I'm confused about how common crankshaft failure is. Its been posted on the forum that it is quite common and very expensive to fix. If that is the case how can WD provide a full warranty for only £400.00 that includes it? As an insurance company with access to a lot of data on which to base their quote they must calculated that the probability of this event is very low.

Am I missing something?

all the best
Tim Tim
RRS sold and replaced with a Skoda Kodiaq after appalling RR Dealer experience and LR inability to supply new cars in any sort of reasonable time frame..

Lady I spoke to at WD knew about it straight away, very knowledgeable & agreed it was a known fault, usual blurb about your responsibility to ensure servicing etc gets done but if that is all in place would definitely be covered in full, my quote was uncapped labour rate & 0 excess, so if I take it & the worst happens all covered, only issue is no courtesy car during repairs, this would be the only addition the JLR extended warranty would have but expensive at £1000 & goodwill to fix crank instead of actually being covered! Must only be a few per year it happens to but very expensive repair, that’s what scares everyone I think.

Tyrefitter wrote:

I insisted they put it in writing that they would cover the crankshaft in case it failed,if not then I won’t buy the car.If your in the market for one mines up for sale as I’m leaving LR products as I’ve had 7 sports & a few full fats in the past.Also LR only offer 12 months warranty now instead of the 2 years they used to offer,I got the 2 years on mine just before they changed it.
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m13lky wrote:

My AB is 3 years old in November, I will probably keep it for 6 months & do a VT on the pcp as my gfv is a lot higher than trade money even now, never mind then, as I need to keep it in year 4 I have discussed a policy with warranty direct, they have assured me they know about the crank issues & it is covered, for my age & mileage on vehicle it’s only £400 for 12 months with every option included.
I wouldn’t bother about buying an sdv6 from a JLR dealer now as you only get 12 month warranty & a warranty direct policy seems to cover a lot more, plus you are not paying an inflated margin on your car.

Just tried mine again today, same price, my car will be 3 years old next month & will have done around 19k miles, obviously the older & higher the mileage the higher the price.

Malc

jc74 wrote:

m13lky wrote:

My AB is 3 years old in November, I will probably keep it for 6 months & do a VT on the pcp as my gfv is a lot higher than trade money even now, never mind then, as I need to keep it in year 4 I have discussed a policy with warranty direct, they have assured me they know about the crank issues & it is covered, for my age & mileage on vehicle it’s only £400 for 12 months with every option included.
I wouldn’t bother about buying an sdv6 from a JLR dealer now as you only get 12 month warranty & a warranty direct policy seems to cover a lot more, plus you are not paying an inflated margin on your car.

I just tried it on mine. Ticked every option, and uncapped labour rate, zero excess. It comes out at £1,083.91 for the year (one off payment). Compared with the £1107 I got quoted for JLR extended warranty including LR Assist. The Warranty Direct one suddenly doesn't look so great.
Does anyone know what I'm missing here in my like for like comparison?

Given my car is parked unused for 6 days of the week nowadays as opposed to a few times a week - I'm half wondering whether it's worth spending the £1k+ at all...

What's everyone else's thoughts?

Do the 4.4 SDV8 engines (from a 2016/2017) suffer the crank issues as well or is it just the SDV6s?

It's a V6 issue, it seems. The V8 diesels don't seem to have the same problem. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Tyrefitter wrote:

As Dave says,any brand can have problems so a good warranty is worth the money

I asked my indie about this crank issue just out of curiosity while I was waiting a while ago, he said they have seen very few with this problem and they see more of the 2.7 's with siezed engines?? . Still would think twice before buying one though. 2010 RRS, TDV8
bali Blue / colour coded
side steps / flappy paddles
black perforated leather
22" overfinch
heated everything, TV,fridge ...... now with gold calipers and mud flaps !( black mud flaps that is) !!
Many years ago,,,,, 1955 series 1 landie , sometimes wish I had kept it

As it happens, the last 2 engines we've done have been 3.0's, one an L320, the other a 494

The 494 was covered under RAC extended warranty and paid for in full

The 320 was 9 years old, and paid for by the owner

Our next engine to be done is also a 3.0, in a 405. 7 years old, 83k miles, full dealer history. 20% goodwill offered (from a quote of £22k)
The car was recovered straight to us from the dealership

DiscoMikey - appreciating the £22k quote from a LR dealer...

but from you, as a respected indie ...

What does the crankshaft cost with you? In general I mean.
- is there a new versus second hand engine option?

Ie... for those of us without a warranty... what’s our real exposure?

With thanks in advance. 2022 P440e AB

£9.5k inc VAT

For that, you get a genuine LR recon lump with a 2 year, unlimited mile warranty

Given that a 2.7 engine has come down to £4095 + VAT, we live in hope that the 3.0 will also be a bit cheaper in the not too distant

LR should be suppling them free given the amount of failures I think I will avoid the 3.0 v6 and go for the v8

Disco_Mikey wrote:

£9.5k inc VAT

For that, you get a genuine LR recon lump with a 2 year, unlimited mile warranty

Given that a 2.7 engine has come down to £4095 + VAT, we live in hope that the 3.0 will also be a bit cheaper in the not too distant