Thread: Question for owners of high km D4's

Originally Posted by LGM

So here I was wondering what I should do about my D4 keep it or move it on.....well I guess I must have been thinking out aloud and the D4 made that decision for me.

It is coming up for its second timing belt towards the end of this year along with the sundry items that you do when that sort of work is being carried out so I was facing a spend of around $3k for my service agent to do the stuff I wanted done.

That was until I was on the way back from Perth last Thursday afternoon. I had done approximately 700km for the day when the Red Triangle popped up on the dash and the Restricted Performance warning lit up. This was right on 5pm. I was around 30km from home and the car was still travelling quite well just with a very much reduced accelerating / overtaking capability.

So I continued on my way home and on the way rang my LR service agent and let them know I would see them in the morning. The following day I headed of to work and to drop the D4 to the service agent. The warning and the reduced performance was still glaring at me. The 60km drive to work was not that bad just poor acceleration, but it could maintain 110km/h. On dropping the D4 off I went to work and did not hear from the service agent until the afternoon when I was told the drivers side intake manifold was cracked.

So after 322,000km the D4 has suffered its first major failure.

Now, what to do!

After much discussion and consideration of possible replacements with SWMBO and exploration of options with the LR service agent I have made the call to replace both intake manifolds, do the timing belts, replace all coolant lines and inlets / outlets, fix a weep in the engine rear main seal, replace the oil level sensor in the sump as a precaution, etc. etc.

The D4 is still with me until the parts can be amassed and the work done in a couple of weeks time. Oh and I will be looking to damage the bank account just a little.

So my D4 has called the shots and will now remain with us until it literally falls apart or I win Lotto!

This is great news. They have their foibles but they’re such a great car. Good luck!

If that's it after >300k km you have done very very well.

I changed the intakes at half those kilometers! I think she has served very well!

Hi LGM,
I have PM'd you.

I’m doing a mid-life suspension overhaul, cooling system and full service this month.

No intention to keep throwing money at new vehicles when this one keeps on doing things so damn well.

Tax breaks etc are just excuses for a new vehicle - I have saved so much by not upgrading and just properly maintaining - the alternatives just don’t add up in the real world.

Originally Posted by Tombie

I’m doing a mid-life suspension overhaul, cooling system and full service this month.

No intention to keep throwing money at new vehicles when this one keeps on doing things so damn well.

Tax breaks etc are just excuses for a new vehicle - I have saved so much by not upgrading and just properly maintaining - the alternatives just don’t add up in the real world.

I love the new Deefer but I’m not in the financial position to stump up the cash for the equivalent. I don’t begrudge those that can, but even better, my car still gives me so many smiles as is.

I just wish I could fix the driveline clunk, but between wear in the gearbox, transfer case and diffs, in think it all adds up. Still, minor gripe.

Originally Posted by Eric SDV6SE

If that's it after >300k km you have done very very well.

I reckon so!

As with all things, a little perspective is required.......11 years of pretty good motoring is not to be sneezed at!

Got a 2013 SDV6 HSE with 23k on the clock and now has over 205k on it. Been wife's truck with kids but 2 of 3 now left home (but no net saving realised). Would like a new truck perhaps dare I say it a Stelvio but the D4 has been awesome with crawl mode only once due to an accelerator sensor. All hot k's and going in for the belts nex week... 3.3k body off job apparently. I would love to have it as truck to accessorise for offroad.