Hi all,

I am about to do this job, and there is one thing I am in doubt about:

Do I need to lock the crankshaft, when I lock the camshafts, for changing the camchain?

I have the tools for it as a set, but I am unsure if I need to lock both the cams and the crank.
I thought I'd better ask about this, before commencing.

It would look like I need to remove a crank seal to insert the locking tool if needed.
Land Rover told me the seals are no longer available...

Looking forward to hearing about this, so I can commence the big engine jobs all in once.

Kind regards,
Redfox

To answer your question…….yes

The position of the camshafts with respect to the crankshaft must be maintained.


But the more relevant question is why are you replacing the chain???

The timing chain is not a common failure.

There are 3.2 running their factory chain with over 300,000 miles of use.



Good luck

Paul

After 251000 km I like to do it.
I never wait until a part fails.

But, looking at this video, he doesn't lock the crank?
Or am I missing something?

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Kind regards.