Thread: 08 Sport Turbo problem

Originally Posted by Grumbles

When you guys speak of "body off" what exactly do you mean by that? Can someone please explain? Thanks.

Body gets seperated from the chassis.....

Apparently not as bad as it sounds..

Cheers,

Kev.

Originally Posted by Grumbles

When you guys speak of "body off" what exactly do you mean by that? Can someone please explain? Thanks.

See the pictures in this thread:
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/...ercharged.html

According to the LR main dealer who maintains my car, changing the turbo/s on a TDV8 Sport is indeed a body off job, there simply isn't the space in the engine bay to do it any other way. They have the job down to 8 hours to lift / refit the body and are doing quite a few this way.

The dealer principal said LR Warranty here in the UK authorise them to replace both turbos if one fails given the work involved to swap them, it's simply not cost effective to only replace the blown one as the other is likely not far behind. I can see the logic behind this but it's a ridiculous scenario really.

They did quote one case of a TDV8 with a blown manifold gasket, body came off to change the gaskets and was given back to the customer. 3 weeks later a turbo failed, so the body had to come off again, customer wasn't best pleased.

If the OP hasn't already looked, there's plenty of info on www.rrsport.co.uk about turbo changes on TDV8's, it's pretty well documented.

WOW!! That is unbelievable...........

Many thanks guys for clearing that up for me. I was envisaging "body off" to mean the front and both mudguard panels along with the bonnet. I never dreamed you meant the whole car.

And to think I harboured ambitions of buying a second hand Range Rover Sport - about the best looking car ever made in my opinion - especially in white. That dream just turned to a nightmare.

If you can afford a Sport, then a 2 post hoist ain't much extra .


There'll be one going in my shed (hoist that is, not a Sport).

I wouldn't let it put you off, over time as these cars get older I'm sure the independants will suss out cheaper ways of fixing them. To be fair it probably sounds worse than it is, given the nature of the internet you only usually hear of the horror stories. If I'd believed everything I read on the internet about the RRS I'd never have bought one.

the cars are ment to be spit, all were doing is the reverse of how there built,

Originally Posted by Grumbles

WOW!! That is unbelievable...........

Many thanks guys for clearing that up for me. I was envisaging "body off" to mean the front and both mudguard panels along with the bonnet. I never dreamed you meant the whole car.

And to think I harboured ambitions of buying a second hand Range Rover Sport - about the best looking car ever made in my opinion - especially in white. That dream just turned to a nightmare.

I agree Grumbles----great looking vehicle and one of the best I have driven - despite the current issues!
Paul.