Thread: V8 engine help/reassurance

Could be a number of things.

Start here

Remove the spark plugs from the middle two cylinders on each side and look for moisture.

If any moisture this is not ideal.

You can also check the other four outer cylinders

Different schools of thought on E10 but I never had an issue with regards to economy, performance or noises.

(P.S. impressively low kms which is almost unbelievable)

The E10 wont do it any favours,, (mine pings on 95 and the Fuel Flap says 98....)
stick a tub of Octane improver in,, that will get rid of that as a fault,,
if the plugs and leads are new and correct then its the coils,,
ignore the startup oil light until you change oils,, (Penrite HP10 as a guide)
these 4L's do, sometimes, crack oil pump gears,,

Lost my d2 v8 to oil starvation due to a clogged oil pick up..common fault so i was told due to the valley gasket or other gasket delaminating. Wife saw the light but kept driving anyway😃

Would pay to pull the sump asap otherwise oil light visit could be the start of a 6k bill😐

Evening all,

Thanks for the heads up.

Managed to get a 10L of HPR10, filter and flush for just over $100 today so I’m happy for now. I’ll check the plugs when I switch the oil out tomorrow. Any big do’s or don’ts or is it just a straight change as usual?

Will also have the coil packs replaced Thursday when the full service is completed. Had a look at switching them - talk about a huge small job! Hopefully that’ll be the end of the mis.

Gutted to hear about your deceased Disco, fingers crossed I just pull oil out tomorrow ha.

Cheers again!

(I’ll figure out how to multi-quote on the app soon)..

The oil/filter change on the D2 v8 is very streight forward, Just make sure you fill the new oil filter with oil before you fit it

Aparently,,, dropping an engine mount improves access quite a bit...
there are coil lead diagrams on here,, somewhere.

Originally Posted by INter674

Lost my d2 v8 to oil starvation due to a clogged oil pick up..common fault so i was told due to the valley gasket or other gasket delaminating. Wife saw the light but kept driving anyway

Would pay to pull the sump asap otherwise oil light visit could be the start of a 6k bill

In all my years of driving LR.V8's and talking to people who repair them and on this forum I have never heard of oil pump blockage except very rarely for severe abuse ie letting oil changes go way way too long. Is your mechanic and LR specialist and did he say whether it was aftermarket gaskets/which brand etc. Very keen to hear about this. Cheers

Hi
2 LR very experienced mechanics told me about the delamination of the valley gasket. One who supplies LR parts comnented that the type he supplied me was not prone to delamination. I'm unsure which one was as I know my engine had been worked on previously.. there were receipts for many thousands of dollars work in the glove box🙄

Anyhow when I checked the oil pick up was totally clogged with black gasket material and yes the vally gasket was fragmented in places. The engine had been reg serviced according to the receipts.

Could have been my unlucky run with the V8...it cost me heaps and I basically gave it away ..as you do😐

Anyhow...with a flickering oil light it would pay to check the pick up...or the cause could well be a worn out oil pump...another issue on high klm engines so I'm told...

They are not a good engine to own in my humble experience.