Thread: TDV6 Life Expectancy ????

Nothing. TD 3L was named SD as is. 2.7L was dropped and they went to a detuned 3.0L to replace the 2.7. That’s my understanding.

I should add. You have done all the right things to make it live a long and healthy life but from what I’ve seen it means nothing. From my forum research I’ve seen low km well serviced units fail and high km fail with the same level of service. There seems no rhyme or reason for it

It wasn't until the update model with th 8speed transmission that they went to the TDV6 and SDV6 both being twin turbo 3.0 motors. ( Same physical engine - different tune)

Prior to that they had a TDV6 2.7 single turbo and a 3.0 twin turbo that they called SDV6 in 2011 and 2012 , but confusingly they also called the same motor TDV6 in the HSE 2010 models!

If I remember rightly the 3.0 TDV6 was 155KW 520 Nm while the later SDV6 was 180 Kw 600Nm ( Which is what is under the bonnet of my 2012 SE)

Originally Posted by Bytemrk

If I remember rightly the 3.0 TDV6 was 155KW 520 Nm while the later SDV6 was 180 Kw 600Nm ( Which is what is under the bonnet of my 2012 SE)

Mines the SDV6SE 3.0 l twin turbo 180kw 600Nm (now a bit more )with the ZF6HP28 6 Spd transmission. With a build date of Dec 2010, and considering the above, it looks like this engine variant was introduced around then and continued on until after 2012... there’s also a factory 188kW version....

Judging by the amount of sludge i've been removing this week from a 2004 magna which has 255k and 10K km service intervals, signed off by a mechanic all its life i'd say what matters equally as much is how it's driven. The worst kind of driving for sludge build up is the twice a week 5 minute drive to the shops which does nothing but add an extra coating of oil to the existing buildup, which then cools, sludges, repeat x100 and you've got 5mm thick build-up everywhere that doesn't get high pressure. Needs a good drive once or twice a week.

MY10 3.0 180 kW TDV6
MY11 3.0 180 kW SDV6 because in UK & Europe the 2.7 was replaced by the 3.0 155 kW TDV6

Originally Posted by Rosco55

How long would you expect a 2010 D4 TDV6 engine to last. Mine has imploded at 215,000 km and I don't feel this is reasonable.
All servicing done as per requirements by authorised Land Rover dealers.
At $40,000 for a new engine I am not happy.
Am I unreasonable?

Was it a broken crank?
Seems to be a daily occurrence in South Africa they have a terrible reputation over there not sure why we don't see the same issues here

Think yourself lucky I only got 106,000K out of a defender engine.
Mark