Thread: 3 litre inlet manifold crack problems

Originally Posted by ~Rich~

Perhaps as I mentioned earlier a class action or even start another Change petition for all 3.0ltr owners to sign?

it would be worth a go given the evidence presented.

Originally Posted by justinc

Thanks and commiserations colin. I'm looking forward to doing my first one. Not.

Again thanks LR engineers...

Jc

haaahaaa you and me both...

My thought though is "cheap Ford mass produced engines" Keep in mind while this engine has been around for quite awhile the Ford Territory is the first Ford vehicle to actually use it, I'm sure many engine related issues such as this will be seen over time in Ford Territory.

Fancy adding the Territory to your list of vehicle to repair?
I already service a few but have yet to do major engine work.

Regards
Daz

Ford Territory is only the single turbo 2.7 so it won't have the issue either. The motor has been used in Jags and many other vehicles and it's actually a Peugeot engine.

Originally Posted by ~Rich~

Ford Territory is only the single turbo 2.7 so it won't have the issue either. The motor has been used in Jags and many other vehicles and it's actually a Peugeot engine.

Have a look at post 42 in this thread.

But has there been a failure in the 2.7?

I don't know, but you would think perhaps that everything would be operating at lower boost pressures with the single turbo 2.7.

Graeme, my mechanic tells me that the new ones on my car are massively stronger than the old ones. They have ribs to keep the flat plastic flat and they appear to be much thicker,

Current versions seem to be LR073585 and LR074623.

Thats a bit odd, as you can see in the pictures in the first post, I used these two latest Part numbers and specifically inspected them in comparison to the two failed ones that were removed to look for any sign of improvement, modification or strengthening and I noticed no difference at all.

Originally Posted by BobD

I don't know, but you would think perhaps that everything would be operating at lower boost pressures with the single turbo 2.7.

I've searched everywhere and can't find any 2.7L inlet manifold failures/cracking. <Fingers crossed!>

Edit: Plus, the TSB in post 30 by Colin only shows the 3L are affected.

Just dropped my D3 off for a swap of fuel tank guard and upper front control arms, questioned the service manager about part # for the intake manifolds and no there has been no updated versions.
It seems that yes turbo boost is the culprit and if your turbo is over boosting or been remapped for more power the result is the cracking manifold issue.
Yes only affects 3.0 engine.