Hi All
i have a 2011 rrs 3l tdv6 and i have been told the crankshaft has seized, i have also been told that it is not possible to do it yourself as the camshaft has to be heated up to get it out, i was hoping to be able to get underneath and drop it out from there etc. so basically is it a diy job or not. thanks
tony

Last edited by tony waterman on Sun Jun 23 2019 3:21pm. Edited 1 time in total

sorry made a mistake i am referring to the crankshaft not the camshaft

well you need to disconnect it from the gearbox.
and disconnect it the other end (remove oil pump?)

Undo many bolts holding it in.

The trouble is the crank breaking usually scraps the engine block so little point

excuse my ignorance but if it is just the crankshaft that has gone and there is no other sign of damage how does it scrap the engine.

I think you would be lucky if that was the case

tony waterman wrote:

excuse my ignorance but if it is just the crankshaft that has gone and there is no other sign of damage how does it scrap the engine.

ok thank for the replies looks like its a replacement engine then.

There’s some photos on here or Disco 4 site from a independent showing a section of engine block sheared off inside after a crank shaft fail. 2019 5.0 SC SVA (Current)
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thanks i will have a look, tbh i was hoping it was just a case of the shells slipping as this is a known fault, at some stage i will get underneath and take the sump off and have a look and you never know i might be lucky.

Always worth a look mate, I would take it apart out of interest alone. 2019 5.0 SC SVA (Current)
2012 5.0 SC AB. Sadly written off by a campervan
23 plate Focus ST (Current)
1942 VEP Ford GPW Jeep (Willys) (Current)
1943 Whites M16 Halftrack (Current)
16 plate Eurofighter Typhoon, 2 x Eurojet engines with 20,000lbs thrust each. 1380mph

They have an upper and lower sump.

To remove the upper sump you need to remove the fan, fan cowling, aux belt tensioner. (to slide foward and up)
Pull dip stick tube out (where fitted), undo some steering pipes...


PM this guy. I'm sure he will give you some prices/info.

He had his 3.0 engine reconned.

https://www.rrsport.co.uk/forum/member-knwatkins.html

As Mike says, the blocks can warp on these engines when the cranks snap. There have been numerous reports of snapped cranks being replaced along with new bearings then shortly after - bang, it goes again.

Make sure to get all injectors tested because this could be the root cause. Out of spec injector = engine imbalance = spun bearing = snapped crank Kev

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you would recommend oval auto's wouldn't you ?

Yes, I used Oval Autos and they were great. The engine is very smooth running. Kev

MY2014 L405 RR Vogue SE 4.4 SDV8 in Corris Grey
MY2010 L320 RRS HSE 3.0 TDV6 in Stornoway Grey

Andy K wrote:

They have an upper and lower sump.

To remove the upper sump you need to remove the fan, fan cowling, aux belt tensioner. (to slide foward and up)
Pull dip stick tube out (where fitted), undo some steering pipes...


PM this guy. I'm sure he will give you some prices/info.

He had his 3.0 engine reconned.

https://www.rrsport.co.uk/forum/member-knwatkins.html