Discovery 3 TDv6 Failure Survey

[DirkE]

Hi

After becoming the latest victim (of at this stage suspected turned bearings) I compiled this survey to try and get more information on the scope of this problem internationally.

Please participate in this survey if you suffered the dreaded TDv6 failure, if you know people not registered here but also affected please share it with them.

https://goo.gl/TUnQ6V

(Posted with the blessing of Dave)

Dirk

[PerthDisco]

Very sorry to hear. Being a Peugeot engine there must be a gazillion of these across Peugeot, Jag, LR and Ford platforms?

In the marine diesel world I am more familiar with the constant quest to squeeze more power out of smaller, lighter blocks to latest emissions standards means they are literal hand grenades if something goes wrong (usually with the cooling system).

I have a pair of Volvo Penta TAMD 70D engines each weighing 1t+ with gearbox. each puts out 270hp from 6.7 litres at 2600rpm max. That was as racy as it got in 1980. Today 400hp would come from a 5 litre engine of half the weight doing 3500rpm.

One of them died recently after 30 years when a valve had corroded to the point of dropping a bit in the engine. Will never use the hours in them.

The bottom ends will go for ever.

No room for error today.

[101RRS]

These surveys/polls appear on various LR forums around the world every few months but nothing has happened as a result.

When the results are in what will happen? As indicated nothing has happened as yet - LR are well aware of the issue and have chosen not to act so unless you can get some consumer authority to legally act against LR I cannot really see what can be done.

For my part my 2.7 hasnot done 120,000km - I am aware of the issue and have switched to a 10,000km oil change cycle but there is not a lot else I can do. As the engine ages I guess there is a chance of spinning a bearing as the engine wears and I think all I can do is use the correct oil at a slightly increased oil change cycle so top notch lubrication is maintained to minimise wear.

Garry