Going to have car the car recovered back there, wish me luck.

Good luck BMW i3 Electric Car
2012 Full Fat RR 4.4 TDV8 (now gone)
2006 VW Touareg 3.0 TDi V6

Get your cash back if less than 30days. No brainer.
Hit them with a solicitor if needs be. www.defendingthemotorist.com
I can vouch for this company  Gone to a good home: 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
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1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
Many, many other Landies over the years
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IMO I’d not budge from requesting a full refund and don’t be persuaded into leaving it with them to sort out. 2012 TDV8 Vogue (L322)

Ditto. Full refund and go.
Then name and shame  Gone to a good home: 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
2025MY Defender D350 90 in Silicon Silver on coils
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
Many, many other Landies over the years
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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That has been worked on before.
They have cut the top of the fan shroud.
Was tempted to do the same myself when I need to remove fan again.

Dactonx wrote:

Hi all

Bought this car a few weeks ago and the engine has started to sound awful, the garage I got it from is telling me it’s supposed to sound like it, what do you guys think the issue is?

https://youtube.com/shorts/nrX3O6QxEWk?feature=share


Desperate for help! Thanks

QuebecTango wrote:

Definitely not right, I would say a piston my self, sounds a bit more than a tappet. Wouldn’t suggest driving far, in case more damage. Good luck with getting a satisfactory resolution.

Show the dealer this video, this is what a TDV8 should sound like, not that clattering yours makes.

 Christian.


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2020 BMW M4 Competition
2019 BMW X4

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Hmmm, has anyone checked the injectors? Sounds like it might be a duff injector...

Based my opinion on experience in commercial vehicle repair, where we have experienced similar “tap” which often turns out to be piston related. It’s possible that the piston has seized and the skirt has picked up. Seized due to a local overheat. Maybe oil cooling jet to a particular cylinder blocked or misaligned - if this engine has them. Have also known vehicles to run low on coolant and the same thing happen to the hottest cylinder ie no 4 or 5 on a straight 6.
This is of course an armchair diagnosis/opinion and could be completely wrong and have been! It would be nice to learn the outcome, but hopefully the vehicle will be returned for a refund, so this will be unlikely.
Let’s hope if it’s returned a decent repair is carried out before this vehicle is put back up for sale.

Timing chain jumped a tooth and valve 'kissing' top of piston?

Any diesel smell in the new oil?

Have you tried disconnecting the injectors one by one on that side to se if the noise stops?

dingg1 wrote:

Timing chain jumped a tooth and valve 'kissing' top of piston?

Not necessarily, happened to me on a bmw 325tdse, everyone thought it was an injector off, only became apparent when the head was off, didn't even bend the valve stem and just a small depression in the top of the piston