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    5.0 V8 Timing Chain Repair - Directory of Shops Successfully Performing Repair

    Richmond VA area. David Word Automotive http://www.davidwordautomotive.com/ Tensioners and guides. No chains, $3500 two days in shop. Very pleased with outcome.
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    Diy timing chain

    Replace the crossover pipe as well while you are in there.....it will be next to go bad!!!
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    Timing Chain repair costs

    Yes!! Still running great!!1
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    Timing chain on 2011 LR4?

    That is a cheap price too....dealer would be another grand. A well thought out LS swap would be a very nice option.
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    Timing chain on 2011 LR4?

    Just had mine done. I am a good home mechanic who isn't put off by much. I looked at the specialty tools, amount of work, possibility of not getting it right and paid a shop to do it. 19 hours. About $3500 bucks total. Nice and quiet. Really stupid design flaws.
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    What did they do!!!

    Our 2010 is great...but it has it own issues. Timing Chain Tensioners and guides!!!! Hope that isn't the whirring sound.....
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    LR4 5.0 Chain Guides actual problem?

    It is a design flaw and should be recalled. Between the stupid "lets make this steel push on this aluminum" and the pistons that fail and retract instead of extending and ratcheting out and STAYING extended. And even if you haven't had it happen it has affected you. Values are down because...
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    LR4 5.0 Chain Guides actual problem?

    Most manuals spec pin to pin length on a chain so you can measure stretch. Anyone know if LR specs a number for timing chains? Mine only had guides and tensioners done.
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    LR4 5.0 Chain Guides actual problem?

    Very much so. It still has a mechanical sound (maybe HPFP?) to it but no longer sloppy. Ratchets on both tensioners completely shot. Compressed by finger pressure immediately. Holes machined in back of tensioner blades.
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    Timing Chain repair costs

    Just got mine back. No longer sounds like a diesel! Sounds great actually. Attached are photos of the wear spots on the back of the arms. Those holes are deep...maybe an eighth of an inch. The part would have been flush originally. All that aluminum is either in the pan or the filter...
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    will bad timing chain guides kill the engine?

    I bought a 2011 LR4 HSE Lux+ the same way. Priced well under market. Local shop that has experience is doing them right now. $3200. Still under NADA market value. Wonderful truck in every way possible....and now hopefully it will be quiet and stop stressing me out. You can...
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    How many miles on your LR4?

    2010 LR4 HSE Lux 130000
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    Overheating after coolant crossover replacement

    I don't remember anything being particularly hard. Lots of brittle plastic on the plugs and fittings so go gently.... Not a hard job.
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    Overheating after coolant crossover replacement

    Exactly like mine. Clearly a product defect. I would go so far to say replace this pipe ANYTIME the manifold is off for any reason.
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    Doing my oil change on 2010 LR4.

    Went to our local LR dealer to buy oil. Nope...now we only sell it by the drum or in an oil change. Went down the road to the Jag dealer. Sure we do.....$3 less per quart and filter about 2/3 the price.
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    LR4 5.0 Chain Guides actual problem?

    Did it sound better?
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    Restoring roofrack side rail bars after Isopropyl damage

    I really like SEM line of trim paints. Tough and goes on nice!!! https://www.semproducts.com/products/refinish/trim-paints
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    Land Rovers Suck!! Hear me out!

    Mine leaked slowly....you could smell it if you walked by front of truck or popped hood. It failed EXACTLY like your did and both stubs of spigots were in engine. It is a design flaw to be sure.
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    Land Rovers Suck!! Hear me out!

    LS swap.....
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    smelling coolant after driving, no visible leaks

    Common enough that it is well known. Happens to Jags too. Don't delay since if it fails catastrophically it will lead to an overheat if you run it. Could also be other sources as well....leaky water-pump, other cracked brittle plastic parts. But my first spot to look would be here.
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    smelling coolant after driving, no visible leaks

    Crossover pipe is cracked. Under manifold. Seeps at first. Smells like coolant when you pop hood. Can turn into a BIG leak. Work is not hard at all to R&R. Got to remove manifold, some electrical connections, coolant lines, fill and bleed. Mine has the spigots that go into the engine...
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    Timing Chain repair costs

    Yeah that would be a "Where do I sign?" price for me... Take some pictures of the guide wear too as well as the back where the tensioner is said to wear into the aluminum. Can't believe they designed a steel on aluminum design.....
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    Timing Chain repair costs

    How many hours for labor????
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    Auto-wiper insanity

    The rain sensor cover just snaps off like a claim shell if I remember correctly and you can see if it is attached correctly under the cover. You can buy the pad clean it up and replace.
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    Auto-wiper insanity

    Replacement windshield? Or OEM installed? Ours is a replacement and it sketchy. Needs to have the attaching pad replaced.

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