Thread: Engine Failure on 3.0lt SDV6 help.

Originally Posted by mowog

You can let eat you up from the inside or just let it slide till it happens or doesn't happen.

I am at 244000 klm with my 2010 3l TDV6. It has worked hard its whole life towing a big van for a lot of those KLM's It has been serviced every 6 months its whole life....

But blowing an engine is not the only very expensive issue. And I have had many of those

Split intake manifolds
Split Intake Plenum
Torque Converter slipping
Rear Drive Shaft
Failed KVM (smart key module)
The above all happened to mine.

The coolant crossover is also an issue that can destroy an engine.
Oil Leaks Turbo Issues....

The List goes on

Thanks Mowog - our TDV6 hasn't towed anything yet, still deciding on van type & style!

You are absolutely correct - it comes down to accepting the risk or not accepting .... and we know that no vehicle is 100% reliable!

Originally Posted by hiker

Thanks Mowog - our TDV6 hasn't towed anything yet, still deciding on van type & style!

You are absolutely correct - it comes down to accepting the risk or not accepting .... and we know that no vehicle is 100% reliable!

We do like our Land Rovers I see by your signature you have 2...

We tempted fate by buying a 2008 L322 TDV8 to add to the fleet.

Absolutely - definitely heart over head - but then, if the other options are also all "computer networks on wheels" why not stick to the brand we know - we have a long history!

I am at present negotiating to buy a commercial fishing boat, the main engine a kta 19 cummins rated 550@1800 rpm has 80 thousand hrs on it, I have written in many places, that, each and every time you do an eng. oil change, take the filter, cut it in half, read the filtrate, bearing material shows like gold 'cept it ain't, tis an alloy of bronze, I just read my tdv6 2.7 @212000km, no sign of metal, why engine shops do not always do this simple check, beats me, was the first thing i learnt when working in the field for Cummins Au.
good luck and I'm so sorry for your grief, tis why our discos sell for one third of the price Land Cruisers do and it's going to stay that way, mind you second hand discos are priced right, Lcs are not

Originally Posted by stuarth44

I am at present negotiating to buy a commercial fishing boat, the main engine a kta 19 cummins rated 550@1800 rpm has 80 thousand hrs on it, I have written in many places, that, each and every time you do an eng. oil change, take the filter, cut it in half, read the filtrate, bearing material shows like gold 'cept it ain't, tis an alloy of bronze, I just read my tdv6 2.7 @212000km, no sign of metal, why engine shops do not always do this simple check, beats me, was the first thing i learnt when working in the field for Cummins Au.
good luck and I'm so sorry for your grief, tis why our discos sell for one third of the price Land Cruisers do and it's going to stay that way, mind you second hand discos are priced right, Lcs are not

Sage advice, will do that at next oil change. 213000 km and my SDV6SE is going strong. Dropped the D4 off this morning for active engine mount replacement at my Indy. They happened to have an LC in the shop, blown engine at 80,000km, Toyota Australia doesn't want to know, owner has had to go private for full engine swap.

So they all do it (i.e Lunch their engines) regardless of marque, just comes down to how it's looked after, like any piece of machinery.

Originally Posted by stuarth44

I am at present negotiating to buy a commercial fishing boat, the main engine a kta 19 cummins rated 550@1800 rpm has 80 thousand hrs on it, I have written in many places, that, each and every time you do an eng. oil change, take the filter, cut it in half, read the filtrate, bearing material shows like gold 'cept it ain't, tis an alloy of bronze, I just read my tdv6 2.7 @212000km, no sign of metal, why engine shops do not always do this simple check, beats me, was the first thing i learnt when working in the field for Cummins Au.
good luck and I'm so sorry for your grief, tis why our discos sell for one third of the price Land Cruisers do and it's going to stay that way, mind you second hand discos are priced right, Lcs are not

How do cut the filter open with out creating filings from the case?

Tony

Originally Posted by Eric SDV6SE

Sage advice, will do that at next oil change. 213000 km and my SDV6SE is going strong. Dropped the D4 off this morning for active engine mount replacement at my Indy. They happened to have an LC in the shop, blown engine at 80,000km, Toyota Australia doesn't want to know, owner has had to go private for full engine swap.

So they all do it (i.e Lunch their engines) regardless of marque, just comes down to how it's looked after, like any piece of machinery.

While how you look after it is a factor in longevity, at the end of the day, it’s more down to the product you start with - something you have no influence over. Get a dud engine from the manufacturer and there’s no amount of proactive fluid changes that’ll keep it alive.

Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

While how you look after it is a factor in longevity, at the end of the day, it’s more down to the product you start with - something you have no influence over. Get a dud engine from the manufacturer and there’s no amount of proactive fluid changes that’ll keep it alive.

dunno how LR gets away with it, the d3 n 4 should have been configured with a 5 lunger, these things truly are a nightmare to work upon