Disco 3 / Range Rover Sport 2.7 TDV6 engine wanted

[disco_mikey]

As per title really. Need an engine for my D3.

Cash waiting

 

[200tdi ayre]

What happened to your old one

 

[disco_mikey]

Spurious oil filter fitted by its previous owner, destroying the bottom end...

 

[200tdi ayre]

Nice ! Can't it be rebuilt ? A new engine is going to be a grand easy

 

[major truma 2]

try discovery breakers ,they call him mark ,,it will be more than a bag of
sand though i recon ,,or just flog d3.
gotta be better to rebuild it mate ,some one here fancy doing it ?

 

[Dr_evil]

Stick a TD5 in it

 

[disco_mikey]

Nice ! Can't it be rebuilt ? A new engine is going to be a grand easy

LR have not released parts. Only solution is a new short block at around £2k plus cost to rebuild. or a short engine at £4.5k...

Was hoping to find a 2nd hand engine at around £2k or so

 

[griffman]

There is a very good company in Dagenham called IDEAL ENGINES (0208 596 0396)that supplied and fitted a low-mileage secondhand unit to my mates BMW 330d for £2000 pounds - including VAT, collection of his vehicle and a full valet of his car!

They took 4 days.

The BMW dealer wanted £8600 for a new one.

The service was good - I should think they might want a bit more than 2k but give them a call.

The replacement engine is warranted for 12 months.

Hope this helps

 

[biggeeeee]

Bit far to travel but

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[Mr Noisy]

Oooooh bugger, feel really sorry for you.

Save a few quid on an oil filter and bang.

Lesson to be learnt here gents.

Have spotted a few on ebay though. Just the crank and bearing suffered? Or not looked?

 

[Bump]

There are normally 3 or 4 D3's being broken on eBay, engines normally go for nearer the £1k mark though.

Try the Disco3 forum too.

 

[disco_mikey]

There is a very good company in Dagenham called IDEAL ENGINES (0208 596 0396)that supplied and fitted a low-mileage secondhand unit to my mates BMW 330d for £2000 pounds - including VAT, collection of his vehicle and a full valet of his car!

They took 4 days.

The BMW dealer wanted £8600 for a new one.

The service was good - I should think they might want a bit more than 2k but give them a call.

The replacement engine is warranted for 12 months.

Hope this helps

Bit far to travel but

DISCOVERY 2.7 V6 DIESEL ENGINE SUPPLY&FIT BUY WITH CONFIDENCE 100% SATISFACTION! | eBay

My issue with a "re-con" engine is exactly the same as why I cannot rebuild my own engine.
If JLR/PSA cannot supply the parts to rebuild my engine, then where are they getting their parts from to recondition an engine?

 

[disco_mikey]

There are normally 3 or 4 D3's being broken on eBay, engines normally go for nearer the £1k mark though.

Try the Disco3 forum too.

If you can find a Disco 3 engine for £1000, buy it, and I will double your money. Breakers are asking £3500 as there is a short supply. AFAIK, only 1 left in the country from the big breakers. A recon engine is only a few hundred quid more, but are on back order with LR, with no delivery date

 

[Mr Noisy]

Maybe you need to get very friendly with your local dealer/parts department and find out the real story behind component supply?

 

[disco_mikey]

Maybe you need to get very friendly with your local dealer/parts department and find out the real story behind component supply?

I already am, and they have offered to supply an engine to me at cost price, as I use them a lot for parts due to my work. They do not have a single D3 engine in stock.

They do have a 2.7 D4 engine in stock, but are not sure if it will fit a D3

 

[Mr Noisy]

Kin ell.

What is the world coming to when you can't get parts for your engine anymore.

They blatantly don't want them repaired anymore

 

[disco_mikey]

They have a monopoly on the market