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DiscoDB
This is a good article on the changes Ford made to make the engine suitable for the F-150.
Deep Dive: FordÂ’s 1.5L and 3.0L Diesel Engines
Even though Ford always made the JLR engines it is clear they are distancing themselves from this.
ThatÂ’s a good read. ItÂ’s a shame such a great performing engine suffers premature failure. I wouldnÂ’t begin to critique engine designers as where would we be without them. What I donÂ’t applaud it JLRÂ’s failing to support customers left high and dry. ShouldnÂ’t be a recall but surely a transparent pro rata support for customers who suffer this Catastrophic failure when out of warranty. If itÂ’s as small a percentage as they maintain then not too costly. Of course we suspect different. After all we are very people who supported the brand, proud as punch being waved too by every other dickhead in a landrover you pass.
At this point I have a brilliantly behaving TDV6 with 140000 klms which loosely correlates to 250 million to 400 million revolutions in a pretty hostile environment under the bonnet.....not bad. But it should be way more. A broken crank should NEVER happen. That speaks to design. End of story.
Every time I read these articles I panic a bit and consider my options. Maybe if it fails this highly modified F150 engine might be a bolt in option. But maybe getting out while the going is good makes sense. When something comes along that can hold a candle to the D4 IÂ’m in... probably a long wait.
Bring on the all electric 4x4.
2014 white TDV6, compomotives with BFG KO2, E-Diff, rocksliders, Redarc DBS, Mitch Hitch, TPMS, icom UHF, GOE compressor and bash plates, hidden winch Mount, GAP ID tool.
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