Thank you so very much Tom. Sometimes I’m like a swan regal up top but mayhem underneath the waterline 😂😂😂

I don’t know about that but it has to help some people out just to see what’s involved beforehand & hopefully avoid the mistakes that I might make 😬😂😂😂😂

Hi Matthew, it is a bit foolhardy of me doing these jobs without the correct locking tools. But I usually try my first one without the locking kit just to achieve or fail. If I fail I will need to purchase them before continuing and if I mark as much as possible I generally achieve the desired result, hence marking as much as possible. I find it teaching me something that I didn’t know beforehand, I have since bought the locking kit and will most likely use it on the next one 😉👍👍

I got the locking kit on Amazon after doing this one for around €100. Well worth getting beforehand. The best of luck on the job & thank you for subscribing 🙏🙏

Thanks Michael, isn’t it terrible that newer car bits are getting so flimsy and that’s what we pay hugh money for 😬😬

Cheers Stephen 🙏🙏

Is it some boy or silly billy. I sometimes like chancing these things to know what I’m up against. It all worked out so happy days. I bought the locking tool after I done the job 😂😂😂

I have seen a few of his videos, he is a tough cookie. I don’t really like the landrover brand but if someone asks me to take on something that I have no experience with I usually do it 🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️

Hey Damien, I have another 2 on the way in now. But it is really good to get a few pointers from guys that are familiar with them. Cheers mate 🙏

I have bought it just last week, but I’m a weirdo. I like to see what is involved before buying it. A bit backwards I know 😳 I have another jaquar & a discovery to do in the next few weeks. So at least I’ll get some use out of it.

"mental drum roll" I'm about to do this in my uncle's garage on my XE. I'll make sure to remember the mental drum roll.

They really are flimsy, it’s actually easy to see why they fail very often. Thank you for watching mate 🙏🙏

@@kennedysgarage3281 A plastic gearbox sump mid point on a low to ground sports car? Wow, that surprised me considering the price these cars are.

@@crazy-diamond7683 they really are made very flimsy. A service kit for that gearbox is over €500 😬😬😬

There are metal plates covering the underside of car though​@@crazy-diamond7683

hows it a good engine when chains are failing at 30,000mls...that crap really

Like the Mazdas, most guys won’t touch them. I think familiarity is great when working on engines though. You just learn over time the little does & don’ts. It just the job all in all a better quality repair. Here’s me saying that & chancing timing chains on them without locking tools 😳😳

I see the same thing, once they are welded right with good steel & not painted over they sail straight through. Do you do any welding jobs on cars ?? Like MK1 escorts

@@kennedysgarage3281 Do a lot of mk1 & 2, RS's, Capris, fiestas - almost always a ford here being welded Peter.

@@jamesward5721 I have a 1976 2dr MK1 parked inside with 20 years. It needs to be done & is looking at me all the time. But yet I still haven’t touched it 😔😔

@@kennedysgarage3281 You're not alone Peter - Ford crowd I do a lot of work for have 3 more lined up to come in - all escorts. I told them to hold off for a month before bringing one. Let me forget the hardship of the last one. :-)

Is nissan not buy them yoke back from customers

Hopefully the aftermarket parts are good enough to last 🤞🤞 JLR specifications didn’t work on the original design so who’s to say that the same thing won’t happen with the newer specs. All in all it really is a flimsy set up. I also have a discovery in and the VVT cam pulley assembly bolts just came loose. Is that a common occurrence??

⁠​​⁠@kennedysgarage3281 yes it was, with a tsb on file. tsb on the injection pump sprocket as well. sprocket was made in China and would split in half. willing to bet the chains were too, and then updated with a harder chain. when you change the VVT sprocket. The mounting bolt must also be replaced.

@@JustMe-Dude that is handy to know for the next one. Thank you 🙏

Anyone that tackles jobs on their drive or even mobile mechanics deserve respect. I think most jobs would be nearly impossible without a lift. Or maybe I’m just getting too old for lying on the ground and getting wet 😬😬😬

@@user-dz4jb5rg6k hardship 😂😂

There is a bit of work in them alright, but unfortunately most makes and models are like this nowadays 🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️

I hear that they blow up quite regularly. I have another 2 chains to do next week so I bought the locking kit after doing this on 😂😂😂

The book time is around 11 hours. Unfortunately I was coming and going with it so it was on the lift for 2.5 days. This was also my 1st time doing one of these. I’d say once familiar with them you’d have one done in a day Trevor 😉

@@thomasmyers4089 😂😂😂 aren’t they fair rubbish

I didnt notice the 2 broken springs at the back though or that some one had drilled the locking wheel nuts on with an air gun and rounded the bas tards off.😂

Service history can be invaluable on the modern car. Because it isn’t just servicing nowadays, you need a history on all the larger common to fail jobs too. This owner didn’t know and wanted to be safe rather than sorry 😉

I cannot remember specifically but I think it is generally around €1600

This was my first & now I have 2 more lined up to do. The VVT phaser fell apart on a discovery, so it could be a bigger job 😬😬😬

That is very true. It can be so frustrating try to make car repair simple for the customer when in your heart you know it’s a minefield of things that just want to go wrong. Cheers mate 🙏🙏

I know, I have a discovery to do this week 🙂

Typo 😳😳, fixed