IIRC, neither was Scania back in 16. Dunno if that's changed.
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no, im not traditionally a car guy
whats interesting is that D3 came out in 2004, and the territory 2.7 came out in 2011, so thats 7 years, but they would have been planning on using the 2.7 for a year or 2 at least, im sure in that 5 year gap they would have had plenty of engine failure, im pretty sure there are several accounts here of engines with that sort of low km popping.
would be good if they did work out how to make it stronger or last longer...
My Disco4 3.0 litre has seized also.
would appreciate any suggestion on repairers for rebuild or engine replacement? I am located in Albany WA, car is stuck in Perth
anyone know what the availability of used 3.0 motors is like?
thanks
summary of this whole thread (assuming you cant rebuild yourself): replacement 3.0 rare and expensive, likely more than is worth spending on car, LR 2.7 is not much better, but 2.7 from Territory (same engine apart from ancillaries that can be swapped) is potentially more reliable and a lot cheaper ~$3k , swapping from 3.0 to 2.7 is apparently not a big deal: Seized engine in D4 - what are my steps from here?
and TDV8 maybe worse cost and availability issues but added power and reliability, but more involved in the swap
swapping an engine of same type requires a "authorised examiner inspection" im not sure if swapping engine types (within factory options) would require engineering certificate ?