Thanks - sound advice! I’ll trailer it to the garage. Unfortunately I’m in France and JLR main dealer is my only option (locals drive Japanese kit). Just to prepare myself, if it’s a big end tap, or a crank, what kind of money would you expect to...

Sound like big end tap, doesn't sound loud enough to be broken crank, but as above dont drive could be a much cheaper fix at this point

Thanks, I appreciate your quick reply. Time to get the wallet out 😞

Do not drive it, get someone to come and check it out, I would suggest suspect crank failure.

Hi, my D4 SDV6 has done 104,000 miles, fully serviced and no previous issues. Recently noticed a ‘clack clack clack’ suddenly coming from the engine and need to diagnose it. It happens when engine is cold or warm, frequency is proportional to...