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Cosmo15555

Member Since: 24 Jun 2014
Location: Stevenage
Posts: 163

2010 Range Rover Sport Supercharged HSE Stornoway Grey

Best engine

At the moment I have a 4.4 va petrol on 56 plate and looking to upgrade to newer model
My budget will be around £20,000
I’ve seen problems on here with 5.0 s/c
And problems with block cracking on some Diesil engines
Any recommendations
Thanks
Cosmo

Mon May 28 2018 2:15pm

RRSTDV8

Member Since: 13 Aug 2011
Location: Northamptonshire
Posts: 9053

2012 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Orkney Grey

Each engine has its own issues. The 3 litre diesels can have a crankshaft issue, the TDV8 can have turbo issues. Which diesel is having cracked blocks? 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Mon May 28 2018 3:52pm

naks

Member Since: 15 Jul 2016
Location: Stellenbosch
Posts: 1194

2013 Range Rover Sport Supercharged Siberian Silver

Re: Best engine

Cosmo15555 wrote:
I’ve seen problems on here with 5.0 s/c

which problems, and on the L320 or L494?

whatever you do, avoid the 3.0 diesel --
2010 Defender Puma 90 + BAS remap + Alive IC + Slickshift + Ashcroft ATB rear
2015 Range Rover Sport Supercharged V8 HSE Dynamic

Defender Puma Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zZ1en9
Discovery 4 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zXrtKO
Range Rover/Sport L320/L322/L494 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zc58JQ

Mon May 28 2018 4:51pm

geoffsnook

Member Since: 19 Nov 2016
Location: cardiff
Posts: 1702

2005 Range Rover Sport Supercharged HSE Java Black

I thought there was less issue's with the 5.0 sc

Mon May 28 2018 5:04pm

Cosmo15555

Member Since: 24 Jun 2014
Location: Stevenage
Posts: 163

Does that go for the sdv6 also

Mon May 28 2018 5:40pm

kismet110

Member Since: 09 Oct 2010
Location: London
Posts: 382

2005 Range Rover Sport Supercharged Java Black

Re: Best engine

Cosmo15555 wrote:
At the moment I have a 4.4 va petrol on 56 plate and looking to upgrade to newer model
My budget will be around £20,000
I’ve seen problems on here with 5.0 s/c
And problems with block cracking on some Diesil engines
Any recommendations
Thanks
Cosmo

The 5.0 S/C is relatively problem-free and a superb engine to boot.

Mon May 28 2018 5:46pm

geoffsnook

Member Since: 19 Nov 2016
Location: cardiff
Posts: 1702

SDV6 can have crank problems too but in the minority but if it goes it's still a new crank

Mon May 28 2018 6:00pm

scousefly

Member Since: 25 Jan 2015
Location: sheffield
Posts: 248

2011 Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 HSE Sumatra Black

Re: Best engine

naks wrote:
Cosmo15555 wrote:
I’ve seen problems on here with 5.0 s/c

which problems, and on the L320 or L494?

whatever you do, avoid the 3.0 diesel

3.0 since when

My 3.0 L320 literally hassle free and anything I did have issues with was covered by the 2 yr used car warranty. So a bit liberal with that assumption, 3.0 litres are excellent in my opinion

Mon May 28 2018 6:11pm

Andy K

Member Since: 18 Sep 2015
Location: GL
Posts: 5037

2005 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Rimini Red

if you are happy with petrol stick to it.

you will be very happy with the 5.0 SC

Mon May 28 2018 8:05pm

LandPhil

Member Since: 10 Feb 2015
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 227

2013 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Ipanema Sand

I have owned three 3Ltr V6s, one TDV6 and 2SDV6 and covered about 75000 miles in them and never had a single engine problem.

Mon May 28 2018 10:04pm

Cosmo15555

Member Since: 24 Jun 2014
Location: Stevenage
Posts: 163

I collected 5.0 s/c today and the performance is outstanding for such a heavy motor
Thank you for all the replies regarding what engine

Thu Jun 07 2018 11:30pm

naks

Member Since: 15 Jul 2016
Location: Stellenbosch
Posts: 1194

I know what you mean, Cosmo.

I've had my SCV8 for about a week now and every time I drive it, I have this massive grin on my face.

Gave a ride to a friend yesterday and did a standing start... he was blown away by the acceleration, and said it felt quicker than his BMW bike --
2010 Defender Puma 90 + BAS remap + Alive IC + Slickshift + Ashcroft ATB rear
2015 Range Rover Sport Supercharged V8 HSE Dynamic

Defender Puma Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zZ1en9
Discovery 4 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zXrtKO
Range Rover/Sport L320/L322/L494 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zc58JQ

Fri Jun 08 2018 7:53am

Brit Plumber

Member Since: 05 Jan 2018
Location: Sleaford, Lincolnshire
Posts: 1849

2012 Range Rover Sport Supercharged Autobiography Fuji White

I took out my friends son in mine last weekend and he thinks it’s similar performance to his mums Audi SQ5 but I’m convinced it’s quicker. 2019 5.0 SC SVA (Current)
2012 5.0 SC AB. Sadly written off by a campervan
23 plate Focus ST (Current)
1942 VEP Ford GPW Jeep (Willys) (Current)
1943 Whites M16 Halftrack (Current)
16 plate Eurofighter Typhoon, 2 x Eurojet engines with 20,000lbs thrust each. 1380mph

Fri Jun 08 2018 8:55am

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