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Paddi

Member Since: 06 Jul 2012
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 1563

2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE Java Black

Good news indeed.

But the nerdy ones amongst us still want to know if it was the rear or front oil seal

Glad you are getting it fixed - fingers crossed there are no more leaks. 2008 MY Java Black TDV8 HSE

Thu Jan 15 2015 1:57pm

nigel52

Member Since: 20 Nov 2013
Location: Farnham
Posts: 274

2011 Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 HSE Stornoway Grey

Dhups wrote:
Good news...

I'm probably going to go over to warranty direct next year so good to know they should cover off a LR extended warranty.

before doing this make sure they will honour that agreement. After my fight they might try and change the wording.

Thu Jan 15 2015 2:36pm

nigel52

Member Since: 20 Nov 2013
Location: Farnham
Posts: 274

Paddi wrote:
Good news indeed.

But the nerdy ones amongst us still want to know if it was the rear or front oil seal

Glad you are getting it fixed - fingers crossed there are no more leaks.

Slightly confused feedback from the garage but what they said was it was the front crankshaft seal and new oil pump seal and sensor. Then they said it was the rear crankshaft seal but to get to the oil pump they had to renew a front seal???

They assure me that LR quote 15 hours for the whole job.

Hopefully when it is done I will get more information on the total job.

Was hoping that as they will have the car in till end of day next Wednesday they would have supplied a courtesy car but at the moment they say they do not have one - for such an expensive repair sort of thought they would supply one - they are looking for one.

Still -happy that warranty is picking up most of the cost.

Thu Jan 15 2015 2:41pm

nigel52

Member Since: 20 Nov 2013
Location: Farnham
Posts: 274

Bodsy wrote:
That's great news Nigel, and with the money you've saved, you should treat yourself to fitment and enablement of the remote function for the timed park heater. I can install and enable for you no problem

Sorry Bodsy not something I can justify at the moment.

Thu Jan 15 2015 10:41pm

simple1

Member Since: 15 Jan 2006
Location: Somerset
Posts: 1657

2007 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE Cairns Blue

All smells slightly farmyard.
If a rear seal goes, no need to touch the front seal or pump so it seems they are doing some recall/enhancement work if they want to change these. Removing the gearbox and torque converter isn't a 15 hour job so as usual more questions than answers
Am with you on the "why has it failed so early in life" question, have to say it's an unusual failure and don't think it's come up here since 2006 when I joined the forum. 2x TDV6. SE and HSE. Both returned to sender with issues👀
TDV8 Sport HSE...... Gone. Loved it but it didn't love me!!
Now rolling in MY10 Fullfat TDV8 Vogue. Slammed it to go round corners🙈
Cruising daily #56 mph in a Volvo V8. 😱
Lots of other toys in the cupboard...😜

Fri Jan 16 2015 9:21am

nigel52

Member Since: 20 Nov 2013
Location: Farnham
Posts: 274

When all completed I will try and get a copy of the bill and make it available to anyone who wishes to look at it.

Fri Jan 16 2015 10:58am

nigel52

Member Since: 20 Nov 2013
Location: Farnham
Posts: 274

Paddi wrote:
Good news indeed.

But the nerdy ones amongst us still want to know if it was the rear or front oil seal

Glad you are getting it fixed - fingers crossed there are no more leaks.

For Paddi and others that would like the details -here follows:
Job description: Crankshaft oil seal (rear) - oil pump seal and level sensor leaking.
This was interesting: Standard Hours - 7.70, Actual Hours 15.00. Labour rate: £105 plus VAT
When this was queried by Warranty Direct the following additional info was given:
Note: There are two jobs involved, the oil pump required the front of the engine stripping to replace and the level sensor requires the sump to be removed in order to get to. This is why the hours went from 7.70 to 15.00.

The final job broke down as follows:
Labour £1,575
Parts which included Timing Belt £423.36
Fluids ie oil £71.70
Total £2,070.06 plus VAT = £2,547.19

I am paying but WD have agreed to reimburse me less £50 excess and an oil filter circe £11.95 plus VAT

Hope that gives all the information everyone wants and that WD pay me back fairly quickly. Obviously pleased I followed the forum advice and took out the WD warranty. Even on a 3 yr old car only with 29,000 miles

Thu Jan 22 2015 7:08pm

Disco_Mikey

Member Since: 08 Apr 2012
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 4424

2010 Range Rover Sport Supercharged HSE Santorini Black

It sounds like the dealer has been having a quiet month

Thu Jan 22 2015 7:11pm

FatJoe

Member Since: 13 Dec 2014
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 259

2006 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HST Java Black

£105+vat per hour, Jeeze! I'm not Fat. RRS TDV6 HST.

Thu Jan 22 2015 7:26pm

Paddi

Member Since: 06 Jul 2012
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 1563

Thanks. Always good to hear the complete story. Great that WD are coughing up.

All that money just to fix a minor oil leak

Hope the TDV8 doesn't share the problem. 2008 MY Java Black TDV8 HSE

Thu Jan 22 2015 7:43pm

RRSTDV8

Member Since: 12 Aug 2011
Location: Northamptonshire
Posts: 9030

2012 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Orkney Grey

nigel52 wrote:
Even on a 3 yr old car only with 29,000 miles

On a three year old car I'd be paying for LR's warranty. No worries about paying out and waiting for reimbursement then - they just do the work. Anyway, glad you got it sorted out in the end - does sound like a typical "make it up and see what we can get away with" approach from the dealership... 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Thu Jan 22 2015 9:25pm

nigel52

Member Since: 20 Nov 2013
Location: Farnham
Posts: 274

I did not think LR Warranty covered wear & tear and for a crankshaft seal LR could say wear and tear that is why I went for WD cover and not LR cover.

Thu Jan 22 2015 10:35pm

nigel52

Member Since: 20 Nov 2013
Location: Farnham
Posts: 274

UPDATE - thought I would check my oil level after all the work done by the dealer and read out said 'overfilled' rang them up and they said leave over night and test again. Did this and still overfilled. Phoned them back and they said bring it in immediately. Took in in and had a two hour wait, one hour round trip drive. They took out 1/4 litre. No sorry or apology for wasting my time.

Whilst waiting asked the salesman who originally sold me the car for a price on the new Disco Sport HSE with electric memory seats. He tells me £34k. Just found out it is nearer £40k.

Getting less and less Impressed with. LR service and attitude.

Love driving the car but not the ownership experience.

Sat Feb 07 2015 9:17am

harrygh60

Member Since: 16 Nov 2011
Location: London
Posts: 395

2010 Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 HSE Fuji White

FatJoe wrote:
£105+vat per hour, Jeeze!

. Take a deap breath, Sit down.How about £111.50 + £22.30 VAT =£133.80 Per Hour at Stratstones. Just paid £507.20 For Supply and fitting front Driveshaft they said 2 Hour job ? Had Fuel Gauge Modification done at same time,Paid for by Landrover. That also was supposed to be a 2 Hour job. They kept my car for a week. Now i have my car back,i have another problem that was not there when it went in. When driving accelerater goes dead,until i release and start again. I was wondering is this a case of, do a job, create a job? itisme

Sun Feb 08 2015 8:46am

harrygh60

Member Since: 16 Nov 2011
Location: London
Posts: 395

nigel52 wrote:
UPDATE - thought I would check my oil level after all the work done by the dealer and read out said 'overfilled' rang them up and they said leave over night and test again. Did this and still overfilled. Phoned them back and they said bring it in immediately. Took in in and had a two hour wait, one hour round trip drive. They took out 1/4 litre. No sorry or apology for wasting my time.

Whilst waiting asked the salesman who originally sold me the car for a price on the new Disco Sport HSE with electric memory seats. He tells me £34k. Just found out it is nearer £40k.
nigel52 There are 4 models starting at SE £34,195, SE Tech £35695, HSE £39395, and the top of range HSE Luxury at £42995 These are Auto models manuals are about £1800 Cheaper Then add on paint, registration charge, Road Tax, Delivery Charge ETC. any goodies you may like And the price will rocket to around £47000 +

Getting less and less Impressed with. LR service and attitude.

Love driving the car but not the ownership experience.

Me Too itisme

Last edited by harrygh60 on Mon Feb 09 2015 8:40am. Edited 1 time in total

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