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umitbat

Member Since: 06 Jan 2010
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Would u buy a tdv8 with a changed engine?

Do tdv8 engines last long?
Would u buy a tdv8 that had complete engine change?

17th Dec 2016 8:52pm

Haylands

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Location: East Yorkshire
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Personally, no, plenty out there, I'd look for an original unmolested FF....

You never know what some brain dead mechanic has done to it.... Pete
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18th Dec 2016 12:47am

Alistair

Member Since: 11 Feb 2011
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2013 Range Rover Vogue SE SDV8 Santorini Black

Depends who did the work and how well documented it is.

Was it replaced with a brand new engine or a used one from a write-off etc.....

18th Dec 2016 9:51am

mzplcg

Member Since: 26 May 2010
Location: Warwickshire. England. The Commonwealth.
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2014 Range Rover Vogue SE SDV8 Corris Grey

Haylands wrote:
You never know what some brain dead mechanic has done to it....

Couldn't be any worse than the ones at Solihull who nail them together in the 1st place Pete.

As for a car that's had an engine change, yep, I would as long as I knew who had done the engine change and where the replacement came from.

Back street garage and a breakers yard engine. No way.

Reputable garage and recon or crated engine. Sure.

Do they last long? Some do, some don't. Having one which lasts a long time seems to depend on a good maintenance regime. Plenty of oil changes with good oil, EGR maintenance, Turbo maintenance. There's no cambelt to worry about. As long as the engine doesn't lunch on its own EGRs or turbos they seem to be fairly bulletproof. I also believe lack of use is the kiss of death. These engines like to work.

18th Dec 2016 10:38am

northernmonkeyjones

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Only if it was a LR warranty replacement done at the dealer, with a new LR supplied engine. There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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18th Dec 2016 11:19am

umitbat

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It was a brandnew engine with papers.
Reason to buy is that price is nice.

18th Dec 2016 12:13pm

Haylands

Member Since: 04 Mar 2014
Location: East Yorkshire
Posts: 8718

That changes things a lot....

Why are you reading this...... go buy it....

Oh and to answer how long they last it depends how hard you drive them, drive them hard, use the full rev range and they will last forever, drive it like Miss Daisy and it will clog up and destroy the turbo's which the engine will eat...... Pete
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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand Sold
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

18th Dec 2016 12:20pm

umitbat

Member Since: 06 Jan 2010
Location: Space
Posts: 433

Nice advice!!!

18th Dec 2016 6:18pm

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