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Bill Portland Member Since: 01 Feb 2017 Location: Dorsetshire Posts: 387 |
if it's had a new engine 10000 miles ago, and the concensus seems to be that crankshafts tend to snap at less than 20,000 miles if they're going to go (but not always), I'd still run away. Merc C220 estate Sport AMG
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Mon May 21 2018 12:25pm |
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Kems Member Since: 20 May 2018 Location: Torquay Posts: 13 |
I’ve asked Stratstone to confirm if the engine fitted was post the crankshaft bearing issue fix. |
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Mon May 21 2018 12:31pm |
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Tim in Scotland Member Since: 30 May 2005 Location: Driving along in my automobile Posts: 17476 |
I would imagine that as it hasn’t been serviced in two years that if anything went bang now you would get no help whatsoever from JLR............. £17000 for a new engine.......... it’s more than the car is worth today 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Mon May 21 2018 2:59pm |
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Hoople Member Since: 14 Jun 2012 Location: London Posts: 16 |
Snapped crankshafts, a new engine and lack of history, I’d run away, straight into a 5.0 SC . |
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Mon May 21 2018 8:55pm |
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DEVON Member Since: 15 Apr 2016 Location: Bolton Posts: 264 |
Your company bought it in 2013 and had it serviced 2014 and 15 until the engine blew up , had a new engine and have never serviced it since !!! Obviously not been looked after
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Mon May 21 2018 9:48pm |
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Kems Member Since: 20 May 2018 Location: Torquay Posts: 13 |
It was serviced every year until the engine change. The engine change was due to the known crankshaft issue (I’ve seen the paperwork from Stratstone). Nothing has been done since end of September 2015 isn’t great by any means, but it has only done 10,000 miles since September 2015. But it has had tyres and pads in this time at MOT(s). |
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Mon May 21 2018 10:51pm |
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RRSTDV8 Member Since: 13 Aug 2011 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 8844 |
New SDV6 engines are snapping cranks. It's not an issue of "engines before X date did and now they don't". Don't believe otherwise. A new engine that hasn't been serviced to LR schedule won't see them helping out again. They'll walk away and leave you with a £18k bill.
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Tue May 22 2018 7:44am |
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Tim in Scotland Member Since: 30 May 2005 Location: Driving along in my automobile Posts: 17476 |
A friend of mine has just bought an approved used Disco4 SDv6 HSE Lux from a main dealer - he was rightly concerned about snapping cranks but after pressuring the dealership he has it in writing that provided he maintains the car in accordance with JLR requirements with LR parts then for the next 5 years they will replace the engine at JLR’s cost should he suffer a snapped crank. It is possible to circumvent JLR’s reluctance to admit to the problem however the car must have a full MD service history and it took a lot of working on both the dealer and JLR to get the agreement IN WRITING.
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Tue May 22 2018 8:31am |
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Kems Member Since: 20 May 2018 Location: Torquay Posts: 13 |
Thank you all for your replies.
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Tue May 22 2018 10:49am |
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RRSTDV8 Member Since: 13 Aug 2011 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 8844 |
Oil dilution is caused by partial DPF regen cycles. The excess fuel required to heat the exhaust gas and thus the DPF dilutes the oil. Because the engine is constantly trying to regen the DPF it constantly overfuels. That's my understanding of it, anyway. Adblue is injected post-engine so shouldn't get near tje oil. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders 2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed |
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Tue May 22 2018 4:52pm |
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mrluke Member Since: 22 Apr 2018 Location: Essex Posts: 270 |
how do you check the service history from that link ? |
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Tue May 22 2018 7:56pm |
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