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- Lynchyy
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- Lynchyy
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- Darras
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- Mole HD
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Lynchyy wrote:
I'm a little worried at all of the 'needs new engine' talk on here. At 72k, i'm i past that risk? or in the sweet spot or what?
Usual Land Rover rules apply with the D5, change your oil every 5k miles rather than LR's recommended 10k miles between service intervals...goes without saying. Despite the variety of issues with the 2.0L Ingenium engine which is a disaster, the 3.0L TD6 and the SDV6 are generally pretty good engines over all if they've been looked after.
72k miles is around average mileage for the year you're looking at...make sure any D5 that you consider has had the timing belts replaced, if they've not been done... steer well clear or have the dealer replace them before any sale. They need to be replaced at 110k miles or 84 months (7 years) and replacing both timing belts as part of the servicing schedule will cost you an average of £1.5k at an indy garage or well north of £2k at a dealership unless they're replaced under warranty...
There's also more than a few issues with leaking windscreens on earlier models judging by feedback on here and elsewhere, be aware of it.
Have a look through the service history for any problematic or recurring issues...same with the MOT history. A full dealer service history means very little in the scheme of things, I'd take one with loads of receipts from a decent indy garage over being Land Rover dealer serviced...but that's just me. I've got a workshop full of shiny tools since it used to be my day job and I'd trust a good mechanic over a dealership 'technician' any day of the week.
I've really enjoyed my D5 (2017 3.0L TD6) in the year I've owned it, it's certainly a step up from the D4 I had previously and besides niggly issues like two of the window regulators failing which I replaced...it's been absolutely fine and does exactly what it says on the tin. I do all my own servicing and maintenance since I'm way fussier and proactive maintenance wise than any Land Rover technician. If you're not handy with a set of spanners though, like Darras quite rightly said...get one with a Land Rover named warranty, it's probably the best advice you'll get.
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- Lynchyy
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- 747_JK
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- Lynchyy
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- Lynchyy
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- Lynchyy
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- Lynchyy
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- Lynchyy
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This work?
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- Lynchyy
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- Wolfpack
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Lynchyy wrote:
This work?
Common fault but unusual on both sides ( I believe).
Mine had it when I bought the car 6 years ago….not done anything to it, and it’s no worse now. -
- Lynchyy
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