Thread: 2009 Range Rover Sport 3.6-litre V8 turbo-diesel Engine Blown Up!

Geez,that is bad,i hope things only get better

LR & there dealerships in remote areas,& their trying to push all these new model defenders for country areas ,they gotta be joking.
As for the vehicle,2k over for a service isnt too bad,i would presume would be OK,if they push the time,9months,there could be a problem there.

More than likely if they can prove the motor failed due to a lack of servicing,well there could be a problem there as well.


Good news is i have always found LR very good with warranty claims.

Never heard of a failure with that motor,but others may have.

As long as the engine did not run out of oil through neglect, then I'm sure LR will honour this repair. They might ask a few questions and the dealership will need to do a bit extra paperwork for such an unusual problem but that's nothing to do with your sister.

Originally Posted by Scouse

As long as the engine did not run out of oil through neglect, then I'm sure LR will honour this repair. They might ask a few questions and the dealership will need to do a bit extra paperwork for such an unusual problem but that's nothing to do with your sister.

I'd bet they wont commit to anything until they have checked the motor.

Originally Posted by Slunnie

I'd bet they wont commit to anything until they have checked the motor.

Hence the extra 'paperwork' comment. The dealer will have to take photos & submit a report to LR but they usually act pretty quickly in cases like this.

I'd like to know the cause though, these engines have been extremely good from what I've seen.

MUMSRIG
In answer to your first question, the Karratha LR dealership closed down about 18 mos-2 yrs ago. The LR spares etc were all picked up by Moxham Motors in Karratha but I'm unsure whether or not they picked up the actual dealership responsibilities for servicing etc.
Cheers
Mick

Originally Posted by midal

MUMSRIG
In answer to your first question, the Karratha LR dealership closed down about 18 mos-2 yrs ago. The LR spares etc were all picked up by Moxham Motors in Karratha but I'm unsure whether or not they picked up the actual dealership responsibilities for servicing etc.
Cheers
Mick

Excellent, thanks Mick.. Thats the info that I'm after.

It goes to show that dealers will push for a sale even though what they tell you may not be quite right!

That timing sounds about right as there was a 3 or 4 month wait for the Rangie from when the deposit was given to when it arrived at the dealer. They basically sold the car to my sister on the pretence that she would have a local servicing agent that she could rely on to service her new Rangie as they new full well where the vehicle was going to reside.

My father has a V6 TD Disco 3 and lives in Newcastle (biggest regional city in Aus) and L R have even closed that one down.

Pretty sad. I can understand them closing dealers for financial reasons but they need to be able to provide an alternative for all their loyal L R owners out in these areas. Maybe something like a registered repairer type scheme as there are usually L R privateer's out there that are even ex L R mechanics with a small business, maybe they could look at authorising these guys for repairs and maintenance?

Originally Posted by MUMSRIG

Excellent, thanks Mick.. Thats the info that I'm after.

It goes to show that dealers will push for a sale even though what they tell you may not be quite right!

That timing sounds about right as there was a 3 or 4 month wait for the Rangie from when the deposit was given to when it arrived at the dealer. They basically sold the car to my sister on the pretence that she would have a local servicing agent that she could rely on to service her new Rangie as they new full well where the vehicle was going to reside.

My father has a V6 TD Disco 3 and lives in Newcastle (biggest regional city in Aus) and L R have even closed that one down.

Pretty sad. I can understand them closing dealers for financial reasons but they need to be able to provide an alternative for all their loyal L R owners out in these areas. Maybe something like a registered repairer type scheme as there are usually L R privateer's out there that are even ex L R mechanics with a small business, maybe they could look at authorising these guys for repairs and maintenance?

MUMSRIG
Due to the amount of money involved for a new engine, it may be in your best interests to contact Moxham Motor Karratha to clarify the dealership responsibilities issue.
I spoke with the previous principal dealer after the closure and he informed me that it was not LR's decision to close down, it was his. He said that business was going very well at the time. He owned a large parcel of land where the dealership was situated and it was at the time when the resource boom was going right off, companies were desparately fighting for room in the area and someone made him an offer that was way above the value so he took it. It all happened so quickly that it took a lot of people by surprise, myself included. It may have been helped by the fact that the head mechanic who had worked there for over 10 yrs had just left as well, but that is only supposition on my behalf.....no bad rumours intended. Good luck with the issue, hope it works out to your satisfaction.

Cheers
Mick

It would be interesting to know what the dealer's findings are. Sure a car can have problems but you would think modern engines today have a certain amount of self preservation built in. Better to shut the engine down than put a hole in the block.

Please let us know the outcome.