Thread: D4 3.0 SDV6 catastrophic failure

Originally Posted by discomatt69

Yep they are all crap, brother in law has a brand new Ranger, V6 , had it 2 months, already logging faults, auto needs to be removed for repairs
Nice car though, my Disco 4 , well maintained, 120,000km , 10 years old this year, not one break down or fault , sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.
Probably just mozzed myself big time….

Indeed. Son just sold his 3.2 Ranger. 150k and the only fault was a dud thermostat at around 20k, known issue done under warranty. Apart from service items they never touched it. It towed a van, a boat, and came to Winter Wombat and went everywhere the Landies went with no issue.

Originally Posted by Arch

Fantastic to see such a sore and sorry response to a youtuber comparing a well know LR design fault to excellent and simple engineering. Very typical of this forum.

My RRS was nice but I wouldn't take it to the anywhere near the places my old 1HZ powered LC80 goes and still goes after 570,000kms.

As Tombie says, you are entitled to your opinions. However, I have spent some time on the 'Cruiser and Patrol fora and would contend that you will find far more honesty about the shortcomings of owner's vehicles on this one than you ever will on those. We are all aware of LR's failings over the years. We don't try and pretend they don't exist in the way Toyota owners do.

Simon Cotter on Twitter been posting many interesting updates on LC300

https://twitter.com/simoncotter62/st...66465's=12

If you ever wondered what putting in 12 litres of oil does

Clever kid

Land Rover Discovery Catastrophic Engine Damage! Engine swap. - YouTube

Originally Posted by PerthDisco

If you ever wondered what putting in 12 litres of oil does

Clever kid

Land Rover Discovery Catastrophic Engine Damage! Engine swap. - YouTube

Wow.

He's not wrong about running on, although I call it a runaway. The old GM diesels were famous for it. Bloody scary when they did it.

Originally Posted by Tins

and went everywhere the Landies went with no issue.

doesnt hurt that ranger comes with rear diff lock...

The best analysis of the problems with the TdV6, well worth a look !

Worst Diesel Engine on the Planet ? Ford Lion V6 - Land Rover TDV6 SDV6 - YouTube

Originally Posted by Tins

As Tombie says, you are entitled to your opinions. However, I have spent some time on the 'Cruiser and Patrol fora and would contend that you will find far more honesty about the shortcomings of owner's vehicles on this one than you ever will on those. We are all aware of LR's failings over the years. We don't try and pretend they don't exist in the way Toyota owners do.

I have found the same with many brands,including LR owners.

Could give a couple of good examples,but i think we have had enough"Brand Bashing" for a few months...