My New Range Rover Already Needs A New Engine! | L322 3.6 TDV8
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- čas přidán 2. 08. 2024
- Today, I'm sharing the story behind my latest purchase: a L322 Range Rover Vogue SE.
Despite its luxurious appeal and impressive features, there's a catch-the engine has failed and it needs a complete replacement. In this video, I'll walk you through why I decided to buy this iconic SUV, the challenges ahead with the engine rebuild, and my plans for restoring it to its former glory.
Join me on this exciting journey of bringing the L322 back to life. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe to follow the progress and see the transformation unfold! - Auta a dopravní prostředky
I bought a LandRover Freelander back in the early 2000s and it had three new engines under warranty in the first year. Over the next couple of years most of the rest was replaced, gearbox, transfer box, suspension, fuel pump, clutch and driveshafts. Never again.
The turbo cannot disintegrate and go through the engine as the intercooler that will catch all the debris, remove the exhaust downpipes and see if you can free of the turbo by spinning it, if it free's off try and start the engine with both upper intercooler pipes disconnected, a seized turbo will give you the exact symptoms you are experiencing. Turbo replacement is not a engine out job.
Body off for turbos? Or is it different to the RSS?
Different to the sport.
Range Rover Sport 3.6 V8 2007-2013 is body off to access turbo’s, L322 full fat Range Rover turbos are easily done with the engine in place
Very rare a 3.6tdv8 kills the engine with a blown turbo. Take intake pipes off and try to start it again.
Also, avoid london turbos pal, you will be changing them again in 2 months on a TDV8 😢
You did well to get 150 trouble free miles
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Thank you and i look forward to follow you! Thinking of a L322 later this year myself!!
Thanks Jim! They are great (when they work)
Great video. I've had my L322 4.4tdv8 for about three months now, and love it. Subbed on this content alone.
Hey Rob, thanks for the sub! They are great motors and planning to get a load of content on the L322
For your rear wheel arch you will notice rear half has rubber protective strip but front doesn't. Trick is to buy freelander front wheel arch rubbers and they fill the exposed metal area with a
Bit of the freelander trim cut to size. I fitted these after cleaning up the surface rust treating it and painting then covered in grease and slipped the trims on so stones flying forward don't chip the paint. Both mine had issues with parasitic battery drain so I fitted a second battery in the boot with a kit while I tracked down the drain issue. So it started up when I wanted every time.
I will take a look at this. Thanks Graham 👍
Good luck, following with interest from New Zealand
Thank you! Plenty to come
Stunning
Will be good to watch your next videos.That was good of the guy to pay for your turbos hope the new engine is ok seems cheap,Good luck with your rebuild.
Thanks Tony, the next video is currently in edit…
I wouldn't have one as a gift. All of these modern, luxury cars seem to have terrible engine issues. You see "family saloons" still running well withh 200k on the clock. Vehicles with large, unstressed engines like range rovers and jaguars should lap up that mileage with ease.
Looking forward to the off-road videos! Own an LC100 Cruiser in Lexus guise (2006 4.7 V8) and an L322. People ask me why two off-road luxo SUVs, but they are both so different and special in their own ways, I get a lot of joy from both.
Thanks! Looking forward to them too! Probably more towards September/October before I do
The 4.4 TDV8 and sdv8 is the best engine. But no engine is absolute 100% bomb proof. I like L322s Right now but I’m currently looking to change my car and considering around 2016-2016 sdv8. Key with them though is servicing and not to cheep out on parts. I’ve been fortunate to own 2 of them in the past the best one was the 4.4 tdv8. And the over one was a 2007 supercharged but the gear box blew and was becoming uneconomical to repair. But I’m in need for the business a decent 4x4 and run about.
3300 good buy.
Turbo blown, happens on 3.6 tdv8 because they get too hot where they are located, not sure what the remedy is to that.
Avoid London turbos, try falcon turbos in Sheffield, or maybe darkside in preston.
Love the l322, lot of car, little money, even with new engine you are still 5.5k in, and tbh if you can wrench yourself you may have saved the engine by just replacing turbos.
Good luck.
Gutted for you, but I bought my 3.6 purely on the back of a £4500 receipt for new turbos only 20k previous. That said, the 4.4 diesel also has it's own issues! But yes fantastic machines when running!
These things happen but I now know it should be good to go as this is the only major fault that goes wrong with the 3.6
@@DrivenPlus yeah you should be good now. Given their lack of worth, I'll be keeping mine for as long as it works!
@@DrivenPlusadd thermostat, egr, epb and converter to that list…
Brother had a Range Rover , previous owner had a new engine installed by the main dealer, after a month the new engine also failed thankfully under warranty but had to Wrangle to get it resolved,
Wouldn’t ever have one myself , money pit that should be legislated against
fix it bro run that video while u repairing it love that L322 FROM OUT HERE IN JAMAICA FIX HER CLEAN HER UP PUT HER ON THE ROAD KOOOOL
Working on it!
I have given up on Landrover after many years and various vehicles in there range, the only engine I never had problems with was the 300TDI , the newer they got the more problems I got with them, I wish you luck with yours and hopefully when sorted you will get some trouble free motoring.
You need a good indie specialist for the engine swap. Someone like Greyhill 4x4. I replaced cracked turbos in a TDV6 Disco3 twice because non specialist shops could not get all the brackets mounted correctly, leaving turbos vulnerable to the engine shifting on it's mounts. LR products are like abusive girlfriends; helluva ride when they're running, nightmare stress and expense. All your mates 0:05 can see it, and are telling you to stop. But you cannot help yourself! There's only one cure for Land Rover fanciers, and its protracted, painful and expensive. I hope you're not friends with Polish Mario; never mix biz and mates if you wanna stay mates....
With a Range Rover you're guaranteed to have content, it won't let you down 😂😂😂
100%🤣
Buying a second hand engine off ebay sounds very scary!
Very scary! But what else can I do?
Any history of the turbos ever been changed before they went?
Don’t think they’ve ever been replaced before, it’s an engine out job to do so
@@DrivenPlus not engine out. I do them on my back on my drive!
@@DrivenPlus circa 100 to 120k they go at on average. Don’t need to drop engine out to do them on l322’s. Good luck with project 👍
Good to know thank you!
@@DrivenPlus with replacement engine, best to do alternator, thermostat housing, inlet manifolds , water pump and tensioner whilst it’s out. And when you swap engine, replace torque converter 👍
With proper servicing and repair these cars are no worse than anything else of the same calibre, to many people run this expensive car on a shoestring budget and then blame the car when it goes wrong
Exactly this. Or buying used and abused, at a cheap price and hoping to make good of it.
Best thing to do is repower it with a bmw unit
Super Jealous of this car Max
Thanks mate! Don’t be jealous though it’s unreliable 😂
4.4 tdv8 is the best engine. Not the 3.6 😊
Your mental,you should have cut Ur losses and ran!!
What would I have gained doing that?
Carnt for the life of me understand why people keep buying these money pits 🤔🤔
There’s something about them
It’s same for any car. It’s people who can’t afford the maintenance and think they can run it like a Toyota
I have to question your mental health for buying a Strange rover. They are kak and you're expecting it to serve you for life??
I am questioning it too don’t worry… always wanted one though 👍