I'm thinking about doing this on my wife's '95 disco series 1 (3.9 gas engine).
Anybody have an estimate on what the parts will cost? I guess I'm looking at a new front cover gasket, new camshaft, new set of tappets, new set of pushrods and a new timing chain and new timing chain cogs. What else are we talking about here?
I've been looking at the official repair manual in addition to some rover V8 literature and this doesn't look TOO difficult for me.
I've posted before, curious about what maintenance things I need to look into for this car -- it has 170,000 miles on it (300,000ish km?) The reason I want to replace all the valve gear is because I understand these are interfence engines and I have no idea if this has been done before. Also, I understand the cams wear out fairly quickly for whatever reason. Lastly, the top end of the engine makes a tapping/ticking sound consistently. It's a little louder when cold, but it never stops completely.
So, any estimates for parts cost? Oh yeah, what about the cam bearing shells? Do I need to replace those with the cam?
Thanks!