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  • Ianpettifer
    Member Since: 10 Aug 2021
    Location: Frome
    Posts: 16
    United Kingdom 

    ENGINE OIL LEAK - LIMP MODE

    Hi guys, just after some advice/experience..

    Drove 200 miles back from North wales on Thursday night.

    Just got off the Motorway and the car went into limp mode, had my wife, 2 young kids and dog in the car so managed to get it the remaining 15 miles home.

    There is a lot of oil on the front of the engine around the main pulley wheel area, possible crank seal failure?

    Limp mode has currently disappeared but it struggles to start and did stall.

    Car is a 17 plate HSE 2.0 SD4 with no warranty…. Typical. Only 25k miles, 5k in the last 2 years.

    The cars booked into Yeovil land rover on Wedneaday but i am expecting the worse.

    Anyone had anything similar?

    Cheers

    Ian
    12th Sep 2021 1:15 pm
  • Darras
    Member Since: 16 May 2020
    Location: Newcastle
    Posts: 817
    United Kingdom 

    No, but keep us updated please. Hope it’s not as bad as you think.
    12th Sep 2021 6:36 pm
  • Talulah
    Member Since: 26 Aug 2021
    Location: London
    Posts: 11
    United Kingdom 
    2018 Discovery Td6 HSE Santorini Black

    Re: ENGINE OIL LEAK - LIMP MODE

    Ianpettifer wrote:
    Hi guys, just after some advice/experience..

    Drove 200 miles back from North wales on Thursday night.

    Just got off the Motorway and the car went into limp mode, had my wife, 2 young kids and dog in the car so managed to get it the remaining 15 miles home.

    There is a lot of oil on the front of the engine around the main pulley wheel area, possible crank seal failure?

    Limp mode has currently disappeared but it struggles to start and did stall.

    Car is a 17 plate HSE 2.0 SD4 with no warranty…. Typical. Only 25k miles, 5k in the last 2 years.

    The cars booked into Yeovil land rover on Wedneaday but i am expecting the worse.

    Anyone had anything similar?

    Cheers

    Ian

    Can you post a photo?
    12th Sep 2021 7:12 pm
  • Ianpettifer
    Member Since: 10 Aug 2021
    Location: Frome
    Posts: 16
    United Kingdom 





    Sorry for the poor photos but the best i could get.
    16th Sep 2021 8:19 am
  • Talulah
    Member Since: 26 Aug 2021
    Location: London
    Posts: 11
    United Kingdom 
    2018 Discovery Td6 HSE Santorini Black

    I think the oil could be red herring. If some oil was spilt during servicing when changing the filter the oil can work it’s was under the throttle body and down there.
    If this were me I would take a 7mm spanner. Remove the front air hose on the throttle body and look inside to see if the butterfly was jammed shut.
    Just that seems to be a common problem
    16th Sep 2021 9:58 am
  • Ianpettifer
    Member Since: 10 Aug 2021
    Location: Frome
    Posts: 16
    United Kingdom 



    This is the latest… please advise!

    May i add the car is a 17 plate, 25k miles and has full LR service history.

    Last serviced in june 2021
    16th Sep 2021 11:03 am
  • Darras
    Member Since: 16 May 2020
    Location: Newcastle
    Posts: 817
    United Kingdom 

    Okay, I presume they have inspected it and that’s their conclusion?

    I’d be looking at one of the specialist Indy garages.

    Mastora, TVLR, Durham 4x4 & HR Auto Specialists all recommended.
    Have also used JAS (Pocklington (York) in the past.

    That obviously up north.

    For your area, why don’t you sign up to the sister site, the www.disco4.co.uk and simply ask there for someone in your area. You’ll get plenty of responses at non rip off prices. From memory, a non franchised garage should be about half the price. Then you can make a decision.

    PS Woody32 on that site is an Indy in your area, you could drop him a PM.
    16th Sep 2021 11:43 am
  • Equilibrium
    Member Since: 26 Feb 2019
    Location: Bristol
    Posts: 754
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery SDV6 HSE Lux Carpathian Grey

    £24k ! I hope you can get this sorted. That’s disgraceful on a FSH 25k mile car.
    Drives: 2020 MY20 HSE Luxury SDV6 in Eiger Grey/Glacier
    Departed: 2019 MY20 HSE Luxury SDV6 in Carpathian Grey/Glacier, 440i, 320d, Toyotas, Mondeo, Citroen BX amongst others
    16th Sep 2021 1:57 pm
  • Ianpettifer
    Member Since: 10 Aug 2021
    Location: Frome
    Posts: 16
    United Kingdom 

    Thanks!

    The issue has been highlighted to LR head office in the hope of a contribution/full coverage of the bill and or advice on how to proceed.

    Turns out the #2 & #4 piston rings have failed, this has caused the oil leak due to the engine being pressurised and a plug blowing to ease the pressure.

    This has also knackered the #2 & #4 injectors.

    Please pray for me haha! .
    16th Sep 2021 2:40 pm
  • Darras
    Member Since: 16 May 2020
    Location: Newcastle
    Posts: 817
    United Kingdom 

    Good luck. It’s a difficult one to predict, particularly so recently with a change in the executive office at LR. I agree with you, dealer serviced, the engine should last longer, on the flip side, it must be a year or so out of manufacturers warranty? You can only ask. It will be on a case by case basis.

    If, and I do say if, they do concede, I’d imagine you’d have to make a contribution. I can’t see them swallowing the whole bill tbh. Either way, find out from an Indy what the cost would be, then you can make a decision when you know.

    I admit I swithered recently when the car turned three years as to take out a warranty or not. I decided to take out LRs own one, it’s disaster planning as it cost just over £1k. The other option was Warranty Direct at half the price.

    Oh, and if/when it’s repaired, get shot of it ASAP. I had a LR that got a major repair and it never sounded right after that!
    16th Sep 2021 3:09 pm
  • B50int
    Member Since: 02 Sep 2018
    Location: Yorkshire
    Posts: 158
    United Kingdom 

    Best of luck Ian. That really sucks for such a low miler. Fingers crossed you get some significant support from JLR.

    Keep us posted.
    16th Sep 2021 4:06 pm
  • Ianpettifer
    Member Since: 10 Aug 2021
    Location: Frome
    Posts: 16
    United Kingdom 

    Thanks!

    Wont have an update/proposition until early next week now.

    Got a nice discovery sport for the meantime.
    16th Sep 2021 6:24 pm
  • Talulah
    Member Since: 26 Aug 2021
    Location: London
    Posts: 11
    United Kingdom 
    2018 Discovery Td6 HSE Santorini Black

    When I bought my Discovery less than a month ago I was offered an extended warranty. £1500 for 3 years. But when I read the details it had a max claim of £5k. So I declined.
    Not a LR dealer
    17th Sep 2021 9:42 am
  • Ianpettifer
    Member Since: 10 Aug 2021
    Location: Frome
    Posts: 16
    United Kingdom 

    You can get a warranty through LR that will be a lot better. They just have to asses the car beforehand.
    17th Sep 2021 10:59 am
  • al cope
    Member Since: 02 Jan 2019
    Location: Oldbury
    Posts: 372
    United Kingdom 
    2018 Discovery Sd4 (240) HSE Corris Grey

    LR extended warranty isn’t from land rover, it’s just an insurance backed scheme that in some cases covers less items than some of the aftermarket warranties.

    You could source an engine from a write off LR or Jag and have it fitted for a lot less than that quote.

    Al
    Now gone - D5 HSE 2Ltr in Corris with black roof, black & dynamic packs & 22" black alloys, a bit of a change after 2 D3's and 2 D4's Smile
    17th Sep 2021 1:06 pm
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