Member Since: 29 Apr 2012
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 9
New engine???
I have a disco 3 2008, bought from the dealership, every single service and work done at the dealership and now done 85kDrives perfectly, no management lights on etc etc, developed a slight knocking sound! Stopped driving it, got it recovered to the dealership, £225 of diagnostics and says need a new engine-£15000!!!! I am in the Southampton area, anyone recommend what to do please?
4th Oct 2017 8:32 am
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 13880
Options:
1. Chase LR and say this is not acceptable, quote engine failure threads on here - there are plenty. If it has a full dealer service book you might be in luck (unlikely) or they offer to pay some of it. Don't roll over to easily.
2. Get a second hand engine fitted from a Jag. about £5k ish. Speak to Woody32.
3. Sell the car as a non runner.
As an aside, if it was recently serviced, check the oil filter wasn't twisted when it was replaced. This will starve the engine of oil.
Good luck. There are no cheap and easy options.New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
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No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
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4th Oct 2017 9:58 am
Irwin
Member Since: 04 Aug 2015
Location: Internet
Posts: 270
Is it £15k for a new engine now! Thought it was £10k last year. Nothing appreciates like Land Rover parts. There was a recent thread where JLR offered a new engine for £6500. His had a broken crank with full service history.
4th Oct 2017 5:01 pm
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20727
A factory recon 2.7 is £4250 + VAT with a 2 year warranty
Fitting is extra, by your preferred repairer, be it a main dealer, Indy or backstreet garage
Expect to pay around £7k for said engine fitted, unless you go to the dealers...My D3 Build Thread
Member Since: 28 Aug 2014
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 4400
Mine had a new engine in 2010 (with the previous owner) and it cost them £6510, Land Rover paid the other half! Richard
D3 SE 2007. Triumph 2.5Pi 1973. Ferguson TEA20 1948.
Discovery 2 4.0 ES 2001- Gone
Discovery 1 300Tdi ES '95 - Gone
Range Rover Classic '79 - Gone
4th Oct 2017 7:15 pm
character
Member Since: 01 Jan 2008
Location: wiltshire
Posts: 5779
had a LR supplied recon unit put in trigger in march 2012, then started to knock whilst in the dealership's workshop after 38k, had the last complete 2.7 off the shelf I recall as a replacement
moral of story, get it fitted by whomever supplies the engine that way you have some comeback for all aspects.
4th Oct 2017 8:34 pm
Disco dazboy
Member Since: 02 Dec 2013
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 1782
Is trigger still going strong?D3 x2 now gone
Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace 4motion
4th Oct 2017 8:38 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72775
And welcome back!!
4th Oct 2017 8:40 pm
character
Member Since: 01 Jan 2008
Location: wiltshire
Posts: 5779
thought we had the gearbox judder till I changed the rear drive shaft...sooo smooth under excellaration now.
also had him terracleaned the other month, what a difference, runs like a scolded cat
4th Oct 2017 8:42 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
Posts: 26699
Helllloooo
Thought Trigger might have been long gone by now. But no, he obviously trundles on.
4th Oct 2017 8:43 pm
character
Member Since: 01 Jan 2008
Location: wiltshire
Posts: 5779
good news is now that there's loads of broken ones, mines getting cheaper to repair with all these parts around
had a minor bump on the osr door, sprinter backed in to it whilst having our truck Mot'd, their fault etc but cost £125 for a complete door with everything in situ, glass, motors, wiring loom etc and in the right colour
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