morrisdl
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Agreed, but no one is buying heavy, expensive, and durable. Except old defender owners ;-)
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I'm not sure why you think engines from salvaged vehicles are "likely blown". A low-mileage engine from a wrecked vehicle may be in perfect condition. Good yards will do compression and/or leakdown tests, and offer a warranty. $15k for a replacement engine is insane unless that's a rebuilt motor with a multi-year warranty.The used engine prices above seem about right from what I can tell, but who wants a used engine from salvo when it's likely blown as well. I've been told $14-16k for a solid replacement.
I understand the frustration, but AL and plastic is ubiquitous across the board for all manufactures. Cheap and light seem to be opposites of durable.
I’m curious about head replacement, can’t you just take them to a machine shop and have the milled like older aluminum heads?
It's been a long time, but didn't you generally replace pistons to account for higher compression after milling heads and decking the block?
I seriously doubt there are alternative pistons for the JLR block.
I'm going Beck at least 30 years since I was around that level of hot rodding, though, so memory could be failing me.
Been there, done that. THE 2006 LR-3 has got to be Gods revenge on us for leaving the Commonwealth. LOL. The temperature gauge is part of the overflow containment system. So when that leaks, you get no indication that there is NO WATER. Bam-Sizzle-Pop, blown head gasket. To make a long story short, a good used engine here in California costs $4,000 installed. To replace the head gaskets and mill the heads is $2,500-$3,000. I have 220,000 miles on my rig. I'll fix it again because I know what "won't" go wrong in the next year. It's like family.