You don’t want to risk the belt breaking. If you think the cost of changing the belt is eye watering, the cost of dealing with the aftermath of a broken cam belt could well scrap the car

realistically you shouldn't begrudge servicing a vehicle, the real term is preventative maintenance - no one likes unexpected bills or breakdowns.

We were warned in advance that x should be changed in so many miles or after so long, we know how old the car is and how many miles it has done, so why a surprise? Yes the wide range of cost for exactly the same work is frustrating.


Spoken like a guy who served his time as a maintenance engineer, and has seen the result of not doing it all his working life. "just stretch the maintenance interval" is generally a prelude to disaster. Then again spending a couple of hours changing oil and fiddling under the car (according to the Mrs) is a pleasant way of avoiding going shopping. Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her
Replaced by Ewok what a mistake - now a happy Disco Sport owner

If you can find a Land Rover dealer still running the fixed price 3 year plus scheme they should charge £395 for the cam belt replacement (not inc the water pump).

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@DennisV where did you find that chart of 3+ servicing offers ? 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE

BossBob wrote:

You don’t want to risk the belt breaking. If you think the cost of changing the belt is eye watering, the cost of dealing with the aftermath of a broken cam belt could well scrap the car

I think I must have downloaded the attached service price list from the Land Rover site in 2018 or 2019 following an email from them publicising the scheme?

Up until 2020 my LR Main Dealer honoured the 3+ scheme and I had the cam belt changed, as well as brake discs and pads and servicing for the fixed prices shown

However, when booking this years service in January I was told that Land Rover no longer supports the 3+ scheme and I ended up paying £50 more than listed.

But several LR main dealers still seem to reference the scheme on their websites, so you may strike lucky and find one that is offering the fixed prices even without LR official support?

Well it looks like Yeovil LR are doing the service for the service for £275 3+ price but like most dealers have removed the rest of the price list from their website. They are giving me a courtesy car for the day as I am not allowed to hang around their showroom. 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE

Just had my FL2 MY2011 serviced by Hoddens in Stoke on Trent. MOT, timing belt with water pump + auxiliary belt, full ten year service as per LR including engine oil, all filters with cabin filter, Haldex oil change with filter and transfer box oil change. They also replaced an anti roll bar link. All in price £850. Can't complain.

Can’t complain at all at that price.

Andy131 wrote:

Timing chain kit on the other hand is £258 plus £65 for the tools to do the job!! - and that's next year

I've got a set of locking pin/flywheel tools that anyone can borrow (for the price of the postage) if they want?

I did the cambelt/waterpump change myself last year (March) after much research, YouTube & looking on here etc. After a bit of trepidation I took the plunge, I was quite surprised how straightforward the whole job is & pleasantly satisfied that the job was done correctly plus saving myself about £500.

If anyone is interested in the genuine offer to borrow the tools please PM me to arrange.



Cheers
Brian

mmik wrote:

Andy131 wrote:

Timing chain kit on the other hand is £258 plus £65 for the tools to do the job!! - and that's next year

What tools are needed? I know it isn’t always 100%, but the Haynes manual reckons you can use 2 x 8mm drilll bits in lieu of LR tools 303-1270 and 303-1277 to lock the crankshaft and exhaust camshaft. It doesn’t mention any other special tools.

I would suggest that the pins for the flywheel and can sprocket are timing locating pins, and would not rely on them to lock the engine, without the use of a flywheel locking tool which meshes in the teeth of the flywheel ring gear. The crank shaft pully bolt is in pretty tight. When I did mine, the flywheel locking tool I had bought broke whilst tightening the flywheel Lilly bolt on reassembly. There was a flaw in the casting, and it was cheap Chinese rubbish. I removed the timing pins and had the other half standing on the brakes in gear to torque it up. I fear you could damage the alloy casings \ cam pully and or bend the pins if you do not use a flywheel locking tool. Just my 2p's worth.

Is the flywheel locking tool generic or specific to Freelander 2? My concern is if it's specific then perhaps Indys would not have the kit . MY 09 GS manual in Lago Grey, Wood Co arm rest and side bumper strips - now sold.

MY 15 SD4 SE Auto Orkney Grey with colour coded Bumper Door Mouldings