Who is the go to company for Sdv6 rebuilds?
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My D4 snapped its crank in May.
I got quotes from QP online and also a local-ish specialist that I’ve known for many years.
Here’s your rough breakdown of what it’s going to cost.
I went for the crate engine route for the better warranty, peace of mind and also the rest of the car was in excellent condition so while it wasn’t a cheap bill. It’s sold me in good shape for the future.
Mine is a 2016 Landmark so was worth fixing.
Had it been an early car. I wouldn’t have fixed it.
I got quotes from QP online and also a local-ish specialist that I’ve known for many years.
Here’s your rough breakdown of what it’s going to cost.
I went for the crate engine route for the better warranty, peace of mind and also the rest of the car was in excellent condition so while it wasn’t a cheap bill. It’s sold me in good shape for the future.
Mine is a 2016 Landmark so was worth fixing.
Had it been an early car. I wouldn’t have fixed it.
A.J.M said:
My D4 snapped its crank in May.
I got quotes from QP online and also a local-ish specialist that I ve known for many years.
Here s your rough breakdown of what it s going to cost.
I went for the crate engine route for the better warranty, peace of mind and also the rest of the car was in excellent condition so while it wasn t a cheap bill. It s sold me in good shape for the future.
Mine is a 2016 Landmark so was worth fixing.
Had it been an early car. I wouldn t have fixed it.
Thanks for the info - it's a friend of my wife who is having a really bad run of luck at the moment, their car shatting itself was the last thing they needed. They had it dragged to a main dealer but she asked my wife for advice knowing I'm a tinkerer. As of this evening MrsRNP had said their son is getting it sorted for them so I'm stood down.I got quotes from QP online and also a local-ish specialist that I ve known for many years.
Here s your rough breakdown of what it s going to cost.
I went for the crate engine route for the better warranty, peace of mind and also the rest of the car was in excellent condition so while it wasn t a cheap bill. It s sold me in good shape for the future.
Mine is a 2016 Landmark so was worth fixing.
Had it been an early car. I wouldn t have fixed it.
Depends on what the car is and miles/age.
As AJM has said, QP Online are considered the best but they are also the most expensive.
Being honest, I'm not sure I would go down that path unless its a low milage ULEZ compliant car in a desirable colour scheme and or high spec. There are loads of engine builders out there now and many put in better shells than standard but QP are the only ones who mod the block I believe for better oil channels.
Its a tricky one.
As AJM has said, QP Online are considered the best but they are also the most expensive.
Being honest, I'm not sure I would go down that path unless its a low milage ULEZ compliant car in a desirable colour scheme and or high spec. There are loads of engine builders out there now and many put in better shells than standard but QP are the only ones who mod the block I believe for better oil channels.
Its a tricky one.
A.J.M said:
My D4 snapped its crank in May.
I got quotes from QP online and also a local-ish specialist that I ve known for many years.
Here s your rough breakdown of what it s going to cost.
I went for the crate engine route for the better warranty, peace of mind and also the rest of the car was in excellent condition so while it wasn t a cheap bill. It s sold me in good shape for the future.
Mine is a 2016 Landmark so was worth fixing.
Had it been an early car. I wouldn t have fixed it.
Jeez, I seriously considered one of these when I rebuilt my Bowler, the Land-Rover specialist I bought parts from warned me against it. My ACR V8 cost a bit more than the turbos alone on that SDV6 and the rest of the cost buys a lot of unleaded!I got quotes from QP online and also a local-ish specialist that I ve known for many years.
Here s your rough breakdown of what it s going to cost.
I went for the crate engine route for the better warranty, peace of mind and also the rest of the car was in excellent condition so while it wasn t a cheap bill. It s sold me in good shape for the future.
Mine is a 2016 Landmark so was worth fixing.
Had it been an early car. I wouldn t have fixed it.
SDV6 seems a real lemon engine after the excellent TDi and TD5
The SDV6 is a mixed bag as it s actually a decent engine.
Plenty of them run happily and do big miles.
The specialist I used, looks after lots that are past 200k and some with 300k.
It s just a lottery if that crank goes.
I was unlucky, the rest of the car was lovely.
It suited our needs as a family car and being a landmark it had all the kit.
So I got it fixed but I ll be its last owner. It s never getting sold.
From the 2 companies mentioned above.
ILS are decent, but expensive.
Plenty of them run happily and do big miles.
The specialist I used, looks after lots that are past 200k and some with 300k.
It s just a lottery if that crank goes.
I was unlucky, the rest of the car was lovely.
It suited our needs as a family car and being a landmark it had all the kit.
So I got it fixed but I ll be its last owner. It s never getting sold.
From the 2 companies mentioned above.
ILS are decent, but expensive.
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100SRV said:
Jeez, I seriously considered one of these when I rebuilt my Bowler, the Land-Rover specialist I bought parts from warned me against it. My ACR V8 cost a bit more than the turbos alone on that SDV6 and the rest of the cost buys a lot of unleaded!
SDV6 seems a real lemon engine after the excellent TDi and TD5
Sadly, Land Rover followed that with legendarily bad 2.0 SD4 Ingenium, which is widely considered to an awful engine. SDV6 seems a real lemon engine after the excellent TDi and TD5
The D300s seem to be much much better.
Thanks for the info. Their son is involved now so it's out of my hands - I'll try and get an update but the owner (friend of my wife) is battling cancer so priorities are elsewhere.
I'm a former Defender owner and agree with the above, the Tdi and TD5 (and earlier engines apart from the 2.5 turbo) were fantastic in their durability. I had a tweaked 2.5NA (gas flowed head, different injectors, tweaked pump) then fitted a genuine Defender 200tdi (I rebuilt it beforehand with an Allard turbo and intercooler, pump mods, 1.2 transfer case). Both were great engines that never let us down over some long distances and adventures.
The V6 engine on paper is great and so nearly a continuation of the Tdi/Td5 legacy but in reality destroying the crank/bottom end like they can do is unforgivable.
It might only be 2% failure rate but it's a catastrophic failure that effectively writes the car off - I've watched enough LRTime on Sunday mornings to know to avoid these engine's!
I'm a former Defender owner and agree with the above, the Tdi and TD5 (and earlier engines apart from the 2.5 turbo) were fantastic in their durability. I had a tweaked 2.5NA (gas flowed head, different injectors, tweaked pump) then fitted a genuine Defender 200tdi (I rebuilt it beforehand with an Allard turbo and intercooler, pump mods, 1.2 transfer case). Both were great engines that never let us down over some long distances and adventures.
The V6 engine on paper is great and so nearly a continuation of the Tdi/Td5 legacy but in reality destroying the crank/bottom end like they can do is unforgivable.
It might only be 2% failure rate but it's a catastrophic failure that effectively writes the car off - I've watched enough LRTime on Sunday mornings to know to avoid these engine's!
james6546 said:
I read somewhere that the SDV6 failure rate is about 2%, which isn t that horrendous.
You only really hear about the bad stories.
Absolute BS as that is a Land Rover number and it only takes account of the engines that go through Land Rover and when I spoke to a few garages when I had my 5.0SC rebuilt, their bread and butter was the SDV6 and we are talking two month wait times and each specialist was doing around a 10 a month and they had healthy waiting list. You only really hear about the bad stories.
Its also been like that for years. Now there is also the 2.0SD4 as well, but that is at least cheaper to rebuild.
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