Thread: Advice on replacement engine

Sorry to hear about this.

I'm concerned about the statement "believes there is low compression" as it is a just matter of taking pressure readings on each cylinder and seeing which one/s or all are low.

How many km's on it? It might just be worn piston rings but I'd expect that to cause a gradual loss of power, hard starting, etc. No/low compression could also mean it has broken, thrown or jumped a timing chain/belt, for cranking but not starting could be something electronic like the crank position sensor, a common fault with these IIRC. It probably should be opened and inspected, as might be repairable.

Not sure about recon engines, but LR wreckers like Triumph Rover Spares and British Off Road may have used engines.

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Get it to a different mechanic to have it diagnosed properly. I could be an easy fix. I know the crank angle sensor can fail when it gets hot and will work sometime when it cools down.

Thanks so much for your response. Yes - the mechanic in Casino did not do a compression test and I'm not sure why. Maybe didn't want to invest the time without having a conversation about payment? The car does have 300K+ on it, but is a diesel. I did some reading and there are about 8 different causes of low engine compression! Including timing belt and blown head gasket. Was thinking of asking the mechanic in Casino to do a compression test but as he doesn't seem keen and the communication has been so poor, I'm now thinking of transporting back to my Landrover specialist in South Windsor, Sydney. Have just requested quotes from several car transportation / freight companies. He can then do the compression test and open and inspect the engine as you said, to enable an informed decision to be made. Hopefully it is one of the simpler, least expensive options like the crank position sensor! Finger's crossed. If not, the reconditioned pathway it is.

Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

Sorry to hear about this.

I'm concerned about the statement "believes there is low compression" as it is a just matter of taking pressure readings on each cylinder and seeing which one/s or all are low.

How many km's on it? It might just be worn piston rings but I'd expect that to cause a gradual loss of power, hard starting, etc. No/low compression could also mean it has broken, thrown or jumped a timing chain/belt, for cranking but not starting could be something electronic like the crank position sensor, a common fault with these IIRC. It probably should be opened and inspected, as might be repairable.

Not sure about recon engines, but LR wreckers like Triumph Rover Spares and British Off Road may have used engines.

Triumph Rover Spares - Triumph Rover Spares

British Off Road - The Land Rover spare parts specialists - Land Rovers, Now Wrecking List