Thread: TDV6 vs V6

Originally Posted by Glynhouse

How do you find out if the recall on the pump mentioned by jonesy above has been done ?

Give your nearest LR dealer a call. They'll need the VIN (last 6 digits will do) & then they can check what recalls need to be done (if any).

Originally Posted by 400HPONGAS

'my td died threads' is that right! where are these threads ? Theres probably around 5000 TDV6 owners who have passed through these pages,how many have had TDV6 Deaths ? Take the bloody things for a drive and make up your own mind. woftam

If you do a search on other LR threads there's a number of cases of broken crankshafts on the 2.7L TDV6 each around the 140 thousand Km mark and another in Pretoria (this week) poor bloke trying to get replacement big end bearings (LR don't make them available...) ...perhaps he had the version prior to them upgrading to the big ends used in the 3L version...

Granted, not every example is likely to fail ... there's public comment about the Toyota problems with the D4D family as well...perhaps they're getting too complicated

If you prefer petrol then buy the V8 it is more economical and drives ten times better then the petrol V6.

cheers,
Terry

"A number of cases" exacly how many ? theres 10000 TDV6's out there .You know , ive never seen a case of a Broken Crankshaft . Con rod bearings ,yes but that was QA/QC problem Perhaps you should re-search your search and see how many actually broke a crankshaft as a root cause and not a consequence of something else failing.
Simply ,if you cant afford the TDV6,then say so, and go buy the V6 petrol !!

Serious why bother for the V6... Keep the ghia then.

id buy the v8 out of the 3, and if you look hard you will find one in HSE for less then a se tdv6,

Originally Posted by Dorko

Serious why bother for the V6... Keep the ghia then.

I want to get back into a real 4x4. Plus it's falling apart.

Originally Posted by stig0000

id buy the v8 out of the 3, and if you look hard you will find one in HSE for less then a se tdv6,

Is the economy of the v8 that much better than the v6? And what about for towing?