Disco 4 crank snap warranty

[miniman]

I'm sure recently posted that they had successfully claimed on warranty for a snapped crank - I'd love to know which warranty company but can't find the post! I believe Warranty Direct cover it but would be great to know if there are options.

[SiT]

Plenty of threads on this on the Disco3 forum and RRS forum, Warranty Direct definitely cover it and I believe so do Motor Easy.

Have a search on those sites and you will get the answer your looking for.

Si

[miniman]

SiT said:

Plenty of threads on this on the Disco3 forum and RRS forum, Warranty Direct definitely cover it and I believe so do Motor Easy.

Have a search on those sites and you will get the answer your looking for.

Si

[SiT]

Also to add to that I was talking to my local LR Indy last week when booing my RRS in for service and he also commented that WD don’t bat an eyelid at a snapped crank repair, this is partly due to LR reducing the cost of a crates engine from £11k to £7k - quite a saving!

Si

[A.J.M]

Warranty direct provide cover for my 2 mates D4s.

They went for engine, transmission and driveline cover as wishbones etc are cheaper to replace than an engine and we have a good specialist for that.

I would recommend WD as both mates are happy with the cover and cost for 3 years.

[miniman]

Just put down a deposit on a 2011 HSE 8 speed which has invoices for snapped crank rebuild and all belts etc - done by the dealer in the last couple of months. Will still get a warranty though!

[Steviesam]

My crank snapped 2 months ago on my well looked after 2011 D4.

Warranty Direct inspected the car with a week, authorised the repair 24 hours later, and reimbursed me the £11k within 5 working days of me collecting the car and sending them an invoice.

[miniman]

Motoreasy have confirmed to me in writing that it is covered and offered 3 years for just under £1k which seems a decent insurance policy.

[billybradshaw]

I’ve been put off Discos because of the engine weakness, knowing now that warranties will cover an engine replacement has got me interested again. I guess it would still be a ball ache if the engine did fail but there wouldn’t be an eye watering bill to pay.

[bakerstreet]

miniman said:

Motoreasy have confirmed to me in writing that it is covered and offered 3 years for just under £1k which seems a decent insurance policy.

What mileage is on your D4 for that £1k warranty? I shall probably buy one eventually.....but I'd have to write it off if the crank turned its self into kit form unless I get a warranty.

[Rugbyman]

bakerstreet said:

miniman said:

Motoreasy have confirmed to me in writing that it is covered and offered 3 years for just under £1k which seems a decent insurance policy.

What mileage is on your D4 for that £1k warranty? I shall probably buy one eventually.....but I'd have to write it off if the crank turned its self into kit form unless I get a warranty.

I have gone for Motoreasy too - monthly continuous - zero contribution - ALL parts + labour - 2010 108k miles - £65 a month

[miniman]

bakerstreet said:

miniman said:

Motoreasy have confirmed to me in writing that it is covered and offered 3 years for just under £1k which seems a decent insurance policy.

What mileage is on your D4 for that £1k warranty? I shall probably buy one eventually.....but I'd have to write it off if the crank turned its self into kit form unless I get a warranty.

85k

[LaserTam]

miniman said:

bakerstreet said:

miniman said:

Motoreasy have confirmed to me in writing that it is covered and offered 3 years for just under £1k which seems a decent insurance policy.

What mileage is on your D4 for that £1k warranty? I shall probably buy one eventually.....but I'd have to write it off if the crank turned its self into kit form unless I get a warranty.

85k

Was that £1k per year or for 3 years? I was just running some quotes for my 8 yr old D4 with 58k miles and it was 2.5k for 3 yrs.

[miniman]

LaserTam said:

miniman said:

bakerstreet said:

miniman said:

Motoreasy have confirmed to me in writing that it is covered and offered 3 years for just under £1k which seems a decent insurance policy.

What mileage is on your D4 for that £1k warranty? I shall probably buy one eventually.....but I'd have to write it off if the crank turned its self into kit form unless I get a warranty.

85k

Was that £1k per year or for 3 years? I was just running some quotes for my 8 yr old D4 with 58k miles and it was 2.5k for 3 yrs.

It was £1,096 for 3 years. I didn’t buy it online, they called me back a day or two after I did the quote.

[eltax91]

miniman said:

LaserTam said:

miniman said:

bakerstreet said:

miniman said:

Motoreasy have confirmed to me in writing that it is covered and offered 3 years for just under £1k which seems a decent insurance policy.

What mileage is on your D4 for that £1k warranty? I shall probably buy one eventually.....but I'd have to write it off if the crank turned its self into kit form unless I get a warranty.

85k

Was that £1k per year or for 3 years? I was just running some quotes for my 8 yr old D4 with 58k miles and it was 2.5k for 3 yrs.

It was £1,096 for 3 years. I didn’t buy it online, they called me back a day or two after I did the quote.

I did a quote for 1 year yesterday. 6 year old D4 acquired yesterday on 102k Miles.

£859 for 1 year. Guess I’ll wait for that call and see if they can get me anywhere near your deal!

As a general question, what are the servicing requirements for these warranties to cover you and not try to wriggle out of every claim?

[Steviesam]

You need to service as per manufacturers guidelines and must be a proper garage ie VAT registered.

They asked to see my latest service invoice when I claimed for the engine.

[eltax91]

Steviesam said:

You need to service as per manufacturers guidelines and must be a proper garage ie VAT registered.

They asked to see my latest service invoice when I claimed for the engine.

Ok. I like to turn spanners myself but sure o could forsake that for the annual oil change. I think the D4 is annual/ 16k Miles?

ETA: I guess this extends to all thing covered by the warranty. So if the diff explodes next month, they’ll want to see evidence of an oil change on a specified schedule? The 8sp zf box is ‘sealed for life’ according to LR I think?

New to all this warranty stuff, always ran cars that weren’t worth the warranty or didn’t have a rep for chucking big bills

Edited by eltax91 on Saturday 30th November 10:17

[LaserTam]

miniman said:

It was £1,096 for 3 years. I didn’t buy it online, they called me back a day or two after I did the quote.

Cheers. I did miss a call today from 01491 number, maybe it was them.

[miniman]

And here it is. I love it

[eltax91]

My weekend acquisition.