Thread: New seeking advice - thanks in advance!

Originally Posted by PeterOZ

Timing be on the 2.7 TDV6.

My D3 is going in for the 6 year service next week and I asked about timeing belt replacement, if it was on the schedule. Australs told me the 2.7 does not have the timing belt replaced. WTF????

to quote their email:

No Peter,

They’re not a serviceable item

Kind regards,

That is a concern. They have a timing belt on the front of the engine and a fuel pump drive belt on the rear of the engine. I think the service interval is 160 000km.

Originally Posted by Greenybne

Hi guys, just joined and first post so here goes!......

I've been a very happy owner of a 4.2 patrol for a while but have decided I need a bit of luxury so what better option than a range rover sport!

I've managed to find one, 2005, 2.7TDV6, 181k on the clock and in very good condition.

My question is broadly: how does the 2.7 go with such a heavy car, and more importantly, what are the regular quality issues with this type of car? (such as the 3 litre patrol hand grenade syndrome).

Any advice would be much appreciated as I would like to know what I'm letting myself in for when I'm forking out best part of $40K!!!!!

I don't want to scare you off by the following comments but.....

So far in the last 2 months or so Ive replaced all oils in the motor,gearbox and diff more so for peace of mind.
New brakes,compressor for the air suspension and a new key and a few other bits.(approx $5k so far)
Soon I'll be replacing the lower control arms and bushes as they're stuffed and fitting a tow bar.

Now that I've got all the bad stuff out of the way.All i can say is after having a 100series V8 landcruiser for 4yrs the Rangie is a beautiful car to drive and has alot of get up and go for the size of the motor in comparison to the weight of the vehicle and I love it!!
Just pay the money and get it checked out properly (making sure the above items mentioned are all good)and if the FSH is up to date,go for it!!

All the best

Paul