Thread: 2016 Discovery 4 SDV6 - broken crankshaft?

The 3.0 TDV6 is basically the same engine as the 3.0 SDV6 with just different programming. Someone in Aust (not sure if on this forum or on the UK Disco 3 forum) has replaced a 3.0 with a 2.7 TDV6 using a mix of 3.0 and 2.7 ancillaries and apparently it went in reasonably easy.

Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

If you had the time and spare car, it’s probably a viable project, but if it’s your openly car, I’m not sure it stacks up economically

Yes, it really depends on if you can justify throwing 25-30k at an older car or have expensive lawn ornament.
5k for a runabout while you repair it.

Originally Posted by loanrangie

I wouldn't say it's not possible but to my knowledge no one has attempted it yet, if I had a 3ltr let go I would seriously look into it or do a TDV8 swap.

It has been done. there is a story in this forum

Or, has anyone considered or done the petrol V8 swap? I know they're not that thick on the ground in Australia but plenty of overseas markets have had them for years and they don't seem to suffer the same engine crank issues as the diesels. IF, you could find a petrol V8 for the D4 to swap in............ I had considered it and did some research to try and find one to no avail before we found our low km second hand 3.0 SDV6 to swap in after our crank let go.

Originally Posted by goldey

Or, has anyone considered or done the petrol V8 swap? I know they're not that thick on the ground in Australia but plenty of overseas markets have had them for years and they don't seem to suffer the same engine crank issues as the diesels. IF, you could find a petrol V8 for the D4 to swap in............ I had considered it and did some research to try and find one to no avail before we found our low km second hand 3.0 SDV6 to swap in after our crank let go.

The long or short petrol v8 engine should be available ex USA as they did not get the diesels. I would expect a different adapter plate to the transmission and perhaps different engine mounts, but mechanically would be straight swap? Ecu etc would be completely different, but perhaps buying a complete engine and transmission with loom and ecu would ve an option....

A TDV8 swap would be the dream machine though!

Originally Posted by loanrangie

if I had a 3ltr let go I would seriously look into it

I've been furiously googling and youtubing, so far everything that people talk about is a swap for the territory tdv6 into an LR3 that already had the 2.7 in it. But the research I'm doing suggests it _might/should_ be possible and at the moment its either that, or a 2nd hand reco swap for probably the better part of 15-20k. I can get a 2nd hand territory motor with less than 100k kms for less than $3k so I'm tempted to give it a crack but just not good at being a pioneer with these things and honestly don't know enough about the process and compatibility problems I'll run into before I commit to trying.

DazzaTD5 in Perth (Aztech 4x4) fixes them for a living and is at the forefront of this question may assist but keep in mind he does it for a living.