It finally happened. The timing belt snapped... - Page 6

Dallas · 16th October 2020, 15:04

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Originally Posted by BaroqueMoon

...and my silky smooth 2.5 V6 now sounds like a diesel. On a bad day.
The noise can be heard when attempting to start which of course it can't do.
I now have one of the most accessorised, most polished, best loved and downright beautiful paper weights that there is.

I can't talk about it right now. Waiting for a tow truck.
I'll add more detail tomorrow.

Sigh. Just sigh.

p.s.
I knew it was time to replace the belts. I frankly couldn't afford it and was living on borrowed time.
I'm not blaming anything other than that.
2003 model. Original belts.

I feel for you, hope you can sort something out.

egremont · 22nd October 2020, 07:44

Matthew, if you are interested, our Melbourne repairer has replacement heads, valves (already assembled). His cost (labour and parts): AUD $2,100-00.
Contact me if you wish to discuss.

Apologies for delay, but this Covid-19 lockdown saw him in the Northern Territory for two weeks isolating before further testing negative so he could enter N.S.W. to apply his mechanical skills at the Bathurst 1000 car race.

Keep positive, egremont.

BaroqueMoon · 22nd October 2020, 13:39

Thank you Bruce.
Times are indeed odd lately. Covid-19 shall have repercussions for decades to come.
Who would have thought!

$2100 seems about right for a timing belt plus two cam belts plus tensioners and a water pump plus hmmmmm the other stuff that needs doing.

The sounds that the engine makes now when attempting to start makes me think that an engine swap is a likely option but I'm no experienced mechanic. I have never had to replace an engine before so I shall let the mechanic inform me of what work needs to be done.

Thank you so very much Bruce (Egremont). Thank you a billion times over.
I would not have known what to do with her otherwise.

I am keeping positive now

BaroqueMoon · 22nd October 2020, 14:41

The Covid restrictions currently forbid me from getting down your way for now but, when I am able to tow the poor old girl from Ballarat to Melbourne then I will be doing just that, at a million miles an hour.
Ummm ... did I say that out loud? Damn.

Anyway. The moment I can get there I will get there.

vitesse · 22nd October 2020, 14:58

Do a bit of homework and counting before anything else. It's possible to repair almost anything, but the manager at our local dealership was given a car when it suffered from belt problems. He, and the mechanics, rebuilt the cylinder heads, new belts etc but when started there was a knock much lower down in the engine. The car was scrapped.
There are some companies who will sell a renovated KV6 at not so much more than you've been quoted, and shipping can be cheaper than you imagine. Perhaps MickeyBoy has a used engine which he's test driven, and don't forget to look at the Freelander pages as the KV6 was used there too.

Regards

22nd October 2020, 07:44	#52
egremont Loves to post Rover 75 Connoisseur SE. Auto. Saloon. SE Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 458 Thanks: 163 Thanked 198 Times in 70 Posts	An option for you to consider. Matthew, if you are interested, our Melbourne repairer has replacement heads, valves (already assembled). His cost (labour and parts): AUD $2,100-00. Contact me if you wish to discuss. Apologies for delay, but this Covid-19 lockdown saw him in the Northern Territory for two weeks isolating before further testing negative so he could enter N.S.W. to apply his mechanical skills at the Bathurst 1000 car race. Keep positive, egremont.

22nd October 2020, 13:39	#53
BaroqueMoon Gets stuck in Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Ballarat Posts: 937 Thanks: 576 Thanked 114 Times in 99 Posts	Thank you Bruce. Times are indeed odd lately. Covid-19 shall have repercussions for decades to come. Who would have thought! $2100 seems about right for a timing belt plus two cam belts plus tensioners and a water pump plus hmmmmm the other stuff that needs doing. The sounds that the engine makes now when attempting to start makes me think that an engine swap is a likely option but I'm no experienced mechanic. I have never had to replace an engine before so I shall let the mechanic inform me of what work needs to be done. Thank you so very much Bruce (Egremont). Thank you a billion times over. I would not have known what to do with her otherwise. I am keeping positive now __________________ Love my 75 and it loves me Membership Number 1703 This vehicle was the 82,624th 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 6,161st 75 2.5 V6 Contemporary to be made out of 8,214 This vehicle was the 9,755th 75 in White Gold Metallic (code: GMN) to be made out of 12,251 White Gold Metallic 75s Last edited by BaroqueMoon; 22nd October 2020 at 13:41..

22nd October 2020, 14:41	#54
BaroqueMoon Gets stuck in Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Ballarat Posts: 937 Thanks: 576 Thanked 114 Times in 99 Posts	The Covid restrictions currently forbid me from getting down your way for now but, when I am able to tow the poor old girl from Ballarat to Melbourne then I will be doing just that, at a million miles an hour. Ummm ... did I say that out loud? Damn. Anyway. The moment I can get there I will get there. __________________ Love my 75 and it loves me Membership Number 1703 This vehicle was the 82,624th 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 6,161st 75 2.5 V6 Contemporary to be made out of 8,214 This vehicle was the 9,755th 75 in White Gold Metallic (code: GMN) to be made out of 12,251 White Gold Metallic 75s

22nd October 2020, 14:58	#55
vitesse I really should get out more....... Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Gävle Posts: 2,533 Thanks: 395 Thanked 823 Times in 652 Posts	Do a bit of homework and counting before anything else. It's possible to repair almost anything, but the manager at our local dealership was given a car when it suffered from belt problems. He, and the mechanics, rebuilt the cylinder heads, new belts etc but when started there was a knock much lower down in the engine. The car was scrapped. There are some companies who will sell a renovated KV6 at not so much more than you've been quoted, and shipping can be cheaper than you imagine. Perhaps MickeyBoy has a used engine which he's test driven, and don't forget to look at the Freelander pages as the KV6 was used there too. Regards