Quite frankly, I believe that what I'm watching here is a pair of very classy, highly experienced engineering experts indulging in their lovey-dovey hobby (fixing broken Landy motors - surely a source of endless delight!). To total non-runners like myself (engineering-wise), this is mesmerising - and so brilliantly edited. Love it!
The company's entire senior management level should watch this video and be extremely concerned, assuming they're serious about saving the brand - and their own jobs. This is that fecking bad.
Doesn't surprise me. My local Jaguar dealer couldn't get my diesel X-Type started after a diesel filter change. They didn't remember to bleed the diesel lines.
He wanted content, and we certainly got great content. 😅👍 It would have been boring just doing the same stuff over again, and we aquired so much experience. 🙋♀️
That is our philosophy here, you can surely own a Land Rover, earning a dime, if you know how to wrench. Parts are not that expensive. And remember, we alsways only look for broken ones. We never look for running Land Rovers. They are not all bad. 👌💪🙋♀️
If I really screw up my courage, I can dismantle '60s motorcycle engines and put them together again😂. Huge respect to you both for your ability and knowledge with this very complex engine! Seems like much of the work to get at the core of the engine is plumbing.
Oh my. What a mess. Such a pity that engine was run unnecessarily. I saw a cheap D4 for sale on eBay UK last week. The description said “engine knocking, starts for loading” 😩 Once again I’m in awe of Christian’s skills. 👍
I am amazed at the complexity of a modern ICE engine ... no wonder they cost so much to repair and a great reminder to DO YOUR maintenance!! And do it often ...
here in the states we like cummins diesel my o8 ram 6.7 has 130 k miles and is just getting broken in. as a owner operator i ran fl70 freightliner box trucks easily over 300 k miles. can verify my friend paul bought a 1996 ram 5.9 cummins standard shift pickup new and still drives it as a backup vehicle today. now the big thing is cummins has a new v6 available in the ram trucks today. god bless all your endevors.
You two are simply awesome. I marvel at your fortitude, know-how, organisation, collaboration and co-operation through a very complex breakdown, mixed with wit, humour and general cheerfulness in a second language, all dressed with excellent video editing. You would be a joy to watch for anyone that owns a torque wrench, and maybe some that don't know what one is. Thank you.
Your videos are inspiring me to own an old LR and dare!!! Would be a good idea to live my retired life. My father was just like you, explaining each and every thing in detail while doing anything mechanical.
Vera's body weight couldn't shift 120nm of head bolt, this is why sleep and food is so important to her in great frequencies, build her up, OMG did I say that...Always look forward to your videos, thank you both.
Ford and Peugeot used to be renowned for making relatively simple, reliable engines. It seems to me that they now design and build engines that if they can fit something to make it more complicated, they just do it!
A two man job. In my household of three women and me, comments like that would have been met with the involuntary alteration of important parts of my anatomy.😬 Luckily I have been well trained over these past years. 😂
Certainly some important reminders regarding engine servicing for Discovery owners, but I think the content that this will create is going to be fantastic, really looking forward to how things develop.
Absolutely fascinating. I want an old Range Rover Sport so bad, could possibly buy one, but maintenance (stuff going wrong/breaking) as you guys show is an absolute financial nightmare?! Every time I see a modern engine with it's mind boggling array of accessories/control systems I think back to the 60's and how simple it was to maintain basic car engines. Engine won't start? take out Swiss army knife, and it's sorted.
First time viewer of this channel, been watching from first purchase of this Landy, I am mesmerized by their knowledge and work ethic. Regards from South Africa
If this engine is going to be put back together, you've got to get those aluminium parts restored! They've been well and truly salted. Put out a call to Vixen surface treatments, or pop up to Sreten in Frankfurt and borrow his 🙂
Every time I see one of these repair videos I think of the relative simplicity of an electric motor with one moving part instead of thousands. I can't wait to replace the several thousand "precision" parts of my Disco 2 engine and transmission with an electric motor.
Unfortunately that's not quite accurate. Watch Richie Rebuilds and other EV repair channels. Certainly the electric motor is simpler, but EV's have a lot of moving parts which require lubrication, plus they have sophisticated cooling systems for the batteries, especially the high performance models, complicated battery management electronics.
Defining common sense! does the bit of the car that makes it go, sound different? Dont know dont care just need to do some mall crawling because thats all I know!!!!! Remember to ask your viewers to give it a thumbs up! 👍😬🗣❤
Have considered having the block repaired? It's often done on older/rarer blocks. If you have all the bits (possibly not!) They can be stitched and welded. But, yes, a short block from the UK is a good solution 😀
I just did the 270k km service on my 2002 Defender 90, I used 3w 30 Castrol as winter in coming in Sweden. I will drop it tomorrow after only 50km after seeing your video.
It is mindblowing the number of drivers who do not bother with regular servicing and regular oil changes , even if I don't use my car more than 3 or 4 times per year , my Berty BMW still gets new oil and filters every year.......Yes I know that this is a Landrover channel but I love my 1975 3.0s , my Berty BMW
I hope your mileage does not exceed more than 6000 miles then. I do manage to go way more than that in a period of 4 months, especially in the summer time. 👌👍🙋♀️Vera
@@Vera_and_Christian Oh no, I do about 3k to 4k miles. And, as I learnt watching you both, aways thoroughly check the filter for any particles... Touch wood, none thus far. 🕺
Without Vera, Christian would be lost, and nothing would be cataloged or they’d be in the wrong boxes.. Vera is worth her weight in gold. Every mechanic needs a Vera.
OMG. At least now I know, as the owner of a 2015 D4 in the 'Death Zone' (i.e. 95K miles) not to drive any further if (when) the engine knocks. My previous cars were Toyotas/Lexus, but so far (coming to 4 years) this LR has been just as reliable.
@@Vera_and_Christian Good to know! Since when did we let a sense of proportion get in the way of a bad news story? Still I'm hoping my frequent oil changes will help keep me out of the 2-3%. I might even stop using the dumbass!!
On a Toyota this would just be a tick at idle Toyota are so good they don’t even need oil . But in the real world this is what happens if you don’t maintain your engine properly. The most expensive oil change is the one you didn’t do . Great video Vera/ Christian
Christian showed the vast difference in bearing area between these engines and the typical Toyota designs. Needless to say the Toyota gets a lot more so all the bearings are under stressed. If I recall correctly, these TDV6s had to fit transverse in Peugeots and Citroens too, robbing them of length and thence bearing surface and material in the crank itself. Not a great idea.
Feeling like you should just scrap that engine and get a 5.0 litre V8 and put that in and show us your excellent skills as you always do! Love your work ❤
Good afternoon Vera 🤩 I watch your videos even if you both sat on a park bench and just talked about anything 🤣 What a fantastic video on how to pull down a LR engine that’s stuffed 😀 Vera hugs always as you do really make these videos come alive 🤗😘 xx
Great Sunday morning viewing just so much better than watching the news on TV! There are enough drivers out there who don't care about how they drive.... You know when I had my '68 Cougar I never listened to the radio (likely because I couldn't hear above the engine) ...no because I listened to that beautiful V8! You have to listen to your car what it's saying to you. Thanks V & C have a good week! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤
The best part of a Sunday morning is watching the latest video from LR-Time! Now is there a possibility of a Christian / Robin team up? Video Title: Blacksmith effortlessly welds broken cast iron engine block then hands it back over to his father to machine back to factory specs. CAN'T WAIT! 🙏
Watching from London, this is the best channel on RU-vid. If I didn’t have a fantastic Volvo xc90 2.5T and I had a Land Rover, there is no one in the world who I would want to repair it other than you 2. Keep the videos coming, my eyes need it.
Hi mate just looking at the engine I would say a lot of 4WD has been taken place some people think the D4 is Bullitt proof and more interested in having fun instead of taking care the vehicle you know the is a old saying in my day in the work shop and it still applies today a land rover is only good as it's owner and who has been serving it, you probably need to check the hole vehicle to be safe take care guys ❤ Barry
It's not our first rebuild and certainly not our first Discovery 4. Check out our channel. We soley focus on the Discovery 3 and 4, and lately also on the TDV8 L405. 🙋♀️
@@Vera_and_Christian sorry this was not detected at you I have seen many of your videos over the past two years and I know and see for myself self your work is very impressive what I am saying it's the previous owner's and the so called mechanics who worked on the vehicle before you, I personally can't work the way you do due to age and more so health reasons but I am still going to buy a discovery 4 but in a 2.7 which you were able to get in Australia until 2012 I will definitely keep watching videos thanks Barry.
24:00 risky thing to say when Vera is holding a metal pipe Christian! LR Time just about turned into ER time! I laughed a lot though! Hi from New Zealand and a fellow Disco 4 owner :)
It’s such a shame to see such needless extensive damage and the catalogue of events. You win some, you lose some, as they say. I hope the second rate LR dealer technician who did such a substandard job on the timing belt is not still employed in the motor industry. He might be a subscriber and watching this. Good luck finding the parts to rebuild. Thank you both.
No, not a modern V6 double chambered „cheap“ engine block. It’s also graphite cast iron. Maybe they would bother with a rare oldtimer engine. But if you have done your research and actually know someone, please do share.👍👌🙋♀️
@@Vera_and_Christian Hi! Thanks, yes I continued watching your videos and you explained this later! Before your explanation I had no idea they were using such exotic, irrepairable metals! I could understand this for a race car, but the use of such a complex element in an off-roader puzzles me. But then again, Ford's use of belts + chains (instead of cogwheels) for the cam also confuses me :D. But hey, at least it's not the ingenium 2L diesel :D
I'm new to the channel. I'm not a land rover person. I've never been in one outside of the army, let alone driven one. I do watch "4WD 24-7" for the adventures though which I believe is why I was recommended your channel. One of your recently episodes ended up in my feed about 2 weeks ago. Ever since I've binge watched the last year worth of your episodes. I'm Irish and live north of Hamburg. I drive between Dublin or Portsmouth and Hamburg. Once while driving between these places I seen a Landrover with a Dirt plate. I was commenting to my brother who was on the journey with me that it was a cool plate for a Landrover. Funny I come across a channel that is full of them :).
After watching this episode. I am sure I made the correct decision to stick with bicycle maintenance. Another fantastic video. Entertaining and informative in equal measure, and I don't own a Land Rover.
here endeth the lesson... do your bloody services! what a shame that it is going to be so much more to fix this engine, but looking forward to seeing the process. as usual, kudos to both of you, and thanks for the excellent and very watchable content.
I am so pleased that I have an old car with a simple engine in it years ago you could just go down to the breakers and buy a good engine out of almost anything for not a lot and with a bit of work make it fit.
Again a great video, many thanks. In my recent experience so many garages have incompetent mechanics conducting poor work, be it owner driver or main agents, just useless and they charge at least as much as a good mechanic even if you can find that. A sad state of affairs which will only get worse the nearer we get to the all electric deadline.
Im a smug Toyota fan , and snigger at JLR teardowns. But I just love your content. Admire your fearful approach on taking things apart, and you have a fab parts girl.
Always enjoy my Sunday LR Time ‘fix’, but this one is more of a horror movie! Not only was there evidence of lots of amateur bodgery with the maintenance that had been carried out, but poor maintenance / running the engine causing the con rod to snap and then punch holes in the block is just criminal! Looking forward to seeing subsequent episodes of this one and hopefully you found a more commercially viable option for the replacement block and sum pan internals! And like numerous others, I’d love to see the original block repaired by Robin, but I recognise that this would introduce more risks and uncertainty for the future. Good luck!
Hi guys, found your channel recently and I am enjoying your content from Czech republic very much since then! I am doing almost same level of careful maintenance, but on different fragile engines - Nissan's yd25ddti that are fitted in Navaras and Pathfinders. When my engine had a bearing failure, I was extremely disappointed by Nissan (engines were already produced by Renault), but later I found out, that era of reliable, long lasting diesel engines is over across probably all brands. With the new block I switched to my own home servicing with frequent oil changes and the faith in my 19 year old reliable overland rig is slowly getting back. Hope to meet you sometimes in the western alps or maybe on Allrad expo Germany, cheers!
Oh such an overcomplicated engine that 1.5 VC is. So many unecessary baerings.. Shame that CO2 amount is the only value that matters these days. No government does not consider what ecological impact will have repairing or replacing engines that won't survive 3 yrs of service. In the comments section there was Nissan service tech reporting of 6600km failed one..that is even before breaking in. Same story with Audi's stupid variable flow on their 3.0 V6 tdi oil pumps.
Yet another brilliant video, Christian & Vera. Quite a lot of issues and unfortunate failures. 1, Previous service & repair bodge job on a Friday afternoon 2, tow truck driver starting the engine and running it 3, Vera gets cranky when hungry I've never worked on or serviced a landrover, but I'd 100% trust Christian's opinion and ability to do engine repairs & rebuilds and consider him as a trusted authority on Landrover as a whole The level of humour, satire in this video is hilarious
I don't get cranky, rather antsy. Remember, I am not in the kitchen cooking and a warm meal is readily waiting for us. I am out in the workshop with Christian until the very last minute, and then I still have to cook. 😅👍🙋♀️
Another good video 👍 I don’t know how you guys do it I 😢changed my front wishbones wheel bearings back plates and inner and outer steering joints and discs and pads today I’m sat here with sore back 😂👍
A long shot: might the block be repaired using Lock n Stitch? Jay Leno has used that on busted blocks, admittedly a much bigger block probably with thicker walls. I thought it worth mentioning in case it could work, which might save a few pennies / cents.
I was watching another video and you video popped up I will watch the other video when yours is finished.Another masterclass, I have to wait for another week. Stay safe and good health.
Another fantastic video guys, I have seen on Facebook( as I'm from northern Ireland ) the new 2024 ford ranger v6 diesel has engine issues and even a guy said his new v6 ranger has an engine failure as it using that same discovery engine.
Yes it'S the same, but also very different. I think we have some footage explaining the differences, because everybody thinks you can put that engine into a Discovery 4, which is not possible. 👍🙋♀️
That was a very interesting video it still has not convinced me to get a D3 or D4 the amount of work you guys do is amazing i will stick to what i know and sit back and watch you guys it up see you next sunday i had my chevy suburban engine as a Christmas tree holder one year 😂😂 half way through a rebuild didn't go down to well .
At least the specifications inside the car are better than the Mall Crawler so when fix the engine you'll have a better Mall Crawler. Great video again guys, thumb twiddling 😂.
Replacement Block and Sump Possibility - Hi there Christian and Vera. Just watched your tear down video here in the UK. There is a breakers facility called Gentlemen of Salvage who deal in Land Rovers who may be able to provide a suitable replacement block and sump for your new project. Especially as you say that you are looking at 6K to 8K Euros. They are located in Devon, in the South West of the UK. Great videos and really appreciate your attention to detail. 👍😁
So we have a 2016 Discovery 4 Gen 2 Euro 6 engine. We cannot just put in any block from any SDV6. I have TDV6 redomended form salvage yards out the UK. The block is different and cannot be matched with a Gen 2 engine. It has to come from a Gen 2 engine and these are also very expensive in the UK. We already have a solution, and from that we learned, never ever, ever, buy an engine online without having an indepth look at it before paying. Thank god we had a look at the engine before we bought it. All explained in an upcoming video. 👍🙋♀️
Shame about the engine being toast, i did a friends oil pump and timing belt replacement on his 2006 TDV6 and i found the timing out by one tooth of the crank pulley. After test driving he commented on how much better it drove afterwards, his belts had been changed sometime before his ownership but still had the original pump @ 330k klms on the clock so the pump issue is still around.
Oh, having the original pump, with the weak housing, still installed "after a timing belt change" is dangerous. The weak housing is a time bomb anyways. And with a new timing belt and torques on the pully wheels is often the cause for the oilpump to break. 🙋♀️
When you said 'only one man was required' I was certain you were going to follow 'for a divorce' 🙂 On the one hand, I'm sorry that the block needs to be replaced. On the other hand, more LR Time content! Look forward to seeing what you decide to do, not to mention the discussions about that. ☝
