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  1. 17th March 2025, 06:48 AM #1
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    6 cylinder diesel

    Hi all I am looking at buying a D4 and was wondering what the diesel was like as a motor in the D4s and what to look for when looking at a D4.
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    Quote Originally Posted by laney View Post
    Hi all I am looking at buying a D4 and was wondering what the diesel was like as a motor in the D4s and what to look for when looking at a D4.
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    Quote Originally Posted by discomatt69 View Post
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    down sideways s crap crank and bearing design so they can randomly die a horrible death and leave you with a repair bill worth as much as or depending on condition and KM more than the value of the car
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    So, I have read that the 6 cylinder has a habit of spinning big end bearings is this the 2.7 or the 3 liter or do both have this habit.
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    Quote Originally Posted by laney View Post
    So, I have read that the 6 cylinder has a habit of spinning big end bearings is this the 2.7 or the 3 liter or do both have this habit.
    Can both do it, anecdotally the 3.0l is worse.

    It also has 2 turbos to fail and they routinely crack inlet manifolds.

    That's only my thoughts on it.
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    Get the SCV6 if you can find one, supercharged V6 petrol. No known crank issues.

    Or, find a D4 with a lunched engine, it will be dirt cheap. Then shoe horn the RRS TTSV8 into it. It's been done before.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Eric SDV6SE View Post
    Or, find a D4 with a lunched engine, it will be dirt cheap. Then shoe horn the RRS TTSV8 into it. It's been done before.
    or find a working D4, drive it and enjoy it, knowing if the worst thing happens and your engine implodes, you have a wonderful hobby project to start on
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    Keep an eye in the for sale section. I have just taken delivery of a D5 and the 2012 2.7 will be for sale 164,000 ks.
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    What It's Like Owning a Diesel Land Rover LR3 for Two Years

    Here's an article about a LR3 a.k.a D3 but most of this applies to a D4 too.

    Useful tip about bridging the oil temperature sensor when the car became undrivable, a fault I hadn't heard of before.
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