RangerRover wrote:

It is out !

Brilliant effort, well done!

That's what this forum is all about, doing it yourself! Bravo

Jon 1992 RR Classic 3.9 efi Vogue
2014 Disco 4 HSE
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Hello from Düsseldorf to Munich, and respect for this achievement without a lift and only on the ground. I know all about it all. I would always buy, for example, a much cheaper L322 4.4TDV8 in the UK with a good but neglected engine for around 4000 GBP, drive it under its own steam via the Eurotunnel to Munich, rebuild the still-good engine 1:1, and sell the rest in parts. I've already done that; in the end, the engine was practically free. You can then disassemble the old, defective engine in peace and sell parts. Best regards, Uli, and also a big thank you to this always helpful forum full of gentlemen. L405 SDV8 2017 + Lancia Flavia Coupe 1964 + L322 TDV8 2011 + RRS L494 3.0 SDV6 + C220CDI Convertible 2021

After a longer period of not touching this project I go full steam into this now.

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Great effort so far 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Have you stripped the engine?

Is it possible to remove the piston bearings and main bearings without removing the timing chain ? My engine is perfectly in time and I rather like not touching the heads...

Not easily, possible maybe if you remove the tensioners and lift the crank a bit, but i wouldn't trust it to not jump a few teeth, then you're in a world of pain. I'd suggest whilst it's apart it would be sensible to replace chains, guides and tensioners anyway.

Timing it back up is easy enough with the correct tooling.

It's all in my thread "All I want for Christmas" from a few years ago.

Hope this helps L405 SV Autobiography LWB SDV8, finished in Aston Martin China Grey by ETO division.

thanks mate ! You would change the chains ? My engine has 220.000 km

For the outlay, yes I would at that mileage! L405 SV Autobiography LWB SDV8, finished in Aston Martin China Grey by ETO division.