D3 Quick rundown for the uneducated?

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Originally Posted by discorevy

I'd be surprised if it wasn't, hopefully Dazza will chime in as I've seen a few in his workshop



Territory started using them in 2011
Land rover finished with them 2012

Pippin, while I'd love to love these models, and have a glass half full approach, experience has taught me that they will never have my full trust , they are nowhere as tough an engine as say the TD5 , maybe the OP would prefer the facts. yes , maybe I'm jaded by working on these ( but I still like to give them the best care I can ), but the failure rate is unacceptable

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Fair enough Discovery, I like to think it generally comes down to being careful how they are driven and regular servicing to minimise the risk of engine failure.

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Originally Posted by discorevy

Too many similarities to be a different vehicle, so a few facts
Had 347764 kilometres when It came in being towed by a vz commodore:eek2:

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Yep same bloke and he fully admitted to having done bare minimum maintenance for many years. Says he’s heard many reports how nice you’ve fixed it up.

So the coolant leak was the standard plastic coolant fitting top of motor and not core plugs?

With the broken coolant tank float is the low coolant light permanently on?

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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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Where are these numbers coming from?

$25k was a brand new long motor installed by a dealer with a full factory warranty.

It’s about $6k now

Yep 25k. For a new one. It was posted on here years ago. I see it's now a lot cheaper as people are putting in second hand ones. Can't imagine you could get a crate one. Why would you want to pay for a crate version anyway? Better to get a good 2.7 rebuilt using billeted gear that Justin was referring to.

Yep so what $10k second hand installed as noted above. Not fun. Not for older vehicles. Having said that $10k buys you a good top hat brand new reco 4.6 with some attention to detail (fitted) to.D2. But neither idea floats my boat much.
Cheers

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Originally Posted by DazzaTD5

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

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This Mike.

Cheers

Justin
What would be the cost to buy & Fit that Hurricane crank ? It certainly looks the goods.

I live in fear my daughters 2011 D4 goes bang !!!

Laurie

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Originally Posted by ozscott

This Mike.

Cheers

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Remember when a TD5 injector was a ridiculous price?
Or a replacement head was $6k

These things change over time.
The engines were never “rebuildable” either...

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Originally Posted by Tombie

It’s about $6k now

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For a brand new LR mill not ex Territory?

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Originally Posted by PerthDisco

For a brand new LR mill not ex Territory?

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No way. No that will be second hand long motor LR plus fitting on top so $10k all up as noted above. Cheers

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Originally Posted by Tombie

Remember when a TD5 injector was a ridiculous price?
Or a replacement head was $6k

These things change over time.
The engines were never “rebuildable” either...

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Yeah dead right. So many of the modern motors just can't be rebuilt or can't feasibly be rebuilt. Cheers