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2012 Full Fat RR 4.4 TDV8 (now gone)
2006 VW Touareg 3.0 TDi V6

Dealer submitted goodwill claim form to JLR yesterday.
It’s taking a while, 2 weeks tomorrow

I do hope JLR come through on this one, awful situation. BMW i3 Electric Car
2012 Full Fat RR 4.4 TDV8 (now gone)
2006 VW Touareg 3.0 TDi V6

Has a specific cause been determined?

I have now received an offer that I see as reasonable from JLR so hopefully a new engine can be ordered. Not fair to reveal offer.

As far as I know the cause was a turbo failed and the engine runaway and seized.

Glad you got an acceptable outcome from this scary situation. BMW i3 Electric Car
2012 Full Fat RR 4.4 TDV8 (now gone)
2006 VW Touareg 3.0 TDi V6

Richardince wrote:

I have now received an offer that I see as reasonable from JLR so hopefully a new engine can be ordered. Not fair to reveal offer.

As far as I know the cause was a turbo failed and the engine runaway and seized.

Not fair to whom?  David

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I don't think we owe JLR much in this respect after all its clearly their design at fault.

Would be nice to know what JLR think of this situation but if the OP would rather not say thats fair enough.  405 AB exec seats Baltic and Cirrus
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Remember it's easier to get forgiveness than permission!

Gone in order:
4.4 TDV8 SE - gone to a good home
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03 L322 Oslo Blue
2000 Disco TD5 ES Epsom Green
98 P38 Rioja Red
89 Classic Cairngorm Brown

It sounds as though LR are willing to make a significant contribution towards the cost of the repair which will obviously help you but the engine management software should have been programmed to prevent the runaway. LR needs to be proactive in preventing engine destruction by runaway.

My earlier plan for a module to close the throttle butterfly for several seconds every time the ignition is switched off is progressing, with an initial batch of 30 pcbs arriving next week. When ready, it will be available for the minimal parts and shipping cost only so that others can prevent a runaway engine when there's little chance that LR will contribute to the cost of a replacement engine. A blown turbo could still damage the engine if the switching off of the ignition is delayed but without the sustained high revving, there is a good chance that the inter-cooler will still catch any turbo vane pieces, if indeed a turbo starts to disintegrate in those first several seconds. The module will be suitable for all TDV6 and TDV8 engines.

Boxbrownie wrote:

Richardince wrote:

I have now received an offer that I see as reasonable from JLR so hopefully a new engine can be ordered. Not fair to reveal offer.

As far as I know the cause was a turbo failed and the engine runaway and seized.

Not fair to whom?

I like the special tool for supporting the engine, looks like a piece of wood with a couple of nails but I'm sure its a Land Rover approved special tool.

So it really was running on oil from the turbo, my guess was right!

At least you'll have an engine with 0 miles on and I assume both turbo's will be replaced, just like new!

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2012 Full Fat RR 4.4 TDV8 (now gone)
2006 VW Touareg 3.0 TDi V6

Do you know which IC had the oil?

Thanks for confirmation of which turbo that failed.