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Fox889 Member Since: 04 Jun 2019 Location: Bury St Edmunds. Suffolk Posts: 680 |
SDV8 2012 Orkney Grey Westminster 4.4TDV8 with Ivory interior.........nice!
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28th Mar 2021 8:50am |
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garyRR Member Since: 13 Mar 2021 Location: Hampshire Posts: 1461 |
Again, just bear in mind that over 90% of the diesels sold are the 3 litre so, incidence of problems will be higher. |
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28th Mar 2021 9:01am |
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Kot Member Since: 10 Mar 2021 Location: broadland Posts: 1177 |
I was recently in the same position as you.
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28th Mar 2021 9:03am |
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garyRR Member Since: 13 Mar 2021 Location: Hampshire Posts: 1461 |
Apparently there is no preventative measure, nor improved crankshaft. As with any Land Rover product, a comprehensive warranty is essential - The car's are just so complex and anything in the engine bay usually involves removing other things first in order to get to what you need to get to. So, if it were to happen you, you'd be covered by your warranty. Running costs are significantly different between the 3.0 and 4.4. Also, once you go above 3 litres, you'll find the number of insurance companies who insure engines of that size significantly drops (and therefore, be careful of higher prices). What you can do however is twice annual oil changes and an oil analysis (they're about £30) maybe once a year. You send off some of the used oil in a little bottle and get a report back. It will identify metals and compounds in the engine oil, helping identify any parts which are failing. If you can only get the 280HP 3 litre on your budget, I'd probably say to go for the 4.4L, as an additional 55bhp is noticeable. If you can afford the 305bhp then, the additional weight on the front end really doesn't get outweighed by only a other 30bhp. |
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28th Mar 2021 9:13am |
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Haylands Member Since: 04 Mar 2014 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 8147 |
According to those nice guys at Gap who make the IID tool the 5.0 Supercharged 2010-12 is the most trouble free version of the L322 ever made.... You do need to like going to the petrol station though... Pete __________________________________________________ 2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior 2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold 2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold 2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold -Click for Project Fatty off roader- |
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28th Mar 2021 10:15am |
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garyRR Member Since: 13 Mar 2021 Location: Hampshire Posts: 1461 |
I genuinely wouldn't mind the 5L. In a post covid world, we won't do as many miles so, a gas guzzler doesn't matter too much.
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28th Mar 2021 10:26am |
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Haylands Member Since: 04 Mar 2014 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 8147 |
It's well worth it, if your not driving as much then it won't be so often.... Pete
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28th Mar 2021 11:39am |
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Bl4ckD0g Member Since: 16 Feb 2020 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 1322 |
My fill up was £119 the other day in my 5.0SC. Just let it go down and pop 89 litres a time in it. With dual tanks and dodgy fuel cages you got to live a bit a gamble whether you have enough fuel or not.
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28th Mar 2021 1:04pm |
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scotsjon Member Since: 02 Mar 2021 Location: highlands Posts: 43 |
I was tempted by a 5.0 but head/wallet won over heart.... but the soundtrack oh the soundtrack
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28th Mar 2021 1:59pm |
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garyRR Member Since: 13 Mar 2021 Location: Hampshire Posts: 1461 |
But visiting a petrol station a few times a month is still too much. Once a month is enough. |
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28th Mar 2021 7:23pm |
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L322IT Member Since: 10 Aug 2017 Location: ITALY Posts: 17 |
I confirm that my 3.6 has never had such problems |
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9th Dec 2021 3:56pm |
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garyRR Member Since: 13 Mar 2021 Location: Hampshire Posts: 1461 |
Here's my experience of a 3.6:
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9th Dec 2021 4:23pm |
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L322IT Member Since: 10 Aug 2017 Location: ITALY Posts: 17 |
then I was lucky, I only changed the intercooler pipes and a camshaft sensor as a prevention, for the rest only frequent servicing and good oil |
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9th Dec 2021 4:32pm |
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Dolphinboy Member Since: 07 Dec 2009 Location: Bristol Posts: 3127 |
the L405 3.0L also doesn't have the dynamic (self-levelling) suspension which makes the 4.4 better round the corners.
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9th Dec 2021 5:47pm |
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