TrinidadLR4
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Great news!
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Promised to update you guys...
Independent shop says dealer is wrong, it's definitely not rods. They also say it's not the typical timing chain noise they hear from the 5.0's. They think maybe a timing chain guide bolt is broken. They say if it's just that and the guides, maybe $1200. If they find other top end stuff who knows, but they are confident the absolute max is $5-6k and that it does NOT need a new engine.
They also confirmed what people on here talk about but there seems to be some mysticism: LR did not "fix" the chain guide issue for the 2013's. All the 5.0's get it no matter what.
Hope this adds to the collective wisdom of this board. Will post back a post engine drop update.
I saw a report of a ‘10 with 300k and original guides not too long ago.
Yeah... she's done. They were wrong. They got it apart and said it needs a slew of work, about $8k... AND they can't guarantee it will get rid of the noise or what's causing it. It's not so much the $ as the uncertainty around reliability. If they said 8k and she should be good for another 25-50k miles, that's different math. I'm loyal but a numbers guy. It's worth 10-15k in trade. Can't put 8k in and not be fairly certain it will go another few years.
Well, it was fun boyz.
dang, sorry man. Sad to hear another one bite the dust. Out of curiosity what was failure point they see? Autopsy report please.
That's the problem. They want 8k for the timing chain, which they say is a little loose, the sprockets they say are clogged, and some miscellaneous. none of this is guaranteed to fix the original noise.
An interesting side note. They tech who worked on it wants to make a counter offer on any offer we get for it from Car Sense, etc. Hmmmmm.
That's the problem. They want 8k for the timing chain, which they say is a little loose, the sprockets they say are clogged, and some miscellaneous. none of this is guaranteed to fix the original noise.
An interesting side note. They tech who worked on it wants to make a counter offer on any offer we get for it from Car Sense, etc. Hmmmmm.