Originally Posted by
Dodgecharger2019
My Rr sport sdv6 engine fail today catastrophicly at 18000 miles in uk.
Picking the misses from Manchester Airport after 24 hours flying from Aus .she not happy .stuck on side of road for 2 hours waiting for recovery. 2 years out of warranty
Hi,
I’ve had the same issue as described by you and the SSM72928 document in a Range Rover Sport 2010 HSE with 260k km. Suddenly the noise come out, without any warning lights, no smoke. I was out of the city on rural area and keep driving at low speed about 20 km. The sound still the same. I get home and stop the engine. A small amount of black oil drops on the floor (about 100 ml). I call Ford dealer in town, they said to bring the vehicle to them. I check oil level, was at minimum, then I add some oil I’ve had (5w30 I believe, synthetic), about one litter, then I start the engine and drive about 5 km to the dealer. No warning lights at all, no smoke, no nothing, just noise. They said is a connecting rod problem by the sound. Let the car there and next day, said the crankshaft is bent. I have no clue how they determined the answer as they only unmount the bottom shield of the engine.
It is obvious I should stop the vehicle instantly when I heard the noise, but the circumstances are what they are, so now I just check all issues over the Internet and found this page.
Replace the engine cost at independent garage: starts at 15000€. Most of people just drop the car so it’s frustrating…I decide to repair it as I like it too much
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By the way, I am located in Barcelona, Spain. An independent garage in Portugal, replaces the engine starting with 9000 € plus tow cost.
Anyway, I believe it is a shame, Land Rover didn’t call all suspect cars to replace the defective designed crankshaft bearings, waiting till the engine simply dies. They made great cars but stupid service. I still wait quotes from Land Rover official service.
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