Discovery 3 V6 Diesel Crankshaft Engine Rebuild

V6 Diesel Crankshaft Engine Rebuild for the Discovery 3: the engine removed, stripped and rebuilt with a new crankshaft, bearings, oil pump and timing belts.

The 2.7 and 3.0 V6 diesels in the Discovery 3 and 4, the Sport and the later L322 can spin a bearing and break the crankshaft, which is an engine out job and the single largest bill these vehicles produce. The early signs are low oil pressure warnings, a knock at idle and metal in the oil. These packages rebuild the engine properly with the revised parts, rather than dropping in a used engine with the same history. The Discovery 3 was the first on the integrated body frame and the first with full air suspension as standard, which is where most of its bills come from.

Specification and fitment

• Fits: Discovery 3, chassis code L319
• Engine: 2.7 TDV6 diesel and 4.4 V8
• Production dates: 2004 to 2009
• Quality: Standard
• Part number: cross referenced to the factory part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch, because supersessions on these vehicles are frequent and one printed number would be wrong for somebody
• The failure this addresses: spun big end bearing and crankshaft failure on the 2.7 and 3.0 V6 diesel
• Labour time: about 30 hours, included
• Coding: programming with a proper diagnostic system is required after fitting, and we can do it at the workshop or supply the procedure for your garage
• Also needed: a new oil cooler, which we include
• Torque: factory figures with new stretch bolts
• Weight: about 180 kg
• Warranty: three years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first

What arrives

• Crankshaft
• Bearings
• Oil pump
• Twin timing belts
• Gaskets
• Refit and road test

Fitting

Labour guide: about 30 hours, included. Land Rover changes specification mid production, often by VIN rather than by model year, so send the VIN or the registration with the order and we confirm the part against the build data before anything leaves. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return. We are an independent Land Rover specialist and parts supplier. We are not Land Rover or Jaguar Land Rover and are not appointed by them; the model names are their trademarks and are used here to describe fitment. Everything we sell is chosen for vehicles that actually get used: towed with, loaded, driven through water and parked in fields, rather than for the brochure. We do not sell particulate filter deletes, EGR blanking plates, AdBlue emulators or emissions defeat software. They are illegal on a road vehicle in the UK, an MOT failure and they void insurance.

Which version to buy

Standard is the standard specification, which is what most vehicles need and what we would quote unless you told us otherwise. There is one specification of this, because it is the one we would fit to our own vehicles and a cheaper version would not be doing you a favour.