Conversely Vera is lucky to have a great 'buddy' in Christian, in other words folks, they are ( in my vote ) the best Couple on You Tube, at least right up there with Melissa and Mike! :)
He'd just paid it off, bought new tires and took really good care if it but the crankshaft snapped anyway just outside the warranty. It sounds like Land Rover shrugged it off and told him to suck it up. If I was the previous owner, it would sure take me a while to want to be reminded of the experience.
A 2 minute video for a school project for my kid takes hours. I really, really, really appreciate the time and work you put in making these videos. Thank you.
This guy is a naturally gifted all round engineer! Makes complicated things look so easy. Keep up the good work. Love the content you put out to help others. ❤
Really interesting video During my early careerat Jaguar, I was the Quality Engineer commissioning the machine tools on the V12 & AJ6 crankshaft machining line at the Jaguar Radford Engine plant in Coventry. I very much remember the discussions that we had concerning the radii of the main journals & how they were machined. The grinding wheels had the radius on each side of the wheel and it was extremely important that when the grinding wheel was 'dressed' the radii was also dressed onto the wheel. If this wasn't done correctly, an edge could be formed on the crankshaft rather than the smooth radius. The edge could then lead to a stress fracture during the engine being run. I wonder if this is something that could have led to the failure on this Ford manufactured engine?
After Christian proved the snapped crank diagnosis I had similar thoughts around the crank bore alignment and brittle fatigue. But a stress raise fracture would produce a very similar result. I am somewhat incredulous towards Ford and their engine design engineers for not rectifying this "design fault" after so many years. It is a good engine apart from this issue and the placement position of the map sensor!
@@4fourjaw Don’t bet your house on it. After finally and quietly admitting there was an issue, it was promised several times that they had made production modifications that sorted it. Failures in newer versions persisted at an unabated rate.
@@4fourjaw Yes, they are just appearing on the new Ranger at dealers now. Personally I would not pay the extra for it over the twin turbo four cylinder as long as that also had the option of full-time 4wd with a low range rather than the basic part time system.
So much for my diagnosis of a snapped belt then! However a snapped crank at that mileage should have been replaced FOC by Land Rover - it’s not fit for purpose, whatever BS justification they offer up. Great video as always - makes my Sunday afternoon 😊
Christian, you are the € 28,000 per job mechanic.Not that I'd wish you such complex ones all the time, but the fact that dove right in tells a lot. Bravo!
Every week I learn so much more from these vids rather than the Facebook groups with some of the ‘know it alls’ who can’t even string a proper sentence together. Thanks Christian & Vera 🙌🏼👊🏼
Awesome job as always. I really hope the owner can buy it back when finished. I’m sure they’re still hurting from this. Once you and Vera work your magic it’s gonna be a great engine.
⚠️My theory for SOME these failures I think is numpties thrashing them from cold. If it was a design fault they would all fail. I operate aircaft engines and so for example Rotax specify letting the oil temp reach a minimum of 50C before applying full power for take off. How many car owners do this? For a start we don’t monitor the oil temp in cars. I'll give you a rough idea of the time it takes a petrol engine to reach 50C = 12 mins. For a diesel it's going to be longer from 15 - 20 mins !!! So think about that before you thrash a cold engine folks 😎
These are the only longer form videos on UA-cam that I watch from beginning to end. The fact that I love the way that these two interact with one and other, that I own a 2015 Disco 4 HSE Lux (62k miles), and am waiting for the crankshaft to snap might have something to do with it lolzzz.
There we go again. 'Apparently' means you're just repeating another piece of misinformation. Sorry to be rude but it doesn't help others, we need facts when faced with these issues. A family member had a 2017 D4 which broke its crank in 2022. He had to fight LR hard when claiming a commercial gesture towards the repair (out of warranty obviously) which required him to be knowledgeable, precise & articulate
This video is a testament to the inferior quality and short cuts taken at the Land Rover manufacturing process. For the price you pay, it’s criminal. Professional quality video.👌
That vehicle's owner had looked after that whole vehicle. Witness the immaculate condition of the vehicle, inside, underneath and out, ..... no rusty or stuck bolts.. They certainly didn't deserve that crankshaft failure. Christian, your summary is definitely accurate, the manufacturer's efforts to reduce production costs has resulted in this broken crankshaft. It is a crankshaft lottery! Unfortunately. Flawed crankshaft from new! I bet they only cracktest a small percentage of crankshafts from the production line.... A manufacturer's acceptable failure rate can cause family heartbreak.... will they ever trust LandRover again. Could one blame them if they switched allegiance to Toyota ? Great production ! Not too many OMGs from Vera !
Hi Vera and Christian broke a crankshaft on a 1970s mini at 7-45am taking my wife to work it the shaft broke across the widest web and was still drivable with horrendous noise drove it to my place of work ,engine out by 10am stripped it at lunch time ,had a replacement crankshaft done my days work them reassembled it at5pm back on the road at 8pm cannot do that with modern motors, by the way I worked in AGRA ENGINEERING ENGINE RECONDITIONERS so it was to easy for me,I absolutely love what you and your lovely wife are capable of that’s major work you are undertaking ps I,m not showing off it,s just a good memory
Hi, Christian and the lovely Vera, Your fabrication of a one-off tool to reach hidden bolts just reminded me of many years ago when I did the head gaskets on a Jaguar V12 and needed a crowfoot spanner to tighten the underhead nuts, so, like you I welded one up. It must have been in the mid-1980s.. I STILL have that Spanner but cannot ever remember using it again.. I love you pair on your channel, always bouncing jokes off each other, the hidden humour makes me smile. Sadly I don't do much servicing myself no longer as both older age and illness defeat me, but, I can say I have been there and done it once for years in my life. I LOVE land rovers and always will.. Thank you both. Ian - UK. (age 75 years)
Awesome work you two....fantastic that you take the time to put these together...keep up the good work guys and hopefully it will be back on the road very soon
you guys crack me up! I ounce owned a 1968 SWB diesel series 2a, lived 5 years in Switzerland (so am amazed at your sense of humor, have a developed sense of Schadenfreude,) and now drive a Toyota.
I love these videos. My mechanic talks up changing the break discs on my discovery and here you are stripping down the engine on cardboard after a full day at work. Well done to you both. I do hope this runs again!
@@wigs1098 Because your mechanic knows people will complain about the price. These guys are doing it for fun, not profit. BTW, click on the three vertical dots to the right of your comment and you can edit your spelling mistakes.
Another great video Christian and Vera, looking forward to the next one. What took place on this engine is why I’ve held back on buying a Discovery 4, I bought a L405 instead with the diesel V8 + extended warranty 👍
Great job you two as usual. Christian I completely agree about the three possible reasons for the crankshaft failure. There can be no other reasons that one crank will snap like this one at such a minuscule mileage (39700 miles) and another will do half a million km ( 311000 miles) and more without a hint of trouble, other than the three possibilities you outlined. Looking forward to the rebuild of the engine, at least this time you won't have to line bore the block!
@@stag4x4 you have my sympathy, the trouble is LR have never addressed the issue properly and people simply reinstall another engine only for it to fail again. The real answer is for a decent conversion to a totally different power plant, or easier just to sell it on...
Soon as I saw the notification I smashed the Like button, your videos are sensational, funny and brilliant. Love it Christian and Vera, my favourite mechanical channel.
A most amusing and informative video. For me it reinforces the fact that most modern cars are poorly designed and not built to last. Cracked blocks and snapped cranks are reminiscent of the dark old days of Vauxhall Viva's (pushrods through the valve lifter and snapped cranks), Bedford CF diesels (Snapped cam shafts) Austin 1800 cracked cast iron block - BMW 5 series same issues.
LR Time, thank you for your wonderful videos! You have helped me learn a lot of new things about car repair and upskill myself as a DIY enthusiast with your very detailed explanations of the Discovery's intricate mechanics. You make the most daunting repairs look easy. Greetings from Bulgaria! ( Where most Bosch filters are made :D )
I really hate that I am all caught up with your videos, because instead of able to binge your channel, I now must wait until monday (australia time) for an episode!!! Keep up the stellar work and I look forward to getting my own Disco. Without your hard work and amazing videos i would not have felt confident in owning one.
Thanks Christian, just changed my oil to Petronas 5W40 after watching your vids in my Range Rover Evoque with 99500 miles and can’t believe the difference 😁
I've asked a number of times, but still have not received an answer as to why 5W40 is better than the speced 5W30. I totally trust Christian's experience, but I'm trying to understand the physics; is it because 5W40 is thicker at warmer temperatures and, for lack of a better term, sticks to the part surfaces longer in hot weather? If there's no downside to using 5W40 (which is used in a lot of diesel engines already), why would JLR spec it as such; is it because it marginally improves fuel economy? I'm really curious as to what's "dumbass" about it, as I don't want to be one myself ;-)
So for my sins I’m actually an ex JLR technician but mainly worked in the Jaguar franchise of the business a long time ago, I remember an issue with some of the old jags to do with oil pressure and lack of it. My dealership decided to use a slightly thicker oil during routine services than what was specd to eliminate future problems with customer cars. I believe the lack of oil pressure was resulting in the pump failing to deliver enough oil to certain parts of the engine which resulted in excessive wear and then a noisy engine, and rebuilds etc etc. Thankfully I now work for BMW at the Mini plant in Oxford as a manager, so the days of me getting oily and dirty are long gone 😊
@@GunnarMillerI suspect thinner spec'd oils today are for emissions reasons (less friction etc) and not for the longevity of the engine. I'll be changing to 5W-40 soon on my 2015 XJ 3.0. Not sure which ACEA rating to choose though. C3 medium SAPS at a guess so as not to effect the DPF ?
@@julesviolin I just had my wife's 2013 Discovery 4 with 96,000km (60,000mi) serviced at a local independent Land Rover mechanic, and he used 5W30 ACEA C1. I told him I'd topped in up a few months before with a litre (quart) of 5W30 C3, and he sort of scolded me a bit (although the manual says it's okay in a pinch for a top-up). Every Land Rover mechanic over here I speak with says stick with spec, but I still haven't decided what I'll do over 100,000. The family also has a 2013 Freelander 2 and a 2015 Defender both also speced at 5W30 ACEA 1, and a 2017 Discovery Sport which uses 0W30 ACEA C2.
@@GunnarMiller There's a few good videos by the Engine Oil Geek, where he tests various grades of oil. The other thing to note is that viscosity falls with age, so a 5w40 C3 is a good choice as it heads towards a 35, then 30 weight as the VI modifiers get chopped up by the engine internals. High viscosity also yielded more power in the Geek's tests, perhaps due to better bore sealing.
I've been looking to buy a 4wd real soon and I must say since I saw you channel I looked up a few discovery 4, its so much enticing to buy a LR as the interior is so much better compared to any Toyota or a Mitsi but neither I have workshop nor I've the knowledge to carry out the work needed to keep a LR running smooth. Kudos to you both, love the videos !!
I don’t even have a Disco 3 or 4, I’m still on a 2 TD5 but stumbled across your videos and now enjoying your back catalogue. Such a beautiful partnership. Loving what you do guys 👍
Im in Australia with a D2 04 TD5, I'm just about to purchase the 3.0L SDV6 but am doing my research. I love LandRovers but farout they make you into a mechanic.
Oh, and im keeping the Disco 2, its got 240,000kms and is strong, very few leaks and ive basically done everything that would cause it to fail myself. (industrial electrician with lots of mechanical experience)
i´m a LR owner myself, 2 300TDi Defenders 110, 1 Discovery 300TDi also and just sold my second D3 TDV6 ´06, now repairing a ´03 L322 TD6. Love your content! regards from Buenos Aires, Argentina
@@DiscoGruffalo Do you need all that HP. The traction control just kicks in limiting the power. Like Christian says it's just a mall crawler. The diesel does not work here at our high altitudes, 4000 meters and extremely cold temperatures of -25. The old v8 does the job well.
There are 10,000 other channels on UA-cam that do this content... even some really good professionals... but... non of them match the crazy passion that you both have. I'm an ex BMW employee... and I love LR's... I'm so glad I found your channel! Time to binge watch all your other vids!
Thanks for this comment which I just read at 6:05 getting ready to leave the house for my day job, going to Hannover today to sell a Driveshaft balancer for heavy duty truck driveshafts. Christian
What another great episode.problem diagnosed and now for the fix.christian your a genius and so meticulous in your engineering skills.vera for her storing of parts will make the fix easier and so organised.looking forward to the next episode.😊😊
Another late Friday afternoon crankshaft, too bad you can't find out those details at time of your new car purchase! Fuq new cars, ridiculous prices, always buy used! Great video as always, thanks you two, love your work, huge effort! 🖤
I'd just like to thank for this series of videos, I was almost considering a Ford Territory diesel with this engine and now i wont ever go near one. (Or a Disco). Great video.
Just amazing team work! When this work is all done and you turn the key for the first time we will all hold our breath together… It will run better than ever and we will all smile together.
Congrats to the winner! Never would have guessed poor quality materials led to crank failure. Bottom end design issues are stacking up, making Christian right about "worst ... the planet." lol Awesome video Vera and Christian!
This V6 really is a roll of the dice. No amount of care and extra oil changes could prevent this manufacturing/design fault ... I wonder what percentage of engines have had this particular failure. And, how can you check a new crank is good/bad? However this may not be the worst diesel engine ever ... the JLR own Ingenium from 2015 to 2018 could well steal that title. Good work you two, Sunday is always richer for your videos 😀
2004 2.7d in jaguar didn't require any service besides coolant o-ring that service "couldn't find" so car was driven years on coolant loss, overheated few times, once really badly as it was pushed through. Then water in OBD2 caused intermittent engine run, and wouldn't start if it wasn't run full throttle on the start. Car was not driven at some point 3 years during 12yeats of ownership. Oil was not changed, coolant wasn't in engine during winter only distilled water. The timing belt wasn't changed and car is still driven till this day. All I fix was inlet Oring and water in OBD. If anyone's crankshaft should break it's mine, but the thing still runs as a tank, where my venered bmw m57 engine is the one always broken...
The earlier Ingenium 2.0 diesel suffers from stretched timing chains and then only under some circumstances. Uprated components were introduced in 2019. Ingeniums installed laterally such as in the Discovery Sport and used only for short runs suffer from DPF issues when not allowed to get hot enough, resulting in oil dilution which if ignored lead to engine damage. Having said that there are plenty of Ingenium engined Discovery Sports out there with very high mileages. Not even remotely as problematic as the V6 diesel.
@@fraser7744 that doesn't make it a good engine. Other manufacturers fix the issues before it's released to customers. Jlr release the beta version on customers. Then years later they sometimes fix the issues and people say.. See, it's not really a bad engine.
Do you have info as to why the newer Ingenuim engines are worse than the T/SDV6 engines, I have always been curious about them as I have heard the horror stories of the 2.0L engines where the engine block fails? Have you any links or anything to such material?
I love your channel- you are both so much fun and have great humour! Wow the quality is terrible for the crank to go at such a low mileage. You are doing a great job. Thank you for your videos!
Great work! I enjoy watching you and Vera's fun comments! I laugh when ever she says "Oh my God".... LOL! That engine will run beautifully when you are done!
Hi both, fab video, entertaining and interesting as always. It really is crazy that even if you buy one of these vehicles used, they still cost a lot of money and it's basically roulette as to whether you have this kind of failure. The vast majority of people just don't have the expertise or the equipment to fix this kind of failure by themselves. I don't think there's an SUV out there more desirable and capable than the Disco 4 but many of us just can't take the chance, such a shame! Sometimes it's better to be ignorant about these things, so you can just enjoy owning and driving an otherwise great 4x4. However, once you know how relatively common this is, it does kind of ruin the ownership experience!😰
I would be devastated if this would happen to my car, but at least I would know it was not our fault :( Very interesting video, you are an inspiration :D and yes, I would like to see the whole, uncut process, probably would be entertaining too :))
i was on the edge of my seat the whole time! This turning out to be a really interesting series. Fantastic video, thank you.I'm still wondering about that air line on the rear that went when you lifted the body - be nice to know how that one slipped past the auditor.
I looked for that sound or what could have caused it. No clue. It was not the air suspension. Hope this will not show up when the body is back on. Christian
I think its funny how Brits buy German vehicles because they like the reliability, and our German friends here buy a British vehicle because they seem to like to fix it!
The best channel on UA-cam, and the only videos I habitually watch end-to-end, truly inspirational! You are a great team, you make it look effortless, but your fans know how hard you must work to produce your masterpieces! Long may you continue to entertain us ❤❤❤
Great video again guys. I would speculate that the crank was part way through being processed on the shift handover, and then the next operator missed a process before completion, assuming it had already been done. I see this all the time in manufacturing.
Porous or otherwise defective casting... The production facilities for these often run 24/7. Shame... but JLR should be x-raying these with a well know and documented fault like this... 40k miles only - outrageous, OMG. Great video and tireless work you two.
Thank you once again Christian and Vera for the production of another wonderfully entertaining and informative video. I do not wish to be presumptuous however I feel a great sequel would be to carry out a detailed failure analysis of this failed crankshaft considering all of the possible modes of failure. It would be of added interest to have an independent analysis perhaps by a local university engineering department. Solving the mystery of the failing crankshafts would be a most valuable finale. Thank you to you both.
More than an isolated instance of failing crankshafts should have an engine company's internal quality control analysts frantically working overtime until they've solved the problem and prevented a recurrence. If you need university engineering undergraduates to tell you specifically what's wrong with your production processes, you've been hiring the wrong people to manage your company.
Excellent video. Great fun to watch. Unfortunately, I own a Land Cruiser Diesel (not joking) so I will never be able to compete with your content. Greetings from Bremen.
Great video. It shows how involved an engine job is on these vehicles. I really hope the Ford/Land Rover engine design and production engineering team are all made to watch this. Reminds me of the old phrase "spoil the ship for ha'peth of tar". I really miss my 4.4 V8 LR3. I think that 4.4 was probably the best engine ever put in a Land Rover.
Exactly the same as the one I did. They all snap in the same place. I wouldn't have bothered measuring the con rods, just replace them. The crank kicks over to one side because it's only being supported by the front main and it will twist the front two con rods. Great vid as always.
I ordered 3 new rods for one bank. Pistons look unharmed, so do the mains. It stalled at 1250 rpm. So I guess I am lucky. Talk to you later, Steve. Christian
Another great video from Christian and Vera. I don't know of any other modern engine that breaks crankshafts so frequently. There will be multiple contributing factors I'm sure but the same end result. Keep up the great work. I love this channel, thank you both.
Nice people and talking! Regards from Stockholm! Peace to the world and no more war! My first car 1974 was an Dodge Dart -65, after that many other cars, from Germany from Japan and Sweden. Italian Fiat 500 one week, then kaputt! Now Kia Stinger 2018, nice car!
Hats off to C&V! Always enjoy watching you guys work together as well as the technical info. I owe the PO an apology having stupidity said that perhaps the wife did not realize something was amiss. In fact, the driver deserves a great pat on the back for her coolness bringing a powerless vehicle to safety and preventing grave harm to her family and others. ☹️
Christian, perhaps she would be kind enough to describe her actions, just for all the Toyota lurkers out there. Seriously, I’ve been driving for 60 years and I’m not aware if an immediately seized engine traveling at highway speeds would cause any additional challenges over a stalled engine.
That plug on the cooling pump is because it's a variable flow rate cooling pump I believe. The impeller moves in and out to vary the pump efficiency and hence the flow rate.
Good evening. Vera & Christian. Loved how you found out that the crankshaft was broken 😞 Vera was right take the sump off lol 😆 Brilliant from both of you 🤩 Hopefully the owner has seen this video 👍🏻🏴
The sensor on the water pump is actually a solenoid to open and close a shroud to disable the water pump flow for faster engine warm up thus reducing emissions, I’ve done many of these engine replacements in a Land Rover main dealer, fun job. I have my own thoughts on why they fail like this, the diesel injected on the exhaust stroke during a DPF regeneration can seep past the piston rings and dilute the oil which leads to this failure.
Yes but that would show as wear on the crank bearings. Christian found no signs of wear at all so it can only be down to a weak crank and nothing to do with DPF's and regeneration etc.😊
Love you two so much, from jack in Melbourne. I drive a MR Triton but have owned 2 x TDI, 1 x Range rover, 3 x patrols,3 x hilux, 1 x troopy regards jack Thornton
Christian is lucky man to have such a great companion with Vera 😉
And it's a decent living too
@@sweetfreedomGB ???
@@squareyesj7170 I meant that they work well together whilst they are earning a good living from it...a lucky couple
Yes they are a great couple. 😉
A great family too.👍👍
Conversely Vera is lucky to have a great 'buddy' in Christian, in other words folks, they are ( in my vote ) the best Couple on You Tube, at least right up there with Melissa and Mike! :)
The previous owner will love this video series, knowing now that the engine and rest of the vehicle will be loved.
He'd just paid it off, bought new tires and took really good care if it but the crankshaft snapped anyway just outside the warranty. It sounds like Land Rover shrugged it off and told him to suck it up. If I was the previous owner, it would sure take me a while to want to be reminded of the experience.
A 2 minute video for a school project for my kid takes hours. I really, really, really appreciate the time and work you put in making these videos. Thank you.
This guy is a naturally gifted all round engineer! Makes complicated things look so easy. Keep up the good work. Love the content you put out to help others. ❤
Practice!
Really interesting video During my early careerat Jaguar, I was the Quality Engineer commissioning the machine tools on the V12 & AJ6 crankshaft machining line at the Jaguar Radford Engine plant in Coventry. I very much remember the discussions that we had concerning the radii of the main journals & how they were machined. The grinding wheels had the radius on each side of the wheel and it was extremely important that when the grinding wheel was 'dressed' the radii was also dressed onto the wheel. If this wasn't done correctly, an edge could be formed on the crankshaft rather than the smooth radius. The edge could then lead to a stress fracture during the engine being run.
I wonder if this is something that could have led to the failure on this Ford manufactured engine?
After Christian proved the snapped crank diagnosis I had similar thoughts around the crank bore alignment and brittle fatigue. But a stress raise fracture would produce a very similar result. I am somewhat incredulous towards Ford and their engine design engineers for not rectifying this "design fault" after so many years. It is a good engine apart from this issue and the placement position of the map sensor!
Ford now must have fixedly it, as the 3.0 power stroke engine seems to be ok with the crank issue....
@@4fourjaw
Don’t bet your house on it. After finally and quietly admitting there was an issue, it was promised several times that they had made production modifications that sorted it. Failures in newer versions persisted at an unabated rate.
@@hedydd2 if so there are gonna be a lot of pissed people, because this engine has been released in the new Ranger/Everest..... Lol
@@4fourjaw
Yes, they are just appearing on the new Ranger at dealers now. Personally I would not pay the extra for it over the twin turbo four cylinder as long as that also had the option of full-time 4wd with a low range rather than the basic part time system.
So much for my diagnosis of a snapped belt then! However a snapped crank at that mileage should have been replaced FOC by Land Rover - it’s not fit for purpose, whatever BS justification they offer up.
Great video as always - makes my Sunday afternoon 😊
Christian, you are the € 28,000 per job mechanic.Not that I'd wish you such complex ones all the time, but the fact that dove right in tells a lot. Bravo!
Every week I learn so much more from these vids rather than the Facebook groups with some of the ‘know it alls’ who can’t even string a proper sentence together. Thanks Christian & Vera 🙌🏼👊🏼
Awesome job as always. I really hope the owner can buy it back when finished. I’m sure they’re still hurting from this. Once you and Vera work your magic it’s gonna be a great engine.
I think the owner has bought a toyota and no longer wants expensive surprises in life
@@amghammer2118 😂😂
⚠️My theory for SOME these failures I think is numpties thrashing them from cold.
If it was a design fault they would all fail.
I operate aircaft engines and so for example Rotax specify letting the oil temp reach a minimum of 50C before applying full power for take off.
How many car owners do this?
For a start we don’t monitor the oil temp in cars.
I'll give you a rough idea of the time it takes a petrol engine to reach 50C = 12 mins.
For a diesel it's going to be longer from 15 - 20 mins !!!
So think about that before you thrash a cold engine folks 😎
I like waking up Sunday mornings knowing there's a new LR Time video. Thanks for doing what you do
These are the only longer form videos on UA-cam that I watch from beginning to end. The fact that I love the way that these two interact with one and other, that I own a 2015 Disco 4 HSE Lux (62k miles), and am waiting for the crankshaft to snap might have something to do with it lolzzz.
Apparently the later discovery 4 like yours had stronger cranks
@@karlsanderson8127 I'm sure that the Disco in this video is a later D4.
There we go again. 'Apparently' means you're just repeating another piece of misinformation. Sorry to be rude but it doesn't help others, we need facts when faced with these issues. A family member had a 2017 D4 which broke its crank in 2022. He had to fight LR hard when claiming a commercial gesture towards the repair (out of warranty obviously) which required him to be knowledgeable, precise & articulate
Search Project Binky. You thank me later.
You guys have amazing patience , your personalities shine through . Great show thank you
Christian's tenacity is 2nd to none. Vera is an excellent assistant too☺️👍
I wish I had a neighbour like Christian to ask advice on vehicle repairs 🙂👍
This video is a testament to the inferior quality and short cuts taken at the Land Rover manufacturing process. For the price you pay, it’s criminal. Professional quality video.👌
You Sir, are outstanding! I love your attention to detail. Vera, you too are outstanding (and funny). Top work from both of you. Fantastic video.
Very nice to see you and your wife working together. Much respect !!! 🇨🇦
It’s a Peugeot V6 made short to fit sideways into their front-wheel-drive cars. They over-did the shortening and the cranks break.
That vehicle's owner had looked after that whole vehicle.
Witness the immaculate condition of the vehicle, inside, underneath and out, ..... no rusty or stuck bolts..
They certainly didn't deserve that crankshaft failure.
Christian, your summary is definitely accurate, the manufacturer's efforts to reduce production costs has resulted in this broken crankshaft.
It is a crankshaft lottery! Unfortunately.
Flawed crankshaft from new!
I bet they only cracktest a small percentage of crankshafts from the production line....
A manufacturer's acceptable failure rate can cause family heartbreak.... will they ever trust LandRover again.
Could one blame them if they switched allegiance to Toyota ?
Great production !
Not too many OMGs from Vera !
Hi Vera and Christian broke a crankshaft on a 1970s mini at 7-45am taking my wife to work it the shaft broke across the widest web and was still drivable with horrendous noise drove it to my place of work ,engine out by 10am stripped it at lunch time ,had a replacement crankshaft done my days work them reassembled it at5pm back on the road at 8pm cannot do that with modern motors, by the way I worked in AGRA ENGINEERING ENGINE RECONDITIONERS so it was to easy for me,I absolutely love what you and your lovely wife are capable of that’s major work you are undertaking ps I,m not showing off it,s just a good memory
I just want to say thanks for all the work you do giving us great videos to watch
Christian and Vera, another great episode. Wish you well!
Fabulous detective work by both of you. It will turn out to be another perfectly performing engine. Cheers. 👍🏻🙏🙈
Hi, Christian and the lovely Vera, Your fabrication of a one-off tool to reach hidden bolts just reminded me of many years ago when I did the head gaskets on a Jaguar V12 and needed a crowfoot spanner to tighten the underhead nuts, so, like you I welded one up. It must have been in the mid-1980s.. I STILL have that Spanner but cannot ever remember using it again.. I love you pair on your channel, always bouncing jokes off each other, the hidden humour makes me smile. Sadly I don't do much servicing myself no longer as both older age and illness defeat me, but, I can say I have been there and done it once for years in my life. I LOVE land rovers and always will.. Thank you both. Ian - UK. (age 75 years)
Thanks Ian. Christian
Bringing a Disco back to life - Perfect. This is excellent content and essential viewing for Landy owners. Keep up the great work, Vera and Christian.
Awesome work you two....fantastic that you take the time to put these together...keep up the good work guys and hopefully it will be back on the road very soon
you guys have no idea how much joy your channel brings to my sundays! thank you so much, keep doing what youre doing
you guys crack me up! I ounce owned a 1968 SWB diesel series 2a, lived 5 years in Switzerland (so am amazed at your sense of humor, have a developed sense of Schadenfreude,) and now drive a Toyota.
I love these videos. My mechanic talks up changing the break discs on my discovery and here you are stripping down the engine on cardboard after a full day at work. Well done to you both. I do hope this runs again!
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@@wigs1098 Because your mechanic knows people will complain about the price.
These guys are doing it for fun, not profit.
BTW, click on the three vertical dots to the right of your comment and you can edit your spelling mistakes.
I love Vera’s Voice
Another great video Christian and Vera, looking forward to the next one.
What took place on this engine is why I’ve held back on buying a Discovery 4,
I bought a L405 instead with the diesel V8 + extended warranty 👍
Make sure your change the oil 10-15k intervals & you should see a better service life
Great job you two as usual. Christian I completely agree about the three possible reasons for the crankshaft failure. There can be no other reasons that one crank will snap like this one at such a minuscule mileage (39700 miles) and another will do half a million km ( 311000 miles) and more without a hint of trouble, other than the three possibilities you outlined. Looking forward to the rebuild of the engine, at least this time you won't have to line bore the block!
PistonBrokeGarage did this and alot more two years ago, well worth watching their videos
We had a 2019 Sport, Gen 2, 48,000kms. Broken Crankshaft, bent valves.
@@stag4x4 you have my sympathy, the trouble is LR have never addressed the issue properly and people simply reinstall another engine only for it to fail again. The real answer is for a decent conversion to a totally different power plant, or easier just to sell it on...
Soon as I saw the notification I smashed the Like button, your videos are sensational, funny and brilliant. Love it Christian and Vera, my favourite mechanical channel.
Thanks. Christian
A most amusing and informative video. For me it reinforces the fact that most modern cars are poorly designed and not built to last. Cracked blocks and snapped cranks are reminiscent of the dark old days of Vauxhall Viva's (pushrods through the valve lifter and snapped cranks), Bedford CF diesels (Snapped cam shafts) Austin 1800 cracked cast iron block - BMW 5 series same issues.
LR Time, thank you for your wonderful videos! You have helped me learn a lot of new things about car repair and upskill myself as a DIY enthusiast with your very detailed explanations of the Discovery's intricate mechanics. You make the most daunting repairs look easy.
Greetings from Bulgaria! ( Where most Bosch filters are made :D )
I really hate that I am all caught up with your videos, because instead of able to binge your channel, I now must wait until monday (australia time) for an episode!!! Keep up the stellar work and I look forward to getting my own Disco. Without your hard work and amazing videos i would not have felt confident in owning one.
Thanks. Hope you find a nice one. Christian
Thanks Christian, just changed my oil to Petronas 5W40 after watching your vids in my Range Rover Evoque with 99500 miles and can’t believe the difference 😁
I've asked a number of times, but still have not received an answer as to why 5W40 is better than the speced 5W30. I totally trust Christian's experience, but I'm trying to understand the physics; is it because 5W40 is thicker at warmer temperatures and, for lack of a better term, sticks to the part surfaces longer in hot weather? If there's no downside to using 5W40 (which is used in a lot of diesel engines already), why would JLR spec it as such; is it because it marginally improves fuel economy? I'm really curious as to what's "dumbass" about it, as I don't want to be one myself ;-)
So for my sins I’m actually an ex JLR technician but mainly worked in the Jaguar franchise of the business a long time ago, I remember an issue with some of the old jags to do with oil pressure and lack of it. My dealership decided to use a slightly thicker oil during routine services than what was specd to eliminate future problems with customer cars. I believe the lack of oil pressure was resulting in the pump failing to deliver enough oil to certain parts of the engine which resulted in excessive wear and then a noisy engine, and rebuilds etc etc.
Thankfully I now work for BMW at the Mini plant in Oxford as a manager, so the days of me getting oily and dirty are long gone 😊
@@GunnarMillerI suspect thinner spec'd oils today are for emissions reasons (less friction etc) and not for the longevity of the engine.
I'll be changing to 5W-40 soon on my 2015 XJ 3.0.
Not sure which ACEA rating to choose though.
C3 medium SAPS at a guess so as not to effect the DPF ?
@@julesviolin I just had my wife's 2013 Discovery 4 with 96,000km (60,000mi) serviced at a local independent Land Rover mechanic, and he used 5W30 ACEA C1. I told him I'd topped in up a few months before with a litre (quart) of 5W30 C3, and he sort of scolded me a bit (although the manual says it's okay in a pinch for a top-up). Every Land Rover mechanic over here I speak with says stick with spec, but I still haven't decided what I'll do over 100,000. The family also has a 2013 Freelander 2 and a 2015 Defender both also speced at 5W30 ACEA 1, and a 2017 Discovery Sport which uses 0W30 ACEA C2.
@@GunnarMiller There's a few good videos by the Engine Oil Geek, where he tests various grades of oil.
The other thing to note is that viscosity falls with age, so a 5w40 C3 is a good choice as it heads towards a 35, then 30 weight as the VI modifiers get chopped up by the engine internals.
High viscosity also yielded more power in the Geek's tests, perhaps due to better bore sealing.
I was precise when I said broken between 2-3 journals . Well done for the professional job you done.
I've been looking to buy a 4wd real soon and I must say since I saw you channel I looked up a few discovery 4, its so much enticing to buy a LR as the interior is so much better compared to any Toyota or a Mitsi but neither I have workshop nor I've the knowledge to carry out the work needed to keep a LR running smooth. Kudos to you both, love the videos !!
I don’t even have a Disco 3 or 4, I’m still on a 2 TD5 but stumbled across your videos and now enjoying your back catalogue.
Such a beautiful partnership. Loving what you do guys 👍
I have td5 as well with over 850k km, original engine, ones done head gasket and regular maintenance carry on
@@thomtrucker1925 that’s a vote of confidence. Unfortunately the chassis/body is likely to disappear before I get anywhere near that mileage.
Im in Australia with a D2 04 TD5, I'm just about to purchase the 3.0L SDV6 but am doing my research. I love LandRovers but farout they make you into a mechanic.
Oh, and im keeping the Disco 2, its got 240,000kms and is strong, very few leaks and ive basically done everything that would cause it to fail myself.
(industrial electrician with lots of mechanical experience)
i´m a LR owner myself, 2 300TDi Defenders 110, 1 Discovery 300TDi also and just sold my second D3 TDV6 ´06, now repairing a ´03 L322 TD6.
Love your content! regards from Buenos Aires, Argentina
What an over-complicated, expensive engine. I love my disco 2 v8 . Great job Christian.
Yes, it’s terrifying. Hope we get it to run or we are out of money for quite some time. Christian
The 3.5 V8 petrol gives 180hp. This 3.0 V6 gives 256hp. That extra HP from fewer CC needs all that complication.
@@DiscoGruffalo Do you need all that HP. The traction control just kicks in limiting the power. Like Christian says it's just a mall crawler. The diesel does not work here at our high altitudes, 4000 meters and extremely cold temperatures of -25.
The old v8 does the job well.
There are 10,000 other channels on UA-cam that do this content... even some really good professionals... but... non of them match the crazy passion that you both have. I'm an ex BMW employee... and I love LR's... I'm so glad I found your channel! Time to binge watch all your other vids!
Thanks for this comment which I just read at 6:05 getting ready to leave the house for my day job, going to Hannover today to sell a Driveshaft balancer for heavy duty truck driveshafts. Christian
What another great episode.problem diagnosed and now for the fix.christian your a genius and so meticulous in your engineering skills.vera for her storing of parts will make the fix easier and so organised.looking forward to the next episode.😊😊
Another late Friday afternoon crankshaft, too bad you can't find out those details at time of your new car purchase! Fuq new cars, ridiculous prices, always buy used! Great video as always, thanks you two, love your work, huge effort! 🖤
I'd just like to thank for this series of videos, I was almost considering a Ford Territory diesel with this engine and now i wont ever go near one. (Or a Disco). Great video.
Just amazing team work! When this work is all done and you turn the key for the first time we will all hold our breath together… It will run better than ever and we will all smile together.
Congrats to the winner! Never would have guessed poor quality materials led to crank failure. Bottom end design issues are stacking up, making Christian right about "worst ... the planet." lol Awesome video Vera and Christian!
Thank you for the joyfulness that you share during your video Heart warming emphatic watching Namaste
This V6 really is a roll of the dice. No amount of care and extra oil changes could prevent this manufacturing/design fault ... I wonder what percentage of engines have had this particular failure. And, how can you check a new crank is good/bad? However this may not be the worst diesel engine ever ... the JLR own Ingenium from 2015 to 2018 could well steal that title. Good work you two, Sunday is always richer for your videos 😀
2004 2.7d in jaguar didn't require any service besides coolant o-ring that service "couldn't find" so car was driven years on coolant loss, overheated few times, once really badly as it was pushed through. Then water in OBD2 caused intermittent engine run, and wouldn't start if it wasn't run full throttle on the start. Car was not driven at some point 3 years during 12yeats of ownership. Oil was not changed, coolant wasn't in engine during winter only distilled water. The timing belt wasn't changed and car is still driven till this day. All I fix was inlet Oring and water in OBD. If anyone's crankshaft should break it's mine, but the thing still runs as a tank, where my venered bmw m57 engine is the one always broken...
The earlier Ingenium 2.0 diesel suffers from stretched timing chains and then only under some circumstances. Uprated components were introduced in 2019. Ingeniums installed laterally such as in the Discovery Sport and used only for short runs suffer from DPF issues when not allowed to get hot enough, resulting in oil dilution which if ignored lead to engine damage. Having said that there are plenty of Ingenium engined Discovery Sports out there with very high mileages. Not even remotely as problematic as the V6 diesel.
I too wondered how good the new crank would be. I guess in due course we will find out.
@@fraser7744 that doesn't make it a good engine. Other manufacturers fix the issues before it's released to customers. Jlr release the beta version on customers. Then years later they sometimes fix the issues and people say.. See, it's not really a bad engine.
Do you have info as to why the newer Ingenuim engines are worse than the T/SDV6 engines, I have always been curious about them as I have heard the horror stories of the 2.0L engines where the engine block fails? Have you any links or anything to such material?
You two are just brilliant as entertainers over LR3/4s. Thank you.
Unbelievable, thanks for this enthralling episode. Fantastic viewing 🥰
I have this exact engine in my Discovery 5 with 66k km and I hope it won't have this problem. Cheers from Kyrgyzstan!
Another top notch episode guys. Love it! Cheers, Chris
I knew it was Steve at the foundry forge! He always turned down the temperature down when he worked late in 2016 as they were trying for a baby!
Yes and Lisa just turned 7 now. Lol. Christian
@@Vera_and_Christian 🤭
I love your channel- you are both so much fun and have great humour! Wow the quality is terrible for the crank to go at such a low mileage. You are doing a great job. Thank you for your videos!
Great teamwork!
that disassembly really took a lot of work and if the original owner has watched this I hope they get a new Toyota now!!
Great work! I enjoy watching you and Vera's fun comments! I laugh when ever she says "Oh my God".... LOL! That engine will run beautifully when you are done!
This series is getting awesome! Congrats to the winners of the stickers. I look forward to next weeks episode
It’s already been said this is just the most entertaining channel
Vera and Christian you are great
Hi both, fab video, entertaining and interesting as always. It really is crazy that even if you buy one of these vehicles used, they still cost a lot of money and it's basically roulette as to whether you have this kind of failure. The vast majority of people just don't have the expertise or the equipment to fix this kind of failure by themselves. I don't think there's an SUV out there more desirable and capable than the Disco 4 but many of us just can't take the chance, such a shame! Sometimes it's better to be ignorant about these things, so you can just enjoy owning and driving an otherwise great 4x4. However, once you know how relatively common this is, it does kind of ruin the ownership experience!😰
Christian and Vera fantastic blog always looking forward to seeing you blogs at the weekend,))) great content as usual you smashed it 😃👊🇬🇧❤️
I would be devastated if this would happen to my car, but at least I would know it was not our fault :( Very interesting video, you are an inspiration :D and yes, I would like to see the whole, uncut process, probably would be entertaining too :))
You are both so lucky to have such a marvellous relationship. I am full of admiration for your expertise and the huge task you have taken on.
i was on the edge of my seat the whole time! This turning out to be a really interesting series. Fantastic video, thank you.I'm still wondering about that air line on the rear that went when you lifted the body - be nice to know how that one slipped past the auditor.
I looked for that sound or what could have caused it. No clue. It was not the air suspension. Hope this will not show up when the body is back on. Christian
Your work is amazing. Christan is the epitome of why Germany has the best engineering in the world.
I think its funny how Brits buy German vehicles because they like the reliability, and our German friends here buy a British vehicle because they seem to like to fix it!
Few Germans vehicles are reliable. This is thing from the Japanese cars.
@@andre899Always had German cars from '92
The best channel on UA-cam, and the only videos I habitually watch end-to-end, truly inspirational! You are a great team, you make it look effortless, but your fans know how hard you must work to produce your masterpieces! Long may you continue to entertain us ❤❤❤
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These videos are so wholesome! You two are a great team and keep the videos entertaining, awesome stuff!
Great video again guys.
I would speculate that the crank was part way through being processed on the shift handover, and then the next operator missed a process before completion, assuming it had already been done. I see this all the time in manufacturing.
Yes, something like this. I am sure with the right data and motivation it could be narrowed down. Christian
Porous or otherwise defective casting... The production facilities for these often run 24/7. Shame... but JLR should be x-raying these with a well know and documented fault like this... 40k miles only - outrageous, OMG. Great video and tireless work you two.
Oh my God. You know it's LR Time!
Congrats Adrian!
Great video guys. This really strengthens the 'should have bought a Toyota' argument. Not a good look for the JLR group.
Thank you once again Christian and Vera for the production of another wonderfully entertaining and informative video. I do not wish to be presumptuous however I feel a great sequel would be to carry out a detailed failure analysis of this failed crankshaft considering all of the possible modes of failure. It would be of added interest to have an independent analysis perhaps by a local university engineering department. Solving the mystery of the failing crankshafts would be a most valuable finale. Thank you to you both.
More than an isolated instance of failing crankshafts should have an engine company's internal quality control analysts frantically working overtime until they've solved the problem and prevented a recurrence. If you need university engineering undergraduates to tell you specifically what's wrong with your production processes, you've been hiring the wrong people to manage your company.
Thank you for all you do. I bought a 2005 LR3 in Kenya. I live in the US and I use it when in Kenya. I love it and you make me love it.
Excellent video. Great fun to watch. Unfortunately, I own a Land Cruiser Diesel (not joking) so I will never be able to compete with your content. Greetings from Bremen.
Great video. It shows how involved an engine job is on these vehicles. I really hope the Ford/Land Rover engine design and production engineering team are all made to watch this. Reminds me of the old phrase "spoil the ship for ha'peth of tar". I really miss my 4.4 V8 LR3. I think that 4.4 was probably the best engine ever put in a Land Rover.
Exactly the same as the one I did. They all snap in the same place. I wouldn't have bothered measuring the con rods, just replace them. The crank kicks over to one side because it's only being supported by the front main and it will twist the front two con rods. Great vid as always.
I ordered 3 new rods for one bank. Pistons look unharmed, so do the mains. It stalled at 1250 rpm. So I guess I am lucky. Talk to you later, Steve. Christian
Well done you two , I'm admiring your work .
Another great video from Christian and Vera. I don't know of any other modern engine that breaks crankshafts so frequently. There will be multiple contributing factors I'm sure but the same end result. Keep up the great work. I love this channel, thank you both.
Fantastic video as usual, I could watch you two all day!!!
Nice people and talking! Regards from Stockholm! Peace to the world and no more war! My first car 1974 was an Dodge Dart -65, after that many other cars, from Germany from Japan and Sweden. Italian Fiat 500 one week, then kaputt! Now Kia Stinger 2018, nice car!
Recently came across your content. Love the sense of humour. I was wrong about Germans not having 1.
Brilliant job, love the detail you put into the video. Good luck with the rebuild.
Amazing to watch... What a hobby!! German precision and humour, stereotypically a rare combination :)
It is amazing to see you guys gave so much love to this car! I hope the owner would buy it back and reward ypu guys for your hardwork!
Hats off to C&V! Always enjoy watching you guys work together as well as the technical info.
I owe the PO an apology having stupidity said that perhaps the wife did not realize something was amiss. In fact, the driver deserves a great pat on the back for her coolness bringing a powerless vehicle to safety and preventing grave harm to her family and others. ☹️
You better believe that she handled the situation just perfect. 🙋♀️
Christian, perhaps she would be kind enough to describe her actions, just for all the Toyota lurkers out there. Seriously, I’ve been driving for 60 years and I’m not aware if an immediately seized engine traveling at highway speeds would cause any additional challenges over a stalled engine.
That plug on the cooling pump is because it's a variable flow rate cooling pump I believe. The impeller moves in and out to vary the pump efficiency and hence the flow rate.
That was long week waiting for this video. Thanks for your great work.
D4 2016 / 120k km here ;)
We are still waiting for parts... 2nd week now. Not sure what we post next week. Christian
As Vera said "it's way too thin " that just about sums up the fails on these crankshafts.
Good evening. Vera & Christian. Loved how you found out that the crankshaft was broken 😞 Vera was right take the sump off lol 😆 Brilliant from both of you 🤩 Hopefully the owner has seen this video 👍🏻🏴
The sensor on the water pump is actually a solenoid to open and close a shroud to disable the water pump flow for faster engine warm up thus reducing emissions, I’ve done many of these engine replacements in a Land Rover main dealer, fun job. I have my own thoughts on why they fail like this, the diesel injected on the exhaust stroke during a DPF regeneration can seep past the piston rings and dilute the oil which leads to this failure.
Yes but that would show as wear on the crank bearings.
Christian found no signs of wear at all so it can only be down to a weak crank and nothing to do with DPF's and regeneration etc.😊
Your knowledge of the discovery 3 and 4 is immense.
Can I say you both very good UA-camr your skills and experience with landrovers is unbelievable keep the videos coming I cannot wait for next one
Love you two so much, from jack in Melbourne. I drive a MR Triton but have owned 2 x TDI, 1 x Range rover, 3 x patrols,3 x hilux, 1 x troopy regards jack Thornton
Excellent couple working together earning a living. Very rarely seen ❤️
Amazing how the crank failed with such low mileage 😮great video again,see you next Sunday 😂😂😂
Heisenberg for Land Rover engines.
You two are an absolute match made in Heaven.
you are both very lucky to have found each other❤
Wow it really snapped. Can’t wait to see next weeks video now. Great job 👏