I broke a cambelt on my 2.5td/19J and looked around for prices on reconditioned engines. A proper job seems to be £1650 / 1850 plus VAT! but they are back to standard etc etc. Still got to put your old (and tired) parts onto it and put it in...If I had a TDI I would have considered spending the cash more seriously but that cost is 2/3 the value of the LR and anyway...I looked on Ebay for a few weeks. These engines come up reguarly as cast offs from engine upgrades. I picked one up for £360 complete but no starter and put it in over a weekend. Started first go and only smokes half as much as the original lump. Goes better too. I put it in for a smoke test and it flew through with a 1.87 average reading. One is bound to come up within 100 miles or so in a few weeks but obviously there is some risk its a dud. Still you'd have a good collection of spares..AndyC. More difficult if you cant collect it and need some else to put it in etc.
Thanks for your help, can't get it through the MOT see-emissions are no good. If im gona keep it would put a 200 in definatly, but thought they were really expensive!!