Yes mate credit to you looks great, definitely has the look, have learned dealers want to unload stuff that's damaged not salable, and will take a loss at the end of the day bet he made on the car he sold and who you know helps. I prefer to grind by hand sound and feel play a part...

No problem there mate your D3 looks mint from the pictures I've seen, it must be a pain with ulez on your doorstep, D3 or D4 prices plummet with issues, that's why I bought the D4 didn't intend to but had been looking, between you and me was £1300 and apart from the engine is immaculate so if...

Spent another day cleaning the outside of the block today should finish tomorrow, finished rough costing of expected parts, it's only approximate and I've probably missed bits, waiting to finalize after verdict from ivor Searle I'm thinking about £1500 ish for a build like this whereas used...

Hi mate have mulled over the idea too but just never got around to it, pic or two when done? would be interested in your findings and thoughts please, convinced the 40w part will help maintain viscosity at higher temperatures, should you be interested in anything on the D4 build would be happy...

Hi mate, you may well be right, at the end of the day there's only a choice of bearings or oil pump that have been improved? I don't know being honest, thinking of going with king's main bearings and the 15mm pump, basically what the guy on lr time did, with no loss of pressure, does this allow...

Water pump went this morning almighty squeal on 07, all of a sudden, didn't have one locally so fitted Stype one I had hoarded same as D3 so fitted problem solved, quick pic of difference in size between main bearing oil feed and an OEM bearing, king bearing hole matches size of feed in block...

As @gstuart says (just an enthusiastic amateur but thanks mate) most cranksnaps are terminal sometimes heads too, arguably best way probably cheapest too is to buy an stype one you can hear running and do the switch yourself, you don't have to take body off unless you have a ramp of course DIY...

Yes mate if its supercharged definitely, have a good weekend too

Will check it out mate, extreme head gasket failure or a crack springs to mind? All the best

Many thanks mate you've been a big help at some difficult times been much appreciated. Been fiddling today removed pistons 1-2-3 first thing, all look good but do have minor valve impact Mark's, another thing to ask engineers about, checked crank end float 0.27, tolerance is 0.20-0.40 I believe...

Thanks mate but is just my ramblings, want to do D4 a bit quicker, just haven't decided what to do with rods and pistons some have taken a bit of a hit, keep an eye on me won't you? All the best

Pistons 4-5-6 out today, ages cleaning carbon lips from bores Mark's on the skirt of one, dink mark on another, been knocked but little vertical wear, big ends look ok nothing sinister bores no scoring but extreme glazing, will see what machine shop recommend taking it over next week, 09 passed...

Removed r/h head today more broken rockers, cams again look scored, but guides look ok apart from one score starting to think it was made from older well used parts. I have a good useable l/h head and cams also silicon everywhere and lots of it. Found AWOL chain, pistons just carbon valve...

In workshop again today. Fuel system has a balance pipe between fuel rails took it off as complete as possible,stripped down to heads this morning, Oops timing chain broken and bits missing other is completely AWOL will find it later several exhaust rockers broken, l/h cams intact but scored not...

Got on well today took subframe off and refitted to jag, next gearbox off, removed front pipes first, was stuck on the dowels but came off with persuasion, put it on the stand and got rid of the hoist as I'd smacked my head on it thirty times Jag and D3 have lots of vacuum controlled or...

Finished off taking motor out of jag today came out ok dropped it down subframe onto the engine hoist, gearbox onto my gearbox lift slowly and together lowered then pulled it out the front just fitted, removed a few bit tonight to wd all the exhaust nuts and bolts, only issue I had was one of...

Finished 09 today last few bits of under shields etc mot on Monday, going to have to sell 07 though, yard looks like Discovery central. Made a decision to borrow the bottom end of the jag to put in D4, which I am sure has a broken crank, doesn't seem too many differences in a sense of removal...

Your not alone there mate Lol, was watching it as he was working on a range rover couldn't get dash lights to work have a watch

Back in the workshop (shed) today stripped the rest of the front of the jag, fiddly but not too bad everything now off or disconnected apart from wiring plugs and power steering tank coming off with the motor. Gearbox well all it's connections to do, have been wd40ing the subframe bolts for a...

Will be it interesting to see his choice of bearing etc, not going to use OEM crank it seems, lot of choices available but I never really know what to make of them should you steer clear? Is a cheap crank reason at least some rebuilds break a second time?