Thread: Oil Pump, new thing to worry about .

Work at a dealer. Never seen this happen. Never heard of this happening.

Doesn't mean it can't but I presume this doesn't happen very often.

Originally Posted by LRTech23

Work at a dealer. Never seen this happen. Never heard of this happening.

Doesn't mean it can't but I presume this doesn't happen very often.

I was just looking on the disco3.co.uk site and found it while looking for other info , it was under cam or timing belt tension-er broke . I think most of the failures/myths on the tinternet are the results of thrashing the machine or bad maintenance and then it is put down to landys are on the nose .

Still the best car i have driven

Does happen....$12000 later.

My mate owns the vehicle, I know the history since new and I wouldn't say this vehicle was 'abused'

I have the remains of the engine in my workshop which we are going to pull the heads off to see the internal damage. Diagnosed as broken cam belt tensioner = hole in piston, bent valve, no oil pressure.

Small amount of research suggests LR changed the design of the oil pump housing 3 times in 2007.

I think they were onto something

Hi , are you saying that the oil pump had broken off taking the tensioner with it causing the above damage or a broken tensioner fixing bolt ?. Feel sorry for your mate $12k is a lot to have to spend if indeed it may be weakness in design of the oil pump .It would appear from the uk site that most of the failures occur after a timing belt change .

Originally Posted by Fatso

Hi , are you saying that the oil pump had broken off taking the tensioner with it causing the above damage or a broken tensioner fixing bolt ?. Feel sorry for your mate $12k is a lot to have to spend if indeed it may be weakness in design of the oil pump .It would appear from the uk site that most of the failures occur after a timing belt change .

another reason to stick with the V8 petrol version? just asking...but it seems that on a 'whole of life' cost basis the petrol versions are cheaper to run/maintain than the diesels....

Originally Posted by Hoges

another reason to stick with the V8 petrol version? just asking...but it seems that on a 'whole of life' cost basis the petrol versions are cheaper to run/maintain than the diesels....

That also seems to be true with the 3/4 ton pickups over here. Fleets are switching back to petrol engined pickups from diesel as the life cycle cost, (purchase, maintenance, fuel and resale), tends to be less.

I have read there is talk of a new Discovery having the direct fuel injection 3.5L Ford EcoBoost twin turbo V6 that appears successful in the F150 pickups over here. Guys who drive the 3.5L F150 boast about the V6, (not the norm when a V6), so they must be working OK here. Apparently they feel fast, have good acceleration, and fuel economy is unusually good for a pickup, real numbers like 10L/100km, (23 miles/US gallon) with 365 hp and 420 lb-ft of torque.

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Originally Posted by Hoges

another reason to stick with the V8 petrol version? just asking...but it seems that on a 'whole of life' cost basis the petrol versions are cheaper to run/maintain than the diesels....

All good till you want to go bush and there is no petrol AND is illegal to take it there.

Originally Posted by Fatso

Hi , are you saying that the oil pump had broken off taking the tensioner with it causing the above damage or a broken tensioner fixing bolt ?. Feel sorry for your mate $12k is a lot to have to spend if indeed it may be weakness in design of the oil pump .It would appear from the uk site that most of the failures occur after a timing belt change .

Here are the photos showing the external damage.