not trying to scare people,just make them aware,i love my defender but know of four defenders with cracked pistons & three rangers & thats only come to my attention from my mishap so i am sure if i went looking i would find moore
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not trying to scare people,just make them aware,i love my defender but know of four defenders with cracked pistons & three rangers & thats only come to my attention from my mishap so i am sure if i went looking i would find moore
Caught up with a friend recently who drives a Ford Transit. I also have one as a work vehicle. It had 120,000km on it and is a few years old. Asked him how his Transit had been running. He said he had just got it back after an engine replacement due to a blown engine due to piston cracking!
My Transit has 150,000 Km on it and has just recently developed a heavy knock at idle which is intermittent. Generally it runs as smooth as. I suspect an injector problem or it could be fuel related. I'll fill at a different station next fill just in case as for 99% of its running life it has been filled at 1 fuel station only so if they got a bad batch, that might cause the problem. Time will tell.
Also my 110 Defender has a slow rear main seal leak and the 3.2 Mazda BT 50 I owned had a similar main seal leak. My Transit is dry after 150,000km.
I suppose that everything is so critical in modern engines that if something starts to go wrong it can cause major problems.
I had an engine change in a 6 year old 2.4 Puma three years out of warranty. Land Rover picked up the vast majority of the cost. Dealer backed me, full service history etc. Took less than a month from issue being reported to the dealer and the vehicle with the replacement engine being back on the road. This was a different issue to yours, mine was the PCJ issue but the fact that Land Rover supplied a new engine and paid for the majority of the labour costs three years out of warranty should auger well for you. Your service manager should emphasise that you stick to all the recommended service schedules etc. One of my services was done at home. It was engine oil and filter, diesel filter and air filter. I had to show evidence that the correct oil was used for the service. I supplied copies of the receipt for the oil and filters and as everything met the required standards the service manager was able to fight my case. You should have no trouble getting Land Rover to replace the engine.
I had my engine replaced in the 2.4 too i think was something to do with the oil not getting to engine on initial start up cant remember now causing knock
I hope my 2.2 doesn't blow up because that would be really unlucky
Yes that was the problem. The point I was making is that Land Rover should have no difficulty coming to the table with this problem considering mine was dealt with three years after the warranty ran out.Quote:
Originally Posted by dullbird
Any news Summit?
2.2 110 limited edition, Davis remap, intercooler, exhaust, terrafirma 30mm wheel spacers, snorkel, first four bb, apt tree sliders, apt diff guards, terrafirma rear bumprettes, mantec rear wheel carrier, Uniden UHF, hema HN7, roof rack, custom made rear draws, dual battery setup, hella ralye 4000 xenon lights, Engel fridge setup, puresine invertor.......coming soon upgraded suspension, diff locks and 33s, nearly finished......
Nope, no news.. There are 9 long engines in stock in Australia, so that's a plus, no doubt paperwork is sitting up on some tech guys desk in LR H.Q. To say yes we will pay in full or broker a deal with customer.. This ute needs to be on the road, our bushfire preparation work is in full swing and I'm down a ute, not a happy Land Rover customer at the moment..
Finally got some good news yesterday, Land Rover Australia have approved a complete short motor replacement on the 130, with new injectors. They have agreed to cover all costs.. A good outcome despite it taking 5 weeks to make a decision, now I will have to see how long till the ute is on the road and back at work..
LR customer service has to be one of the best going around.
tim, swing marky and the boys a beer I'm sure they'll speed up :p