powershift
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I found a shop to do my suspension work and now I can slam on the brakes for a red light and drive over speed bumps quickly. Not having the rattle is pretty nice. There is a little loose feeling in the steering in some cases though. Maybe that is from worn tie rods? The shop put that on the receipt (pictured) as a suggested replacement. They also had a 4 wheel dyno I was thinking about doing for $150, just to see the power curves and to see how much power it puts down.
I asked the shop to diagnose the engine noise and they came back saying it is the timing chain. The seem like a straight-shooting shop, but it doesn't sound like they want to do the timing chain work because "they need special tools". They did quote me for an engine swap though, $5,500. If I could just find someone to do the chain I don't think I need to replace the whole engine, if in fact the noise is the timing chain. The told me in so many words that the chain guides are defective and need to be replaced at my mileage. I'm thinking about calling the Land Rover dealer to see how much they would want for the work. I'd pay $7k for the work but then I also want the water pump and other coolant parts replaced. I already did the rear crossover pipe.
I asked the shop to diagnose the engine noise and they came back saying it is the timing chain. The seem like a straight-shooting shop, but it doesn't sound like they want to do the timing chain work because "they need special tools". They did quote me for an engine swap though, $5,500. If I could just find someone to do the chain I don't think I need to replace the whole engine, if in fact the noise is the timing chain. The told me in so many words that the chain guides are defective and need to be replaced at my mileage. I'm thinking about calling the Land Rover dealer to see how much they would want for the work. I'd pay $7k for the work but then I also want the water pump and other coolant parts replaced. I already did the rear crossover pipe.