ebajema wrote:

You mean you are looking at 5.0 S/Cs ???

He's been out in mine. I reckon that was enough to hook him.....  Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top

*Gone:L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

Thanks NKSC. Interesting to know you've not gone hypochondriac to keep it 'on the road'. The SC has been full MD serviced and that will continue along with some diligence to try and spot/ address important non scheduled work too. It's had a few things done recently including a new gearbox sump, new gear oil and filter which @ 70k miles, I'm told amounts to 'a gearbox service' which should be a good move to preserve gearbox life (altho the mechanic said there were no metal particles & no sign of problems there anyway, aside to a slight leak from the sump pan)

Well done!  Si. <This is my name.

I eat rat poison.

A man ain't truly been insulted until he stands buck naked in front of a woman and she didn't even notice. Or care.

Can I get a well done too - Just clicked over 150,000 miles today. Bought two years and two weeks ago with 85,000 on the clock.

Had to do a few little jobs (new cats, new MAF, new TC) other than that she's been flawless for that milage. Still drives nicely and feels taught enough on the road. Keep thinking about a change, but I'd have to put a lot towards one a year or two younger - and I'd be better off spending 10% of that to keep mine nice!

Nice one Simes ready for the next 150k now

It will almost certainly blow up on the way home now I've mentioned it!

Well done Simes!


It might be worth re-naming this "The Tempting Fate Thread"......

Wow 150K??? So there is still some life left in mine. Congrats guys

Previous car (P38 4.6L) I sold at 167,000 miles - was still going strong - and as this BMW engine is supposed to be better than the old Rover V8, I'd expect it to still be going strong at 200,000.

Lucky you! I had a P38 4.6HSE too, very good car, no problems till about 180,000kms when I had to add more water than petrol. It seems they have suffered from porous blocks. The 4.0L seemed to be better as the block was less bored out, my dad is still running a 1998 one without any problems whatsoever.

A well known problem - not that the block was actually porus - usually it was a cylinder liner either moved or cracked. Something I never experienced despite having 4 3.9's (that were famously effected) and 3 4.6's. All running on LPG - and all at starship mileages.

I guess you're either lucky with them or you're not!

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P38 4.6's were prone to failing engines because the machining from the bores to the water chambers was so thin. Also remember that the engine castings would have been worn as the engine was being phased out, thereby exacerbating any inherent failings in the engine bore size. The 4.0 was stronger as it didn't suffer so much from the wear.
The biggest killer of 4.6's IMHO was fitting LPG to them in later life.
My dad and I both had one and fitted LPG and the engines gave up and needed a total rebuilds.
The Rover V8 as lovely as it was though, was an old engine, and needed a lot of TLC to remain reliable.
Still love those engines though. Who couldn't? No V8...No Range Rover

Just to report reached the 150,000 miles milestone today

Crappy photo (was on motorway - when my passenger took it ?*!)

Complete with missing pixels on the first 0

CSK wrote:

Lucky you! I had a P38 4.6HSE too, very good car, no problems till about 180,000kms when I had to add more water than petrol. It seems they have suffered from porous blocks. The 4.0L seemed to be better as the block was less bored out, my dad is still running a 1998 one without any problems whatsoever.

The 4.0 & 4.6 had exactly the same bore! Different pistons & crank shaft changed the cc's between 4.0 & 4.6... Old wives tail that one was bored out more I'm afraid...!