Thread: Another TDV6 Crankshaft Bearing Failure

Originally Posted by trebor

The problems with Land Rover's 2.7 and 3.0 litre diesel engines continue. I have a (March plated) 2015 3.0 litre Discovery with 25,000kms on the clock and the crankshaft has come away from its housing. Problem began with a small vibration at 110kph followed by a rapid loss of power and complete system shut down. Fortunately, I was able to pull over quickly but the engine had ceased turning before I came to a complete stop. The event from beginning to end lasted approximately 15 seconds. This occurred near Yulara, 1700kms from home at the beginning of a trip! It is worth noting that the vehicle had already had two oil engine oil changes beforehand: one at 12K and the second at 23K.
This is my second Discovery having bought a 2012 TDV6 2.7 in June of that year It became apparent after 30 months that for the previous year the vehicle had a significant quantity of diesel in the engine, despite two oil changes in that time. Injection seals were deemed the problem and replaced under warranty by LRA at 60,000kms.
I now sadly have lost faith in the reliability of these vehicles and will be changing my allegiance. A sad time.

Any up date Trebor ? Has LR fixed the engine for you ? Any major hassle ?

Yes, LR did the right thing. A new short engine was transplanted and fully covered under warranty. The job took LR five weeks from the time the vehicle arrived in Adelaide from the Northern Territory. Have now covered 4,000km since getting the vehicle back including a return trip from Adelaide to Batemans Bay last week coming home via Araluen, Cooma, Kiandra and Khancoban. The new engine performed sweetly and without fault and so have decided to give the vehicle a second chance. Fuel consumption for the trip over was 8.8 l/100km. The return trip through the high country, which included towing an 850kg Ultimate Camper Trailer recorded 11.8. The total distance now covered since April 2015 is just over 30,000km.

Rob

Good to hear you had a positive outcome. Hopefully that is the end of it.

Great to hear a positive ending.
Many are quick to bag JLRA for not helping out,good to hear your result.
ENJOY
Andrew

Originally Posted by PerthDisco

Will make high km versions more valuable!

That's when my L319 2.7 **** itself

Regular Service quality Fuel and Oil.

My D1 2.5td has 394k's still humming.

JLRA have there head in the sand about it too......

Originally Posted by Rich84

Sorry to hear about this, antelope, hell of a shame on what is a fairly robust engine that there are a few apparently silly design flaws.

Almost makes me think about selling mine.

What kind of service history does your car have? What year? How many km?

I'm trying to work out whether it is a year based thing or if it's happening across the board. So far it seems like earlier cars are most affected. Ie 2005-2006

Its not just a problem with the earlier versions either 2.7 or 3.0 litre. My crankshaft came adrift in a 2015 TDV6 model at 25,000km.

Nick

Pop went the crankshaft bearing shells...

please please message me if you have this issue too

Originally Posted by PerthDisco

Will make high km versions more valuable!

Originally Posted by Reijni

Pop went the crankshaft bearing shells...

please please message me if you have this issue too

Sad to hear.

Details?
Year?
Kms?
Towing?
Chipping/ Reprogramming?
How long owned?
Service intervals?
Dealer serviced?
Reputable Indy serviced?