Possible, but less likely than other possibilities.
Another known failure is the valve stem seals (would be my guess on such a low KM engine) pop the rocker cover off (can get messy but for only a second or two no harm done) idle the engine and you will probably see the fuming valve - only do this if you are prepared to have oil everywhere! - worse than normal for a Landrover
Otherwise. We can tee up a weekend for the compression tester.
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