Thread: D4 SDV6 Engine Failure

Originally Posted by Arch

Typical naval gazing here from folk trying to feel good about their choices.

We have our resident Diver for that.

Originally Posted by PerthDisco

How does a genuine new crankshaft for Range Rover 3.0 engine 306dt looks like. - YouTube

Interesting - that “new” crankshaft was manufactured February 2022, which I believe may be after Ford stopped manufacture of the engine in the UK. Either that or it was one of the last ones made in the UK for the Ford 3.0 Powerstroke.

Hope yet for 3.0 owners needing a rebuild.

Now this is also interesting - Ford Philippines started offering a 2022 F-150 with the 3.0 Powerstroke, and on the offical Ford website, still offer it today.

The 2022 Ford F-150 gets a 3.0-liter PowerStroke Diesel engine—Price starts at P3,398,000 | Autodeal

The reasons cited is because the v6 petrol version is not popular in the Phillipines.

www.ford.com.ph/trucks/f150

Once the new F-150 establishes some sales in Australia, would not surprise me to see the 3.0 diesel be offered here.

Well the V8 isn’t a winner it seems. While they talk about a trans leak, it’s being reported and faulty crankshaft seals. Where have I heard that before???

2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R Owners Are Reporting Big Oil Leaks Already

Originally Posted by DiscoDB

Interesting - that “new” crankshaft was manufactured February 2022, which I believe may be after Ford stopped manufacture of the engine in the UK. Either that or it was one of the last ones made in the UK for the Ford 3.0 Powerstroke.

Hope yet for 3.0 owners needing a rebuild.

.... and on a similar vein, I see that Ford stipulate 15,000 klm services for the new Ranger with the V6 diesel. Maybe a lesson here for any head-in-the-sand Disco 3/4 owners who are staying with the original LR recommended schedule of over 20,000 klms.

Originally Posted by Discodicky

.... and on a similar vein, I see that Ford stipulate 15,000 klm services for the new Ranger with the V6 diesel. Maybe a lesson here for any head-in-the-sand Disco 3/4 owners who are staying with the original LR recommended schedule of over 20,000 klms.

Ford now use a generic 15,000kms or 12 months for all new vehicles they sell in Australia (except for the Transit which is 30,000kms).

Does not matter what engine is fitted so not really anything to do with it being a V6 diesel.

But given the D3 and early D4 was less than this (12,000kms or 13,000kms and 6 months), good to see Ford are still happy to push this to 12 months.

6 month oil changes really should only be required if you are running on poor quality fuel or in very hot/dusty conditions, or doing lots of short distance stop start driving.

And if doing lots of long distance driving (with good quality fuel and not in extreme conditions), then 20,000kms or 12 months is not going to cause problems.

Originally Posted by DiscoDB

6 month oil changes really should only be required if you are running on poor quality fuel or in very hot/dusty conditions, or doing lots of short distance stop start driving. And that applies to all car engines these days.

And if doing lots of long distance driving (with good quality fuel), then 20,000kms or 12 months is not going to cause problems.

Given EVERYTHING that has been said about the LR Diesel V6…I’m much more comfortable changing oil at the 10-13k kms mark…oil is cheap, engine rebuilds not so…
I don’t know how any user would be in a position to monitor fuel quality…simply changing the oil earlier is far easier preventative maintenance than anything else.

Originally Posted by SimmAus

Given EVERYTHING that has been said about the LR Diesel V6…I’m much more comfortable changing oil at the 10-13k kms mark…oil is cheap, engine rebuilds not so…
I don’t know how any user would be in a position to monitor fuel quality…simply changing the oil earlier is far easier preventative maintenance than anything else.

And absolutely no problem doing this. This is what JLR specify for the D3 and early D4.

It was only with the later D4 and D5 did JLR double these intervals based on everything they knew at the time (rightly or wrongly). Most would hit the 12 month limit well before they hit the distance limit.

The issue re: fuel quality relates to the country you operate in. JLR reduced the service intervals for medium and high sulphur content countries.