lynall said:

I doubt anyone will recon a 3.0 and give you a decent warranty, Iirc new engine from LR was about 5k, might be worh asking.

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Hedge cutter said:

Hello
Thanks for the reply.
Do you know what I might actually call them tomorrow.
I know I’ve been quoted 15k to £18800 for a LR recon one.
A lot of companies are offering to repair the original engine.

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lynall said:

I always remember one of the names on your list saying they had reconned a 3.0, then serviced it every 5k , and it blew again 30k later.
A guy on another forum, always reckoned when the crank went it misaligned the block, and no matter what you did it was never right afterwards, he used to work for LR so I always took that to mean he had some decent info.

Give MMP land rover a ring, highly thought of on the disco3/4 forum, I know he is to far (Dundee) but he might tell you who not to use!

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DanClarke said:

Yes, but what about "Smart Reconditioning"? Maybe someone should check if they are still giving such an outstanding service?

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Hedge cutter said:

Hello
where are they based ?

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DanClarke said:

Check the thread https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-ro...lverhampton-ebay-smart-reconditioning.339591/

I am sorry, I was being very much "tongue-in-cheek".

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Hedge cutter said:

Thanks for that
Definitely won’t be sending it to anyone like that hopefully.
Very scary.

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lynall said:

I think you will find any that seem cheaper are the ones to steer clear of.

Problem is d3 values have fell through the floor, and early d4 are going the same way, so unless it is a late model it will not make sense financially.

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Hedge cutter said:

Yes totally agree
By time I’ve spent out I won’t be far off from what I paid for it.
But then if I buy another car, I might end up with another bag of ****e.
Big decision to make.
We both love the car so it’s looking like we will repair it.

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