geoffbeaumont

...this about tops the lot!

My uncle's had two or three Omegas, and rated them very highly. He had an Audio for a while in between but never really liked it and traded it for another Omega.

Pretty certain Draper do them as well - I've seen them in my local toytoolshop and been quite tempted. I've an idea VeryDisco said she'd treated herself to a set?

Not on mine - as well as the main pipe that runs back to the intake side of the throttle, there's a smaller spur that leaves it about half way along and goes to the left hand front corner of the plenum. In face, it was a split in that pipe that was causing my vacuum leak problem a few months back... Why it needs both pipes I've no idea...

Probably worth checking the flame trap is securely in place, though - else it might be the source of an intake vacuum leak? Incidentally, why is there only one flame trap on the EFI? Surely if one bank needs venting the other one does too? Mine has a small filter hidden at the back of the left hand rocker cover which should just vent to air, but actually has a tiny pin hole behind it which is completely blocked (nothing short of drilling the cack out is going to shift it). Is that all the left hand bank gets?

Sorry - meant the camshaft one!

Sounds perfectly normal for a V8

Careful...we'll ban you

Working for me Les - maybe just having problems when you looked at it (given the time, might have been offline for maintenance?).

Looking at the trees, you're further down the hill I reckon those two trees to the left of your land rover are in the foreground of James' photo...

Probably working too Finish fixing up the new Escort (fit new column stalks, oil flush check it over. Fit new oil level sensor if I can find the old one on the back of the engine block). Maybe start stripping down the Range Rover engine if I get the time.

That'd be me. Just after I trashed my wing and door in it

One of my mates was fishing around in the timing case this evening - he was determined he was going to get the bit of broken metal out. Failed, but he has moved it enough to see what it is - it's part of the crankshaft timing gear, as I first thought. Looks like my car for some reason has the earlier cast gear not the plastic one which I think it should have for it's model year ('93)?

Think you managed to explain it clearly anyway I guess I'm not really going to know the answer until I get the timing cover off. That's the plan - it'll probably off the road for a bit as my finances need to recover from the last couple of repair bills Since I've got to lay it up and strip the engine down anyway, I'll probably overhaul it properly - stick a new camshaft and timing gear in, oil pump cogs, rockers, etc. That'll run up a bit of a bill, but at least I can spread it out and do it as when I can afford the parts. Then I can fit the Megasquirt'n'EDIS when I build it up again. Wonder how much it would cost to switch to a serpentine belt? Hmm, timing cover, oil pump, new ancilary brackets, crankshaft(?) - probably more than it's worth I should probably spend the time and money putting a nice reliable rattle box in there instead The thought had crossed my mind...

There are nice mods on here? Name and shame! We need to do something about that

Just had a look at the manuals - the Rover V8 doesn't have a tensioner on the timing chain. So what on earth is it?!!

Even though I've already removed it, and it's fine? ^^^ Bit more than that I'm thinking, seeing I can see it's not on the gear any more... Had another look tonight in better light - it's definitely not part of a gear down there. Jonathan suggested maybe the remains of a chain tensioner. Sounds about right - I'll have to take a look at the parts manual and see what's supposed to be there. As I've now aquired an old escort to put on the road for a bit, I might as well take my time and do the engine properly - means I can wait 'til I can afford the parts as well! Nope, but it turned over quite happily without making any nasty noises - I thought at first that it was a purely electrical problem. By the way, are the pistons and valves on the Rover V8 an interferance fit or not? As in, do I need to take the heads off and make sure there wasn't any carnage in there?

Oil light came on, then a couple of seconds later the engine stopped (probably just the time it took to spin down) - it was only at a few hundred RPM at the time. No nasty noises when it happened, or when I tried to restart it.

Don't know - the only certainty is she's going nowhere until I've at least opened up the timing cover. Right now I'm sorting out the aquisition of an elderly eurobox to keep me mobile

I've friends who went, with a mixture of hired and own vehicles, but they were taking a group of cadets so the air force flew them over. Makes things a little easier... Sounded like their main roads equal some of our better green laning

Well, thanks for all the advice on distributor drive gears, but it turns out to have been a bit academic. The drive gear's fine, and still turns the rotor arm nicely. Sitting down there next it, though, is a big chunk of cast something-or-other. Given I can see the inside of the timing chain, I'd say it's part of the top timing gear... I can't believe there were no nasty noises... Tried to take some photos, but you can't really see anything. Might get some film and have a go with the good camera. Time to find myself some temporary wheels

Craddocks have 'em for £25+VAT (part no. ERC1353 which I assume is correct - doesn't seem to have changed throughout the life of the engine, but my parts catalogue is missing the V8 engine post 1991). MM4x4 where I usually get my parts don't list them on their website.

Bet that did five times as many miles to the gallon as a Model T, and ran on environmentally friendly peace and love...

Ah, I have a custom tool for that job Constructed after I managed to drop a socket down the dizzy hole (yes, some mothers do have 'em...). Admittedly it's just a long screwdriver with a small allen key taped to the end, and the socket's still in the sump somewhere... It's a brass gear isn't it? So a magnet would be no use for getting bits out.

I should think there's plenty of space down there for the pin to come out - the timing case is pretty roomy. Given it's open to the sump at the bottom there's a good chance the bits of pin would end up down there without getting into the timing gear. FWIW the engine was at very low revs when it went, as I was stopping at a roundabout. On the other hand the timing has had a tendency to drift for a while now and when I had the dizzy out recently there was no sign of anything up externally, which would suggest the shaft might be sheared further up and has finally ground the broken ends smooth?