Dear All,

New to the site and new to the Range Rover, if you discount the 3.5 I had for a brief spell in the 1970's, and now the query :-

I require piston cooling jets, x 4, for a 2014 4.4 SD V8 and according to the Aberdeen main dealer, Peter Vardy Land Rover, these jets are not listed as separate from the engine thus entailing a cost of £17,000 + VAT !
Any help to replace these butchered components would be very much appreciated.

Thanking you all in anticipation of your actions.

Not quite correct, you could buy a short block for £5k + to obtain them 🤣🤣 as opposed to a stripped engine at £17k+ (neither however avaliable).

I have a spare 448DT block from when I rebuilt mine with a new block (also have a just delivered genuine JLR short block assembly, but that's another story).

Pretty sure my old block has the cooling jets still installed, I'll check on Monday and get back to you.

I take it you've bought a non runner or suffered a big end failure?

Mike L405 SV Autobiography LWB SDV8, finished in Aston Martin China Grey by ETO division.

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Aye Mike,
My brother bought the 2014 R.R. without doing his homework, turned out to have a cracked sump, damaged turbo and several other faults. Stripping the engine revealed two cooling jets intact and two broken with the remnants in the sump hence this plea for replacements. I find it rather shocking that Land Rover do not list this part separate from the block. If you can supply the four jets that would be very much appreciated.
Incidentally I've no real interest in cars, my passion is Ducati motorcycles, from the singles to the final cam belt drive 1098 series which I can strip, rebuild and enjoy, however my brother is my brother !
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Saw the pics of your bike earlier, now they've dissapeared? I thought my 899 Panigale was a thing of beauty, but yours is something else!!

Sounds to me like your brother has been had over and the cars been put into a running state as cheaply as possible to sell it. Too much of it happening unfortunatley as genuine parts for the SDV8 are thin on the ground.

Have you discovered what has damaged the cooling jets as there's only really a damaged rod/piston assembly that could do that. Rods should be dot marked with their bore position (1-8) as they are all balanced as a set, make sure you haven't got an odd rod. I assume you've removed the crank to inspect the cooling jets and if so, I'd certainly pop a new set of mains and big ends into it. Again, if you've removed the crank, you'll need some tooling to time the cams up and also to fit the reluctor ring accurately.

I did a complete rebuild on my SDV8, you'll find some useful info, parts numbers and JLR tooling here: -
https://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic68615.html

I'll check on Monday, but sure I have the old block, pistons & rods as only the crank was unserviceable.

If you've got any queries, just post them up, someone will have an answer!

regards

Mike L405 SV Autobiography LWB SDV8, finished in Aston Martin China Grey by ETO division.

Beautiful bikes!!

My 899 is probably the only 2016 registered bike in the UK as it was won in an airport competition in Dubai and by the time it got shipped to the UK and finally registered with DVSA it was March 2016. (Bit of a kicker having to pay import vat, but you live and learn)! Fancied swapping for the V4 but the Mrs said no!!

With regards to the cooling jets, yes I've got them. Send me your address and I'll pop them in the post for you. I'm up at Aberdeen University Institute of Medical Science a couple of times a year, so you can get me a pint in next visit!

Cheers L405 SV Autobiography LWB SDV8, finished in Aston Martin China Grey by ETO division.