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Absolutely insane levels of engineering, craftsmanship, innovation and precision on display in this video. The old phrase of "German engineering"

Christian and Vera, you should have a TV programme here in the UK, more entertaining than anything we’re forced to pay a TV license fee for. Brilliant!

What an education! And what an honour to have your Dad present and share his experience.

Absolutely fantastic - Your father (as a Master Craftsman) must be very proud of his sons workmanship. This is no “hobby shop” work - this is workmanship at the highest level. Not only the engineering but the videography too

Oh so good, "hobby machinist" exceeding the capability of many professional shops. You are an inspiration. 🙏🙏

Well Done Christian. You are about to receive in the post- many many crankcases from all over the World! You will have to set up a Factory! All the very best Gpx

Your dad must be proud that there are 3 generations of the family working with metal.

Just wow. I am sitting here fascinated with Christian’s calculations and work. Such talent is fantastic. Great to see him working with Poppa, who looks comfortable indicating that Christian didn’t lick his talents off the road. Great work guys.

Seriously you should both give yourselves a pat on the back, amazing job by both of you. I know a number of senior product directors at JLR I’ll be advising them to give you a job as head of QUALITY CONTROL!

Another engineering masterclass, your confidence and skills never fail to amaze me. I particularly enjoy the detailed explanation of the steps in this and every project you undertake. It just goes to show what can be achieved with the right knowledge and tools.

There's DIY then there is next level German DIY. Love Vera chipping in keeping it all grounded and entertaining, 😎😄

Thank you Christian & Vera, amazing what you have achieved at home (although it helps that your machines are of such high quality) you show us why meticulous German engineering is so respected the world over

Hats off to Vera, Christian, and his dad. A family of engineers.

New subscriber. I just stumbled on your channel and have been binge watching all day. Greatly admire your combined skills in both engineering work and video production. Congratulations to you both! Cheers from Sydney, Australia. Peter.

Christian redefines 'basic' lol. I am in awe Fabien must owe you a few steins!! Keep it up

Thanks Christian for reminding me of my long passed father, like you, so meticulous in his measurements & fine touch. Father was a chief tech in the RAF who cut his teeth on early piston engines & later merlin engines with large cranks. Still remember him hand lapping bearings & trying to teach me lol.

Every day is a school day and Christian is the best teacher ever

Without a doubt this is the best damn channel on RU-vid

Professor Christian and his more than able assistant, Vera, make some of the most entertaining videos here on RU-vid. Educational, too!

I loved it that Christian's dad helped!!👍🏼

Hi speed internet! Lucky you I still have Donkey speed internet!😂 , I'm looking forward to see the engine married again and first start up. It's always amazing what Christian can do absolutely amazing..

Absolutely "amazing" Christian. Very very impressed. Gold star x10.

This guy is a bloody genius and he doesnt even know it. Perhaps not a Toyota scale genius but still a genius. You can have as many tools and machines as you want but it takes brains and skill to put them together and make them work to do such a precise machining job as this at home.

Your lucky to have your dad with you who has a lot of machining done. Learn from him and enjoy his presence. Succes with the rebuild.

Hard to top this one Christian! I am in awe. What's next? Using your son's foundry and cast your own engine block I guess 😁. Your videos are priceless - thank you!

Christian, I love your work. This just another example of your well thought out method to tackle a job most would just put into the too hard basket. I tip my hat to you. Vera, as usual you are the star of the show and not a single OMG that I can recall for the episode. You make a great team and I enjoy watching your videos very much.

I would like to thank you very much for up loading these videos very entertaining

Very impressive considering the low tech machinery. I used to machine the bearing journals in Napier Deltic engines on a purpose made line borer or they were put in a jig on a horizontal borer very similar to your set up but the shaft ran in the jig, this was back in the early 80’s as an apprentice, it was done exactly the same way just scaled up. We used to set the cutter height from a ground diameter on the line shaft using a little jig holding a DTI but it was always a nail biting moment when you took the cut as the tolerance was only 0.0005” on a bore of about 7”. In a very hot summer we had to machine the bores over size as the engine blocks where made from aluminium and the bores would be under size when they cooled down.. Great video 👍 can’t wait for Fabian’s engine to go wrong again 🤭 you know what I mean.. You’re all set up to do Vera.’s engine now also.

Amazing machining skills there. And so well explained! I know it's not good the engine failed, but we are so lucky to see you repairing it. Another brilliant video guys.

There is nothing on the internet that explains this in such detail. Great video that is so helpful to tdv6 owners.

Hi Christian and Vera, just to let you know that a nomination for the Engineering version of the Nobel Prize will be sent in today. A fascinating video, both for your genius, and the video work.

Sir, You are truly blessed. It's gotta be nice to have the Dad with you. Plus, you can just look at him and see the knowledge. He looks like an old pro, probably has forgotten more than I, more than I will ever know. 😄 😄

Undoubtedly, but, definitely, a unique, unprecedented, unparalleled, unmatched masterpiece of achievement

Genius……….camera work Vera, not too bad on the engineering front as well Christian, loved the vlog well done.

Christian what a fantastic job you have done on the block, again great video and presentation 😃🇬🇧

Christian you are a very clever man with great knowledge of engineering. I love your home workshop. Hats off to you.

This channel is an absolute gem. Excellent work guys.

Hi Christian and Vera,not sure which is the most awe inspiring,Christian's skill or Vera's enthusiasm.Can't wait for the finished engine installation

Christian, you sir are the reason we fight to change the culture of throwing away the broken and instead work to repair. Thank you.

Came across this channel by accident. Best accident I've ever had. You guys are just amazing! Your natural, talented and so very interesting to watch. It's a fantastic recipe don't ever change. Thank you so much!

Absolutely Poetry to watch, Christian you have a wealth of knowledge 👍

Dear Both. England calling. I'm totally impressed, I had a machine shop in Arizona and built a Cam boring Bar so I totally respect the work that goes into making one. Peter

Nice to see somebody taking some extra effort to explain things, maybe trivial to professionals, but far from that to amateurs like me.

Christian I was here watching your video thinking have we worked together at some point in the past? The work and approach you take is almost the same as I do when bringing camshaft journals back into oil clearance specification on a Honda CBX 6 cylinder motorcycle. It is even down to the Sharpie pen in the bottom journal 😱 as I also don't have engineers marking blue. This is old School true engineering undertaken by past masters who I was fortunate to be taught by during my instrument making apprenticeship back in 1980. Like you my machine tools are limited but experience always shows you the way. Thank you, your Father and Vera for undertaking such a time consuming job for Fabien, and sharing with us loyal viewers of one of the best RU-vid channels out there. When my mains spin might ask to borrow your boring bar and head🤣

Fabian sure is lucky to have such skilled and generous friends. The rig to line bore this is fantastic. Simple in concept but sure requires high accuracy and skills. Well done.

Another awesome video and great seeing Christian become the apprentice under the supervision of the Master his farther.High quality information and solid engineering and German quality engineering practice.Im addicted to your vids excellent teamwork and quality .I look forward to the next instalment ‘oh my god “ take care out there lol.

This is just awesome work Christian, I am soooooooh impressed with the quality of results you achieved doing this at home.

if I am not mistaken, Christian said he is an electrical engineer by trade, and this engine repair is a hobby...:) this makes it even more impressive. .... Can't wait for the next step..

Even the internet cable job is well done as well, German attitude is amazing

Amazing job, fantastic, we all know Vera is always helping.

Where Enginering becomes sheer artistry thank you both

This is next level home workshop engineering. Fantastic.

I am amazed at the quality of workmanship that Christian has.. He has a better set up than some professional workshops have.. get to see him working with his Father too..

It makes us all smile to see you and your dad working together. 😊

This is going to be brilliant, can’t wait to sit down and watch later after all trick or treating is done

I couldn’t help myself from giggling a bit hearing a German guy saying ”Persian blu” instead of ”Prussian blue” (as I know it to be). Well done to you for saving this engine block and thank you for sharing.

Hello Christian and Vera I thought you exhausted all your brilliant ideas Christian and you amaze me once again. It should be law if you own a Land Rover Discovery 3 you have a best friend called Christian who is a German engineer 😊 and can take a L R D 3 apart blindfolded . And his father does not look 82 👍 looking forward to seeing it all go back together again take care both of you. Ralph

What an excellent video. Great to see your dad helping out what an amazing team with him and Vera too. I love machine work and I must say for a sparky you did good lol.

Impressive, truly great workmanship 10/10... Great to see things getting repaired instead of thrown into the bin...

Very nice to see old items repaired, very creative and good for the environment.

Man I'm coming to you two for my next service. Great video. 👍 very excellent engineer. 👏

Evening Christian. What a fantastic video with your Dad 😀 Vera as always is a love ❤️ xx

What a genius !!!! Your content is so addictive !!! Thank you all 👍👍👍😉

Well done Christian amazing work. 👍

You are carrying out a great piece of engineering I owned a LR4 and this problem was always a worry I changed it for a Toyota.

The attention to the details is remarkable! Congratulations!

Very brave in even attempting to fab a line borer and i really do hope it works as the majority wouldn't even try such a thing and take it to the machine shop instead. As for your high speed internet cable i can't believe the extent of the work they're putting in as here in the UK they can't even drill a hole through a wall right never mind bury the cable.Mine was sleeved through plastic pipe and dumped across the top of the lawn.

Watching Christian working together with his father is such a wonderful thing, amazing skills on display. Now this is a reality tv show worth watching! Thanks for all the effort by all of you👏

Just cannot get enough of your awesome presentation tutorial character kind vlog............thank you Christian n Vera

What a pleasure to see such engineering well done Christian

What a great series with both your trophy wife and engineer father, well worth missing my american football, just a basic shop, you and I have a different definition of a basic shop. Stay Safe and Cheers from Dallas TX

Sat in awe watching this. Such excellent explanations and ability. Love the involvement of your father (especially at 82yrs old!)

Well assume that's what any german home workshop setup can do ... simply amazing work guys ! Its probably more in spec now than after it left the LR factory haha

Christian,you have shown us that you can turn a hand to any practical engineering task, well done, great support from Vera. Very nice you can work alongside your Dad to achieve such a skilled task. You guys amaze me with what you take on.

You sir, are a genius. I’ve learnt so much from all of your videos. Thank you 🙏

I don't know who is more clever... Christian or Vera that married such a clever man... 🤔

That set up is a thing of beauty.

Brilliant work. It’s so nice to see Christian’s dad helping out. I’m sure there’s been some father to son passing of knowledge down the years. It’s great to watch that German sense of precision & inventiveness. I’m sure there’s a business to be had line boring those blocks. Sadly, most get dumped & usually the whole engine gets replaced. Many older Discovery 3s are getting scrapped now due to the cost of engine replacement. Skills like Christian’s are virtually unheard of in the UK now.

The man can’t resist a challenge.

This has been my favourite so far. Excellent determination and persistence - very informative.

Absolutely astonishing engineering work from a home workshop, congratulations on a great job well done. Good job with the camera too Vera lol

Hi Christian and Vera, I’m a newly graduated mechanical engineer in the US who just got hired by a big diesel company over here. I’m learning a lot from your detailed explanations on the engine block and the cylinder heads, this is quality entertainment for nerds like us. I also lost by beloved Audi to a dumb accident months ago, and I’m seriously contemplating acquiring a used ‘06 LR3 here in the ‘States (they’re gasoline over here, not diesels sadly). I found one going for 13k with “only” 93,000 miles on it and I’m eager to see just what kind of luck Providence shows me if I get it. Thank you for the entertainment, i subscribed at the second video I saw from you two. Amazing content :)

Very nice work, great to see what can be achieved at home great to see your father there helping too

Good to see your dad in the video, I’m sure he’s a wealth of knowledge too! Another great clip

To Christian, his father, and Vera: This is an amazing triumph of experience and can-do-it-ness. Truly inspiring. To everyone else watching this video: Do not attempt this at home. Do not even think of it.

I know this is an old one but I'm fairly new to the channel. I am not an engineer, simply a plumber but I am fascinated by the subject. You explain things so methodically, without the usual arrogance more common in people as skilled as you, that I enjoy your videos very much. My Dad was an engineer in the mines, then food processing plants and finally the oil and gas industry and seeing you and your dad working together on this made me wish I had been able to do the same. Great content Vera and Chrisian, thank you :) Nige

Master Piece, Christian! You're not afraid of no challenge, are you?

Fantastic job! I've learned more about this engine in your past two videos than I had in years prior. Really hope it will be long lived.

German engineering at its best!!!! I'm glad your father helped, knowledge is a great thing and Vera's photography the best yet!!

Really shows what you can do in your home workshop,genius,thank you both for making my day and ensuring I change my oil in my disco 4 every 5000 miles!

You remind me my older brother... also doing almost everything on his own... even he built his own commmon rail injectors testing rig... You did a veeery nice job...

This guy is amazing, very clinical. No wonder German engineering is one of the best in the world.

Nothing basic about your work, it's very well done! I cannot, for the life of me, figure out the dislikes? We love your videos so that my wife actually scolded me for watching this without her!

That is the most incredible task I've ever seen taken on at home, Yours and your Father's skills are fantastic. I've only recently discovered (no LR pun intended) your channel, and I'm binge watching all of your content. I've watched an awful lot of RU-vid, and yours is amongst the absolute best content out there. Thanks for taking the trouble to film and edit these so carefully. Huge amounts of appreciation from Nottingham, UK. BTW, I love yours and Vera's sense of humour!

This was a really awesomely good video… your fabrication skills and engineering expertise is really next level.. nice your dad is around to help too!

Very talented Christian. Quite impressive.

Both of you give us many happy hours of engineering RU-vid entertainment. We do not have a car now, but we had had 2 Range Rovers when they were first available we now drive mobility Scooters

Vera, your comments are priceless - and bring all down to earth. What a great team 🙂

Can't imagine why one person did not like that video. Utterly fascinating stuff. Thank you as always.

WOW! 🤯 Mind blown! Another amazing video. I am in awe of your ability and mindset to of thought of this. I bet your dad loved getting back into this too.👍