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5th March 2013, 06:33 | #11 |
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Hello, I had my belts, tensioners and water pump replaced at 120,000 kms by
Armstrong Group in Lower Hutt. I supplied all the parts which I had bought from Rimmers on oa previous trip to the UK, far cheaper than the local cost. However postage from the UK is not cheap. The labour cost was around $600based on 8 hours work. I have heard of some inexperienced garages charging an arm and three legs for this work. A friend in the Wairarapa was charged $4200. Pays to go to someone who has previously done 75 cambelts. At one stage I was tempted to drive to Auckland for Roverland to do the work, they quoted 7 - 8 hours for the whole job. Best of luck. |
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The bloke in question has done the belts before, granted not on a Rover 75 (has done them in Kia's and Range Rovers). As for Roverland, I've only ever heard bad things about them? =/ and $4200!?!! wow. |
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Hi Andrew, i am down in Dunedin and welcome to the club, i have done 2 of these cambelt changes myself as the ex Rover dealers here in Dunedin wanted $2200 to do the job, i am a fully skilled mechanic from the UK but the thought of doing these give me a couple of sleepness nights, but i took the plunge and my first one took around 8 hours to do being cautious, first i bought the belt kit waterpump and dont forget the 2 rear camshaft bolts off Ebay(not rimmers) all in all take you time and if you get stuck, make a cup of tea and think the next step. i did not use any special tools, the most hardest part was the rear belts, Good luck. Derek
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MG Rover includes this but, it appears, for no reason other than to renew the sprocket fixing bolts! Before committing yourself to a big garage bill, I would read Haynes' account which describes the procedure with and without the service tools. I think you'll find that it will clarify a few things for you, with the aid of many photographs. Simon
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Get a Haynes Manual and study it carefully.I did mine without the Tools and previously had never done Belts on any engine.There's a lot of dismantling,so go slowly and be methodical.As Kaiser said,when the engine is set in Safe Position and locked there's really nothing to go wrong.If you do it by the Haynes method only remove the 2 outermost bolts from the A/C compressor and loosen off the 3rd bolt.This allows the plate to be removed and keeps the Pump in position.I made the mistake of removing the 3 bolts and had an awful struggle to get the A/C pump lined up properly.I got a quote from an ex Rover Garage of Euro1430 to change Belts and Thermostat housing.I did it myself in a day for Euro196.
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If you have worked on an engine with timing marks then you should be able to do it. Depending how long you have to do the work to make things more accessible and the sake of a few extra bolts and screws. I found that removing the front bumper and drivers inner arch liner. Gives you a clear view of some of the more hidden bolts you need to undo. Good luck
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Was talking to a ZS owner at the Mosquito Display late last year. His car was fitted with a KV6. Asked him who he used for any possibly difficult maintenance on the car. He recommended a workshop in Henderson, Heritage Mechanical Services, 26 The Concourse, Henderson Phone 09 8382100. I looked on the internet and he apparently works on a variety of mechanical devices. I have no personal knowledge of the company but it may be worth a phone call to ascertain past experience etc with the KV6. I deal with Roverland once a year for routine maintenance. Do the oil changes myself and so far have had no mechanical problems with the car anyway. They did manage to get an air lock in the coolant system several years ago. They took care of the ensuing rescue with no quibbles. They have an awful lot of Range Rovers go through their workshop. Some of them must be V6s. Barry |
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Cheers for the tip Barry,
I tried contacting Heritage Mechanical two weeks ago, but to no luck, only went to the answering machine. Just got the Haynes manual on the weekend so will take a read during the week. Flicking through it, I reckon I have a chance of doing it. At this stage I'm leaning towards doing it myself, as the experience would be wicked and I reckon I could do it for $1000 as opposed to $2000, that's $1000 spare to put into the Wolseley. Watch this space -Andrew |
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