MY D4 Is Bleeding

We are still replacing them all the time. On all 3.0l's whether they be D$'s or Sports.

The problem Land Rover have, is that they spend all this money on the engine, which I believe is originally a Peugeot engine, and then they slap their own "out of the dumpster" turbo's on them to reduce the cost. Garret make fine turbo's, however Land Rover only give them enough money to make cheap, horrible ones.

Unfortunately for them it has cost them a lot more than they expected. And unfortunately also, these problems are passed on to the customers.

Hope all goes well.

-Tech23

Just glad i got the 2.7;)

Couldn't help myself:wasntme:

What is worse is these issues gives the brand a bad name.......:(

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Originally Posted by Celtoid

It's leaking again....worse than before. I was running so well too.

Booked in again...

Another turbo replacement?

:mad:

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It sounds as though just a decent job needs to be done of connecting the hose.

My 3.0Lt D4 must be one of the lucky ones by the sounds of it.
No problems with turbo's or anything else for that matter after travelling 105,000 Klm's.

Cheers, Craig

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Originally Posted by Graeme

It sounds as though just a decent job needs to be done of connecting the hose.

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You'd think so. I'm a bit disappointed as I've chatted to the two guys that have worked on my car recently. Both Brits with lots of LR experience and very cluey. Seemed pretty professional too. Shouldn't jump to conclusions though, so I'll wait for the verdict.

I do imagine if there is the possible need to pull the car apart again, that it has probably been relegated to plan B or C by management....LOL!!!

It's annoying not having seen exactly what the issue is and depending on somebodies explaination of a clamp or bracket that holds the body of the turbo together being very loose.

I used to know my cars inside out, serviced them all myself and have done engine, transmission and suspension rebuilds on past cars. These days I just don't have the time or the knowledge...too bloody complicated...:(

Embarrassingly I have to admit, I've never even taken the cover off the engine in this car....:angel:

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Originally Posted by Disco4SE

My 3.0Lt D4 must be one of the lucky ones by the sounds of it.
No problems with turbo's or anything else for that matter after travelling 105,000 Klm's.

Cheers, Craig

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Hi Craig,

I'd buy another D4 or RRS in a heartbeat. I'm sure there are plenty that have been fuss free. There is a guy in my local area that has a D4 and RRS...it's his second of both and has never had an issue....so there is one example...LOL!!!

Outside this issue mine has been pretty good. I've had a few niggly things but anything considered major are all attributed to the same 2 things....turbo and an arching earth cable that was causing constant erroneous faults. That was actually a cracker. LR finally find a cable with burning UNDER the lug. They replace it and suddenly my transmission is changing smoother, my battery remains charged, no more static through the stereo, no more windows opening after I've closed them or applied the handbrake, etc....coincidence?

Don't get me wrong, it poohs me that it isn't completely fuss free. It poohs me that the Merc I bought last year that has all sorts of trickery pokery on it, has been COMPLETELY faultless....but then I ask myself...what else would I buy?

My D4 is a blend of capabilities that I haven't seen matched in any other marque. Maybe a G Wagon would be better but I ain't spending that much....and I remember how badly their CSR PR exercise went!

Cheers,

Kev.

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Originally Posted by LRTech23

We are still replacing them all the time. On all 3.0l's whether they be D$'s or Sports.

The problem Land Rover have, is that they spend all this money on the engine, which I believe is originally a Peugeot engine, and then they slap their own "out of the dumpster" turbo's on them to reduce the cost. Garret make fine turbo's, however Land Rover only give them enough money to make cheap, horrible ones.

Unfortunately for them it has cost them a lot more than they expected. And unfortunately also, these problems are passed on to the customers.

Hope all goes well.

-Tech23

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Thanks mate.

That's not very reassuring. So is there a plan afoot to change turbo design, build quality or are LR locked into a complete model run or something similar?

Cheers,

Kev.

I'd say they will be remodelling the turbo for new cars. As for current turbo faults, Land Rover have said they are releasing a fix for the fault without replacing the turbo....

I don't really get how that can work, as the turbos basically grind themselves to death. Probably has something to do with an oil feed pipe.

They released that message last week, so hopefully in the coming weeks we will see what they have decided to do .

Will let you know as soon as we hear anything from LR.

-Tech23

Hi
Lads looking at getting a RRS TDV8 would they have the same problem as the D4 or are there turbos in a different spot ?.

Declan :twisted::twisted:

I saw one of these TDV8's down at my specialist LR mechanic on Friday.

Yes the turbo's are in a similar location, it is easy to see why they cook!

It was a body off job, both turbos stuffed and the drivers side one had disintegrated with bits of metal ending up in the intercooler. The bill was going to be $16,000 as both turbos and the intercooler where going to be replaced.

Ouch, they had Allianz extended warranty which was going to cover the parts approx $10,000, owner had to cover the rest!