Member Since: 10 Mar 2017
Location: Gloucestershire
Posts: 1073
Its back!!!! (New engine content)
Well, I have just been and collected my Disco, after having a new engine fitted.
I am really pleased! Sounds great, no vibration, very quiet and drives very well indeed.Its great to be back in the D4, and I will be keeping it.
The bill was £11,245 including the £1500 engine surcharge, as the old one was not serviceable.
My extra bill was £1100. I had new suspension arms, new brake pipes front to rear, new battery, 6 x new glow plugs etc. I thought it was money well spent while the body was off, as I had an advisory for a rear suspension arm on the last MOT.
I was pleased that they took off and cleaned and properly checked the turbos, EGRs etc, all of which they said were fine.
Tim Fry Landrovers have been brilliant, and have turned it around faster than I thought they would. Kept me in the loop all the time, and have done everything I asked.
Lets hope that all is good for the next few years!
11th Oct 2019 1:36 pm
rrhool
Member Since: 28 Aug 2014
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 4538
Good news, nice to hear a positive engine story for a change! Richard
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11th Oct 2019 2:19 pm
Iguana
Member Since: 14 Oct 2013
Location: 'Sunny' Zomerset
Posts: 9424
Well done indeed, enjoy driving your 'New' car Iggy/Ieuan
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MY05 Disco 3 'S'
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11th Oct 2019 2:33 pm
James W
Member Since: 27 Mar 2008
Location: Riyadh, KSA
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A fantastic outcome, congratulations D4 XS, gone, much loved, never forgotten
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11th Oct 2019 3:15 pm
CFB
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
Posts: 6100
Wow, £11k
Guess if the car is a keeper then it's a spend you can justify? I'd just be thinking about turbo, gearbox and all the other bits that could still fail 2020 BMW X1 18d XDrive X-Line Auto
11th Oct 2019 3:48 pm
CongoBoy
Member Since: 05 Mar 2019
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 529
This is the "joy"of being a Land Rover owner!!
I say this for all models.
I'm glad it's all good and fixed.
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2008 D3 HSE Izmir Blue- South African Spec. (Zimbabwe)
2005 FFRR SC V8- Java Black
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Great. Glad that WD paid the vast majority of the price of a new JLR engine - good result
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Past LRs - Multiple FFRs, Discos & a Series I - some petrol, some diesel,
none Electric or H2 fuel cell - yet.
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11th Oct 2019 4:18 pm
ianm27
Member Since: 02 Jun 2016
Location: Hertfordshire
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Great news Philip and hope you get many more years of fun with her now.Uncle Ray's spare wheel protector
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Guess if the car is a keeper then it's a spend you can justify? I'd just be thinking about turbo, gearbox and all the other bits that could still fail
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11th Oct 2019 4:51 pm
Philip1972
Member Since: 10 Mar 2017
Location: Gloucestershire
Posts: 1073
CFB wrote:
Wow, £11k
Guess if the car is a keeper then it's a spend you can justify? I'd just be thinking about turbo, gearbox and all the other bits that could still fail
Warranty paid £10,320 of it
11th Oct 2019 4:53 pm
Johnny Oxford
Member Since: 14 Dec 2014
Location: Chinnor
Posts: 531
Hi Philip,
How old is your D4 and what was the age when this happened? Was it under LR warranty or only the warranty wise warranty?2014 D4 HSE Facelift Corris Grey
Previous :
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56 plate D3 HSE TDV6 Zermatt Silver
Defender 90 200tdi
The warranty company was Warranty Direct not "Wise".
NJSSAm I Gammon or Woke ? - I neither know nor care.
2016 Discovery 4 Landmark
2011 Mercedes Benz SL350 (R230)
1973 MG B GT V8 - 3.9L John Eales engine, 5 speed R380 gearbox, since 1975.
1959 MGA roadster - 1.9L Peter Burgess Engine - 5 speed gearbox
Past LRs - Multiple FFRs, Discos & a Series I - some petrol, some diesel,
none Electric or H2 fuel cell - yet.
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12th Oct 2019 2:25 pm
Dave T
Member Since: 03 Jul 2009
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 6910
That’s great news all round, glad I went for WD warranty Joined the BMWX5 45e group
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12th Oct 2019 2:53 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
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Deffo a great result.
12th Oct 2019 3:00 pm
Philip1972
Member Since: 10 Mar 2017
Location: Gloucestershire
Posts: 1073
Johnny Oxford wrote:
Hi Philip,
How old is your D4 and what was the age when this happened? Was it under LR warranty or only the warranty wise warranty?
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