RR Evoque 2.2, is it a safer bet than the 2.0?
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The folks are looking to change motor and have been quite taken by the Evoque, it ticks all the boxes, compact, good looking, 4WD, high driving position etc.
However after initially looking at a 2015-2018 model with the Ingenium 2.0 diesel, you can imagine I’ve been reading a lot of horror stories and JLR not doing anything about it.
My question is, is a 2.2 diesel (Ford engine I believe) on a late 15 plate a better option, a safer bet to have on your driveway, or do they give as much bother as the facelift 2.0s?
However after initially looking at a 2015-2018 model with the Ingenium 2.0 diesel, you can imagine I’ve been reading a lot of horror stories and JLR not doing anything about it.
My question is, is a 2.2 diesel (Ford engine I believe) on a late 15 plate a better option, a safer bet to have on your driveway, or do they give as much bother as the facelift 2.0s?
The 2.2 is definitely the more reliable engine over the Ingenium 2.0, however the petrol would probably be the even better bet especially if the majority of your miles are made up of short trips.
My best friends wife bought a 2014 Evoque on my advice instead of a later 2.0 Ingenium diesel.. And well it's been off the road for the last 3 months due to steering rack failure, and LR don't know when they'll have the part available to fit! Common fault apparently. It's also required a wastegate and a few other bits (faulty cameras etc.) to keep it going, a bit dissapointing.
My best friends wife bought a 2014 Evoque on my advice instead of a later 2.0 Ingenium diesel.. And well it's been off the road for the last 3 months due to steering rack failure, and LR don't know when they'll have the part available to fit! Common fault apparently. It's also required a wastegate and a few other bits (faulty cameras etc.) to keep it going, a bit dissapointing.
We had a 2.2 Evoque for 18 months, it was a great car and only changed as we needed a larger car with 3 kids and a dog.
I would definitely take the 2.2 over the 2.0 Ingenium engine, in fact a specialist 4x4 dealership who bought ours that I advertised on Autotrader, he said that they would only buy the 2.2 Evoques and Discovery Sports and NOT the 2.0 ones, as they have to put their own warranty on them and they have had their fingers burnt too many times...!
The only negative is that they are not ULEZ compliant whereas the 2.0 is....
I would definitely take the 2.2 over the 2.0 Ingenium engine, in fact a specialist 4x4 dealership who bought ours that I advertised on Autotrader, he said that they would only buy the 2.2 Evoques and Discovery Sports and NOT the 2.0 ones, as they have to put their own warranty on them and they have had their fingers burnt too many times...!
The only negative is that they are not ULEZ compliant whereas the 2.0 is....
The 2.2 isn't ULEZ compliant if that is important to you.
The issues with the 2.0l mostly seem to stem from the stuff that makes the car Euro 6 compounded by ambitious mileage between oil changes. So the dpf/ad blue gubbins starts to misbehave and the oil gets diluted by diesel which causes timing chain and chain guide wear.
But sometimes the guides wear all by themselves and/or the chains stretch. This was addressed from the 2019my onwards with an uprated spec of the guides and chains.
Walk away from any car with a rattly timing chain and if yours develops a rattle have it fixed promptly. The earlier 2.0l cars can be fitted with the uprated parts but it's quite labour intensive so budget for about £2-2.5k for the job.
Having said that, the facelift cars are quite desirable with different interior materials and updated infotainment (look for the twin aerials on the tailgate). An HSE Dynamic is well equipped for a small car but you'll pay for that luxury on the forecourt.
The issues with the 2.0l mostly seem to stem from the stuff that makes the car Euro 6 compounded by ambitious mileage between oil changes. So the dpf/ad blue gubbins starts to misbehave and the oil gets diluted by diesel which causes timing chain and chain guide wear.
But sometimes the guides wear all by themselves and/or the chains stretch. This was addressed from the 2019my onwards with an uprated spec of the guides and chains.
Walk away from any car with a rattly timing chain and if yours develops a rattle have it fixed promptly. The earlier 2.0l cars can be fitted with the uprated parts but it's quite labour intensive so budget for about £2-2.5k for the job.
Having said that, the facelift cars are quite desirable with different interior materials and updated infotainment (look for the twin aerials on the tailgate). An HSE Dynamic is well equipped for a small car but you'll pay for that luxury on the forecourt.
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