Considering buying a 98 range rover

[K50 DEL]

I bought my '95 4.6 HSE on the basis of the fact it had already had a new engine fitted as well as a conversion to coils and a full service history.

I have also had the O rings replaced and done a few other bits.

On the whole though, it's proved a whole lot more reliable than the 3.9 classic that I used to run.

As an aside, it'll be for sale shortly as I no longer need it (working out of the country) if you're still looking - advertised on PH once I get home.

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is there anything bad to be said about the TD engines?

[agent006]

Drop Test said:

is there anything bad to be said about the TD engines?

Redefines slow. Problems with hot starting. Other than that, not much.

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agent006 said:

Drop Test said:

is there anything bad to be said about the TD engines?

Redefines slow. Problems with hot starting. Other than that, not much.

thanks,
hot starting you say?

any cure for this?

i can handle it being slow

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BLUETHUNDER said:

pugwash4x4 said:

BLUETHUNDER said:

YamR1V64motion said:

thanks for that, explains why it never happened with the Classics or TVR engines, was there a re map they offered for it at any stage when they knew what was causing it?.

LandRover never admitted to it.The problem was found out through third parties.The introduction of the Bosch Thor system on the later 4,s and 4.6,s seamed to stem the problem.I had mine re-mapped when i put the new engine in mine.

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i'm sorry but i've heard this so many times and it's just bks. It's nothing to do with any "map" problem- the amoutn of extra heat caused by a lean burn can cause the problems to manifest sooner, but are not the CAUSE of the problem. The THOR system most defintely didn't cure the issue and Classics and Trevors also suffer the same problems- you just dont seem them as often as

1. There are less of those vehicles around and
2. They tend not to have done the mileage of the earlier range rovers.

Porosity is also a misnomer- have a look here http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=24559&... for a fairly long discussion about it. If you want to know how to fix the engine properly then have a look here: http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=14006&... (its quite a long one but well worth a read)

Well in 20 years of being around the V8 i had never seen a porous block on a 3.9,or any of the TVR powered Rover V8,s and some of them have driven in excess of 80,000mls.Cue the introduction of the P38 and within two years or around 40,000mls there were a glut of 4.6,s with porous block problems.You only have to look at the classifieds from around 99 to see the amount of 4.6,s that were offered for sale with new engines.(mine failed on 42,000)The lucas GEMS system does run lean through the mid ranges.A lot of problems were made worse with vehicles that done a lot of towing.In every new engine that has been fitted in the workshop a re-map has been done.Some of these engines have accumalated over 100,000mls now with no symptoms of porous problems.The Thor Bosch system was a far better system.And i have never seen one in the workshop with any hint of porous problems.But then again i might be talking B***ocks...!

Sorry to resurrect this thread but pugwash is right. My 4.0 Chimaera has recently had top hat liners put in it due to a slipped liner and I also know of one other Chim with the same issue. Also, a fair number of the Griff 500s have had this problem. Cheers