Timing belt 'jumping' time??
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Timing belt 'jumping' time?? - 5/27/2008 2:19:22 PM
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04_Freelander_SE
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Hi all, new to the forum and have a major problem.
We have an 04 Freelander SE. We bought it CPO from the dealer just about 2 years ago. We have approx. 70k miles on it, so it is still be under the extended warranty. With all of that said, we were experiencing the 'disappearing coolant' issue, not leaking onto the ground, just not in the resevoir. The dealer told us 'it's hot in FL so the hoses expand and the coolant is in the hoses, no problem'. Well, we took it in twice for this issue, they said they pressure tested it, no leak, it's fine. One month later, we take it in for a Check Engine light coming on. The dealer calls us 3 days later and says the engine has seized up and that we now need a new engine because the timing belt has 'jumped time'. Oh, and they are saying it's not covered by the extended warranty because it's a belt problem and belts and hoses aren't covered. I've done lost of reading on this issue and have found that the coolant is leaking into the engine and that's what is causing the engines to fail.
So, they are expecting us to pay $8k for a new engine and labor. Now, the car was driving when we took it to the dealership, and from what I've learned, the Check Engine light has nothing to do with the timing belt. Does this sound fishy to anyone else? Has anyone had luck with LR-NA replacing their bad engines? We are going to employ an attorney if they don't resolve this quickly.
Thanks for any info.
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RE: Timing belt 'jumping' time?? - 5/27/2008 8:00:06 PM
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roverguy7
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it probably did go because of the belt, timing belt breaks and engines gone. what did they say the check engine light was from, streached timing belts will cause cam sensor codes and lean codes... after 3 days they should have known, and you probably have a case, but make it to the dealership, not land rover, if they couldnt find a problem with the cooling system, and then it locked up because of a bad liner seal, then you had a cooling problem, they just didnt find it.
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RE: Timing belt 'jumping' time?? - 5/27/2008 9:36:09 PM
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polar
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Look in the manual and see what the service interval for the timing belt is??
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2002 Discovery SE 55K
Delo 400 5W-40 synthetic
CI-4 PLUS, CI-4, CH-4, SL (SAE 5W-40)
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