Buying a car is a big budget for most people, however, to this one you will have to add the maintenance of your motor vehicle, and for some maintenance acts the bill can be quite high. It is so logical to ask yourself when is the best time to carry out these repairs and not do them “for nothing”. On this page we are going to describe to you when to replace the timing belt on your Land Rover Freelander? For that, first of all, we are going to see why it is important to do this process of maintenance, then, when to do the timing belt of your Land Rover Freelander , then, we are going to quickly explain to you how this replace is done, and, at last, how much it costs to do the timing belt of a Land Rover Freelander.
Why do we need to replace the timing belt of an Land Rover Freelander?
As we informed you in introduction, changing a timing belt on a Land Rover Freelander represents a very important budget, so we figure out that you are hesitant to do it and to allow you to figure out the importance of this fix, so we will quickly describe why it is so important to do it on time.
Your Land Rover Freelander’s timing belt objective
The timing of a Land Rover Freelander has an important purpose in the smooth running of your engine. In truth, it will have the mission to synchronize the valves and pistons, and to make the link between the camshaft, the water pump, the crankshaft and the injection pump . It will enable the engine unit to work effectively, and avoid any risk of engine breakage. The shorter the distance your car travels, the more your belt will be solicited when starting the engine unit.
What are the risks if the timing belt is not changed in time?
The issue with the timing of a Land Rover Freelander is that it is internal to the engine unit. And therefore, in contrast to an accessory belt, it is impossible to visually verify its condition. So you might believe that this belt is just an insignificant part, but the risks you take if you don’t replace it in time are substantial. If the timing of your Land Rover Freelander breaks, you will most certainly have to replace the engine of this one. In truth, the pistons will hit the valves and damage them, and the camshaft will as well break. The faster the engine is running at the moment of the breakage, the more significant the results are. It is consequently fundamental to make your timing belt on time .
When to do the timing belt of its Land Rover Freelander?
We will now answer the question that you all have to ask yourselves, when to produce the timing belt of a Land Rover Freelander? It is necessary to know that each engine unit is different and as we mentioned earlier, we must not miss on the replacement of this part. The more we advance in time the more the manufacturers improve the timing belt and normally the more recent your Land Rover Freelander will be the less you will have to get worried about your belt. Nevertheless, look at your Land Rover Freelander’s service book to get the exact life and maximum mileage you can achieve before you do the timing . Typically, timing belts have a life of 5 to 10 years and a maximum mileage between 80, 000 and 200, 000km .
How to replace the timing belt of an Land Rover Freelander?
As the timing belt of a Land Rover Freelander represents a high budget, one can logically wonder if it is not possible to replace it oneself. Regrettably it is very hard to access and only the most skilled amateur mechanics and the most equipped with tools will be able to consider this procedure, we will even so quickly explain the different steps to be accomplished to replace this timing belt:
- Place the Land Rover Freelander on stands, and based on your engine unit you might have to remove a wheel. Take out the timing gearboxes
- To do this, you must buy the timing kit so that all the engine unit elements remain in the right position, in any other case your engine unit will break. Take out the other elements that bother you (damper pulley for example).
- Take out the old distribution after loosening the tension rollers. Before positioning the new one, you must take out all the tensioning rollers and the water pump.
- Mount the new water pump.
- Install the new tension rollers, pay attention to the location of each one.
- Install the new distribution of your Land Rover Freelander by respecting the markers.
- Tension the belt as outlined by the manufacturer’s info.
- Put the rest of it back together.
- Verify that the engine unit is running effectively.
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Changing the timing belt how much does it cost?
And finally, we’ll try to give you an idea of the price if you want to replace the timing belt of your Land Rover Freelander . Take note that if you do it at the garage area of the brand or at a motor vehicle center like Feu Vert the price can vary a lot, but generally we estimate that the price of the distribution varies between 400 and 900 euros , based on the place where you do it and your engine unit. Please be aware that the kits include the belt, idlers and water pump.
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