anyone care to have a stab ant putting in order from the most reliable to the least for all the full fat engines from 2002 - 2012 I'd be interested to see what people's thoughts were based on user experience.... Range Rover SC 35th Anniversary 2006

My feeling the SC is pretty bulletproof and so the AJV8 NA will also be pretty solid I guess. The BMW seems to be a little less solid, considering at least three people on here are having to rebuild their engine or replace it.

Not sure which diesel is the best of them all. MY 2010 5.0 SC Galway green and sand interior!!
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Might as well start this off, td6 as most reliable in my opinion. prob the simplest ff engine. too much to go wrong on the newer engines and a few 4.4 petrol engines needing replaced on this site. td6 is the way to go  '04 td6 se
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'04 mk indy kitcar bike engine

What about the ford tdv8? You think it would go wrong before the SC? Range Rover SC 35th Anniversary 2006

my MY08 TDV8 has now done 39k since new & nothing has gone wrong brilliant car best I have owned & awesome to drive

PS I hope I have not tempted fate  Mutt
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If the TD6 is more reliable it's compensated for by the transmission.

The fact is Land Rover really upped their game post 2007MY and most TDV8's and later AJV8's are very reliable.

as an SC owner i would say TDV8 but the Sc is more fun

As someone who has seen the stories on various online places I have to say the TD6 or the SC are the best engines.

the TDV8 has a lo of issues, more so in the sport, but even if under warranty, LR stock of them is always on back order at the minute. Its a worse situation than the 2.7 TDV engines TBH.

If you want reliability get an SC as the only thing I've seen on here that breaks on them is the intank balancing pump, which is common across he other engines as well as a failure issue, but the SC is very thirsty as well to compensate for it! FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
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Well back in the real world of real cars as oppossed to forum stories the TDV8 requires the least attention based on the hundreds (of real cars) that go through my hands....

True to a certain extent Gaz but to be fair you only but very good cars to start with. If we ask Dan what the availability of each engine was I would use that as a good indicator of their reliability.

And I've had 2 tdv8's self combust  FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
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I also believe your TD6 is in intensive care at the moment and not looking at an early recovery.

Were the TDV8's (presuming RRS's) fed on Bio Diesel too?

Nope not a drop

My td6 is the way it is due to solicitor fees for ass kicking a lady who thinks its correct behaviour to have an open legs policy...  FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
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