D3 Quick rundown for the uneducated?

And a general comment..

*If I have done say I dunno over 20 engine replacements, I assume so has other bigger and better indy Land Rover repairers, then well **** thats not looking to great to me.
*Regardless of "oh less than 1% failure bluh bluh", big comfort if you happen to have a Disco 3 with a failed engine and are now faced with a hefty repair bill.
*I've never done so many engine changes through failures on any one model. (I know a VW mechanic, he says the exact same thing about diesel VW engines).
*AND yes there is no doubt plenty / some / whatever that do high km's and dare I say trouble free.

*Meanwhile my days are being filled with Disco 3 and Disco 4 repairs.
*Yet another Disco 4 with a cracked inlet manifold, much to the dismay of the owner.
*There was a point where I thought perhaps the D4 was a much improved vehicle over a D3, this is quickly disappearing.

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Originally Posted by ozscott

If you had a 1 in 72 chance of winning lotto can you imagine how many ticket sales there would be...conversely I don't like playing Russian Roulette with a total engine failure where the repair bill is what $25,000?

Cheers

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So why are you on this particular forum if you don't own one?

I own 2 Land Rover Discoveries...

Even if I didn't do you really want to hear that it's all OK? Do you really not want to hear that there are issues to be aware of?

Cheers

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Originally Posted by ozscott

If you had a 1 in 72 chance of winning lotto can you imagine how many ticket sales there would be...conversely I don't like playing Russian Roulette with a total engine failure where the repair bill is what $25,000?

Cheers

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Disco 3, used low mileage engines fitted expect round $10,000

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Originally Posted by DazzaTD5

And a general comment..

*If I have done say I dunno over 20 engine replacements, I assume so has other bigger and better indy Land Rover repairers, then well **** thats not looking to great to me.
*Regardless of "oh less than 1% failure bluh bluh", big comfort if you happen to have a Disco 3 with a failed engine and are now faced with a hefty repair bill.
*I've never done so many engine changes through failures on any one model. (I know a VW mechanic, he says the exact same thing about diesel VW engines).
*AND yes there is no doubt plenty / some / whatever that do high km's and dare I say trouble free.

*Meanwhile my days are being filled with Disco 3 and Disco 4 repairs.
*Yet another Disco 4 with a cracked inlet manifold, much to the dismay of the owner.
*There was a point where I thought perhaps the D4 was a much improved vehicle over a D3, this is quickly disappearing.

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Fortunately LR has published a helpful guide book now on these issues. Available online and in all good bookstores. Perfect Xmas gift.

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I have only had broken oil pumps and ruined engines through belt breakages, no crank breakage yet. Got 2 here at the moment, and 1 towed back to the owner as he STILL owes money on it, and it is economically unviable to repair for him.

It is one thing above all, a heartbreak for the owner.

J

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Originally Posted by justinc

I have only had broken oil pumps and ruined engines through belt breakages, no crank breakage yet. Got 2 here at the moment, and 1 towed back to the owner as he STILL owes money on it, and it is economically unviable to repair for him.

It is one thing above all, a heartbreak for the owner.

J

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Yes I've had a few of them, "still owe money on it".

Thats actually the worse part, owners doing the right thing, servicing, looking after it, or just bought it. Then failure, I try to forget the amount of devastated owners that suddenly have no vehicle for their daily drive, transporting family etc.

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Originally Posted by DazzaTD5

Disco 3, used low mileage engines fitted expect round $10,000

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Thanks mate. That is a very big reduction from some years ago and what some have paid so good to know. Still a lot of coin relative to the vehicle value and you are singing up for another potential heartache. Anyway plenty of threads about this and plenty of issues so anyone who does their research and still purchases at least knows what they are dealing with. And that's the main thing. Cheers

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Originally Posted by ozscott

Thanks mate. That is a very big reduction from some years ago and what some have paid so good to know. Still a lot of coin relative to the vehicle value and you are singing up for another potential heartache. Anyway plenty of threads about this and plenty of issues so anyone who does their research and still purchases at least knows what they are dealing with. And that's the main thing. Cheers

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And Dazza does it very well - no shortcuts here!

There’s plenty of happy owners out there, including my sister. They are a nice motor. But the failures do push me away from this option.

The worst I have seen is Trebor on here who suffer catastrophic engine failure on his 2015 D4 at 26,000km . Terrible, motor replaced by JLR thankfully.

Here’s Trebor’s post.

“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. :wacko:”