carrier as
shown. Spread sealant to an even film using a
roller.
CAUTION: Ensure sealant does not enter oil
feed holes or grooves and that assembly is
completed within 20 minutes.
6. Position camshaft carrier, fit and progressively
tighten bolts in the sequence shown to 10 Nm
(7.5 lbf.ft).
7. Noting that the front camshaft oil seals are
black in colour and the rear oil seals are red, fit
new camshaft oil seals using LRT-12-203 and
LRT-12-148A
CAUTION: Oil seals must be fitted dry. Do
not use tool LRT-12-148 for fitting seals.
8. Clean camshaft timing belt cover backplate
bolts and apply sealant, Part No. STC 50552 to
the first 3 threads.
9. Position camshaft timing belt rear cover
backplates to cylinder head, fit and tighten bolts
to 9 Nm (7 lbf.ft).
10. Fit LH camshaft cover gasket.
ENGINE - K SERIES KV6, REPAIRS,
Camshaft cover gasket - LH - Up to 03MY.
11. Fit camshaft timing belt.
