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by VeryDisco5
Tue Aug 20, 2019 3:55 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Oil Dilution Issue
Replies: 52
Views: 74074

Re: Oil Dilution Issue

I think it clears the air considerably in that this document should immediately dispel the ridiculous notion that "driving style" was ever the sole cause of the problems being experienced. It looks as though JLR knew up to four years ago that some of its cars had an inherent proclivity for...
by VeryDisco5
Tue Aug 20, 2019 9:51 am
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Oil Dilution Issue
Replies: 52
Views: 74074

Re: Oil Dilution Issue

Below is a full version of the letter that was sent out to dealers in early 2018 advising them not to sell the Evoque, DS L550 and E-Pace diesels to people with "urban" and "rural" journey patterns. It corroborates the information provided by a dealer in October 2017 about the me...
by VeryDisco5
Wed Jun 27, 2018 12:25 am
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Oil Dilution Issue
Replies: 52
Views: 74074

Re: Oil Dilution Issue

Any other people suffering this issue ? There are now hundreds of reports on the internet from owners of the Land Rover Discovery, Discovery Sport, Range Rover Sport and Evoque diesel models but these still represent only a fraction of the total population. It is a systematic design fault so the to...
by VeryDisco5
Wed Jun 06, 2018 8:55 am
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Oil Dilution Issue
Replies: 52
Views: 74074

Re: Oil Dilution Issue

Hi Had mine serviced in March,( first service), I have done 3500 more miles and it’s telling me it wants a service in 2800 miles. Just been back onto the dealer they are taking it in again. This is the 3rd time under warranty. Also since the software upgrade at the service the reversing camera’s ar...
by VeryDisco5
Thu May 24, 2018 9:47 am
Forum: Main Disco 5 chat
Topic: First service interval for D5 Diesel V6
Replies: 2
Views: 5012

Re: First service interval for D5 Diesel V6

Sorry to hear about your early dilution issues. When the L-462 was launched it had to be EU6-compliant which meant a change of exhaust architecture from previous Discovery models. For some unknown reason the new exhaust design creates a causal chain of events resulting in the symptoms that you have ...
by VeryDisco5
Sat May 19, 2018 11:09 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Oil Dilution Issue
Replies: 52
Views: 74074

Re: Oil Dilution Issue

The service attendant told me it shows diesel in the oil, is that right? Im not too sure how a dpf works, but it seems a bit confusing that foreign material can get in the oil and be fixed by software D5 CROSSOVER.jpg The service attendant is correct. Diesel fuel is escaping from the engine cylinde...
by VeryDisco5
Wed May 16, 2018 7:29 am
Forum: Main Disco 5 chat
Topic: Would your buy a Discovery 5?
Replies: 27
Views: 27862

Re: Would your buy a Discovery 5?

Having rejected the diesel DS last year due to oil dilution on the Ingenium engine I think I am warming to this car. So, "yes", I would buy one (only the 240HP SD4) and actually plan to test drive an SE next week. The DS service intervals really got under my skin because this was one of th...
by VeryDisco5
Tue May 15, 2018 1:09 pm
Forum: Main Disco 5 chat
Topic: New Engine Line-up May 2018
Replies: 1
Views: 3936

Re: New Engine Line-up May 2018

Just to confirm, of the Large SUVs only the L405 retains the TDV6 at this stage, presumably soon to be replaced by SD6 or SDV6. Land Rover UK Engine Options 15th May 2018 L405 - Range Rover 3.0 Litre TDV6 Diesel (258HP) from £80,035 * 4.4 Litre SDV8 Diesel (339HP) from £87,260 2.0 Litre P400e Plug-i...
by VeryDisco5
Tue May 15, 2018 11:40 am
Forum: Main Disco 5 chat
Topic: New Engine Line-up May 2018
Replies: 1
Views: 3936

New Engine Line-up May 2018

As reported elsewhere, the DPF-challenged TDV6 appears to have been taken off the menu. From the UK configurator, these are the current powertrain options: 2.0 Litre Si4 Petrol Automatic (300HP) from £47,405 2.0 Litre Sd4 Diesel Automatic (240HP) from £47,625 3.0 Litre Sd6 Diesel Automatic (306HP) f...
by VeryDisco5
Tue May 15, 2018 11:14 am
Forum: Main Disco 5 chat
Topic: Should I cancel my D5 3L diesel HSE order and place order for petrol version instead?
Replies: 23
Views: 24024

Re: Should I cancel my D5 3L diesel HSE order and place order for petrol version instead?

I would now say to the OP, "yes" in relation to cancelling the TDV6 but quickly add "Now consider the Sd4 (240HP) or Sd6 (306 HP)". I picked up today on the other D5 forum that the engine with the dilution problems is no longer available as a new car option. So that's the end of ...