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Timcurtis
 


Member Since: 07 Feb 2021
Location: Bishop's Stortford
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United Kingdom 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Barolo BlackDiscovery 3
engine failure

discovery 3 - 7 a chassis -56 plate 178000 miles

I have unfortunately jinxed my disco 3 to many times and on Friday the oil pump failed causing catastrophic engine failure.
the car was on the motorway but accelerating from 60 to 70 gently and then boom it happened.

didn't even know about the oil pump faults or I would have changed it.

rebuild or second hand engine?
  
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Dillon
 


Member Since: 05 Jan 2018
Location: Brighton
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United Kingdom 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Cairns BlueDiscovery 3

If it "let go" at 70mph the engine is scrap no point in even stripping all down other than just interest, another lump is required.

Dillon
  
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NCC-1031
 


Member Since: 30 Jan 2019
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United Kingdom 2007 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Vienna GreenDiscovery 3

That’s Censored news bud. Hope you get it sorted in a cost effective way. Sad
  
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Timcurtis
 


Member Since: 07 Feb 2021
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United Kingdom 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Barolo BlackDiscovery 3

Dillon wrote:
If it "let go" at 70mph the engine is scrap no point in even stripping all down other than just interest, another lump is required.

Dillon


even at 2000 revs?
  
Post #22087677th Feb 2021 6:28 pm
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Timcurtis
 


Member Since: 07 Feb 2021
Location: Bishop's Stortford
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United Kingdom 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Barolo BlackDiscovery 3

NCC-1031 wrote:
That’s Censored news bud. Hope you get it sorted in a cost effective way. Sad



I even smelt oil on the journey home before.... thought it was the Censored van in front of me Embarassed
  
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Yargo
 


Member Since: 25 Dec 2020
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2014 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Auto Java BlackDiscovery 4

Sell your disco as it is or strip for parts. Repairing will not be cost effective....
  
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Motolab
 


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Timcurtis wrote:
Dillon wrote:
If it "let go" at 70mph the engine is scrap no point in even stripping all down other than just interest, another lump is required.

Dillon


even at 2000 revs?


Yupp.. .

If you wait a while, there will be somebody coming in, who will say, maybe if you are lucky....

Then you will maybe try to fit a new oilpump and new belt and roller kit and maybe more... and than you have to see if you were lucky...
if not, and i bet on that... you still have to change the engine and dismount and fit a new oilpump, seals, belts, rollers...

Depending off what you can do yourself... minimum budget should be from 4k on....

If your valves are bent... a low mileage JAG engine would be your best best i think, since low mileage LR engines, are not there or much more expensive, much more..

(Been there, done it)
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Post #22087727th Feb 2021 6:51 pm
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motorworks
 


Member Since: 14 Nov 2019
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United Kingdom 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Tonga GreenDiscovery 3

A good used engine supplied and fitted (with new oil pump and belts etc) with some guarantee from a reputable Indie is going to be upwards of £4k. Spending less means more risk of repeated failure sooner or later.

£4k plus current value of broken D3 might be close to price of a similar replacement. Perhaps one like this,

https://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/sale-2006-d...89235.html
 Chris  
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aja4x4
 


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You might be lucky but i doubt it very much, i would buy yourself a cheap Jaguar s type and remove the engine.
It will be the cheaper option than buying an engine on its own from a Discovery.
 Andrew

D3 2.7tdv6 2005
D4 3.0 SDV6 Commercial died and gone to LR heaven
D5 3.0 SDV6 HSE 
 
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Moo
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Re: engine failure

Timcurtis wrote:
discovery 3 - 7 a chassis -56 plate 178000 miles

I have unfortunately jinxed my disco 3 to many times and on Friday the oil pump failed causing catastrophic engine failure.
the car was on the motorway but accelerating from 60 to 70 gently and then boom it happened.

didn't even know about the oil pump faults or I would have changed it.

rebuild or second hand engine?


Sorry to hear that. Sadly it’s now scrap unless you want to do an engine transplant from an S Type Jag but the cost to value ratio is skewed against you. Sad
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DSL
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You say scrap, I say ready to strip. Whistle Whistle
   
Post #22088297th Feb 2021 8:56 pm
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Moo
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That’s just one of your perversions. Laughing
 New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)

Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)

Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)

No longer the Old Buses original owner Sad
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control 
 
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