Suspected Discovery Timing Belt

Hi,

We have a disco "Land Rover discovery sport HSE Auto" sept 2015.

Cut out whilst pulling away, lost power while doing 5-10mph (Accelerating) and just kept revving with no power once the power went.

It is in with local landrover dealer now, suspected timing chain broke. They are telling us it needs a new engine. This is after 1 hour of diagnostics.

Can someone advise

1. Should we tell them to strip it and ascertain if the timing chain just needs doing and we have got away with it (Circa £1200 labour to strip)
or
2. Cut our losses

If the chain is indeed the culprit, cut your losses. The engine is toast.

Western Slope Rover said:

If the chain is indeed the culprit, cut your losses. The engine is toast.

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Thanks for the feedback

Is it the 2.2 psa/ford or the 2.0 ingenium?

Turlster said:

and just kept revving with no power once the power went.

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How can an engine rev with no timing belt?
How can an engine even run with no timing belt?
Just asking.

1988smithy said:

Is it the 2.2 psa/ford or the 2.0 ingenium?

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2.0 ingenium

Turlster said:

2.0 ingenium

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I'd cut and run tbh

Stanleysteamer said:

How can an engine rev with no timing belt?
How can an engine even run with no timing belt?
Just asking.

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Wonder if chains jumped

1988smithy said:

Wonder if chains jumped

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That would make more sense.
I thought timing chains were more likely to stretch than actually break rather than belts which DO break.

But if the thing starts and runs, no matter how badly, something must be turning the cam(s) (don't know that engine). So to say that the timing chain or belt is bust, in the above scenario, is total phooey.

Stanleysteamer said:

That would make more sense.
I thought timing chains were more likely to stretch than actually break rather than belts which DO break.

But if the thing starts and runs, no matter how badly, something must be turning the cam(s) (don't know that engine). So to say that the timing chain or belt is bust, in the above scenario, is total phooey.

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The Ingenium engine has a terrible reputation, actually make the 2.7 and 3.0 disco diesels look a good bet!

If it revs with no go that points to.

Auto = TC failure
Centre diff issues
Or a drive shaft gone

I had it on mine, had knocked it out of high range.