Thread: TDV6 crank and crank bearing failures

Originally Posted by darth

It's a 2011.

Jim

Sorry Jim, my mistake was not recalling correctly when the "SDV6" engine designation started.

Originally Posted by SBD4

Sorry Jim, my mistake was not recalling correctly when the "SDV6" engine designation started.

The actual year of build,and MY is often confusing.
An MY11 vehicle,for example,can be built late 2010.
No wonder the people get muddled up.

Clear as mud

I just bought a rrs 2.7 with full service history 161300 kms 02/2008 delivery. New toy first drive out of town checked all fluids as car is new to me, on return into Sydney same day up goes to temp gauge then goes down engine oil light flickers, then on comes engine light. As soon as the temp gauge had it’s moment I moved to left lane and started to look for a space to get off the eastern distributor. When engine light came on a popped the gearbox into neural, but it was all over red rover ( no pun intended ) three tow trucks later back to dealer whom I bought the car from motor is toaste. My problem is nil warranty dealer will help with repairs, I’ve located an engine out of another sport similar year model full service history , actually it’s been driven by me sweet running engine, but I read some were that there is a guy in Goulburn who does it tow in drive out without needing to take second mortgage. Which is better the ford version which is hopefully newer or another sport motor.

So why did the actual engine fail? Low coolant? Low oil? Broken cam belt idler pully mount on the oil pump? Or even a crankshaft failure?

If you do need to get a new engine it would seem the cheapest option is a Territory engine but prices have been going up. I live in Canberra and not heard of this guy just up the road in Goulburn who does this.

There is a specific thread on putting in a Territory engine. Territory engine into D3, A Comprehensive Guide

Originally Posted by garrycol

So why did the actual engine fail? Low coolant? Low oil? Broken cam belt idler pully mount on the oil pump? Or even a crankshaft failure?

If you do need to get a new engine it would seem the cheapest option is a Territory engine but prices have been going up. I live in Canberra and not heard of this guy just up the road in Goulburn who does this.

There is a specific thread on putting in a Territory engine. Territory engine into D3, A Comprehensive Guide

it appears that someone had put an additive into the cooling system bars leaks or something along those lines to bodge a possible blown head gasket, the car yard got the engine running again cooling system is pressserizing straight away with a noisy bottom end. So looks like it will need a bit of coin tipped into it. Cam belt still intact. Some high pressure fuels lines were replaced under the inlet manifold which was thought to be the cause of the shut down in the first place. Engine runs but isn’t happy. Back in Sydney on Saturday morning to start to get something sorted out with getting this useable again.

Dealer or private sale Patio? I'd be fuming and looking for compensation.

Well the salesman will come to the party with helping to cover some of the cost , car at roving mechanical for engine replacement so I may get some use out of this vechicle in the near future. It leaves a very bad taste in ones mouth having to spend nearly half the value of a newish car within such a short space of time.

I have just had a new 3.0 fitted to my 2010 (MY11) SDV6 after the crank snapped on Christmas Day. I have to say LR responded pretty quickly off the back of the dealer submitting a claim (plenty of commentary on this site, and others around LR bulletins on the broken crank matter). Majority of service work had been done at LR, also with two years at an independent. I had to supply the indi service records and the indi was also asked to send LR the oil specification they had used. LR covered the cost of a new motor, all parts and fluids etc. I paid the labour (5.5k).