HAS OUR RANGE ROVER 5.0 SVR SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE ? PT2

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[@colinmcfc]

Just in time, you’ve saved me from watching any more of the England game.😂

[@hilltopshitkicker]

Italia 90 was the high water mark mate, at least in our lifetime

[@littlebigman5791]

Watching the boys at work is far more entertaining than watching any football game. Far .It's far more interesting.

[@Pyoutube2023]

1-1 mate!

[@Pyoutube2023]

1-2!

[@Pyoutube2023]

See you guys in the final 🇧🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@keithg145]

Someone knew this was being repossessed and absolutely rallied it until it blew, that's my theory anyway!!

[@vandammesque]

Chris's joke at the end went right over Rob's head! 🤣

[@smokedadowg]

I would bet money on that having a poor remap way to much power and standard internals and bang

[@paulainsworth3895]

That’s quite the mess! I’m shocked at the motor being that bad considering it had less than 40,000 on it! No wonder it’s owners let it get repossessed!

[@christopherhulse8385]

When did it really go wrong for Range Rovers? They were great vehicles back in the 70's and 80s, and were easily fixed, i personally wouldn't buy one, I've only ever bought Mitsubishi Shogun's and currently driving a 2011 LWB model, 166k in the clock and doesn't miss a beat, everything works and starts first time, every time.

[@Bob-v6y2v]

Can someone please explain to me, what is the attraction to owning a Range Rover, my Land Cruiser Amazon has never gone wrong in 300,000 miles ????

[@ulysees321]

perception of luxury and wealth, reality is unreliable and waste of money 😂

[@geoffaries]

The Range Rovers are very stylish, whereas the Toyota's are boring.

[@reallynotpc]

Comfort, luxury and, in my case, reliability. I even had the P38 version, much hated for lack of reliability, but if properly looked after it is fine. Mine was 25 when I sold it, and still running well. BUT, they are complicated and easily destroyed by idiots.

[@Bob-v6y2v]

@@geoffariesyeah they look very stylish when they are sat at the side of the road with their bonnet up , or when they are draining your bank account!!

[@geoffaries]

@@Bob-v6y2v maybe where you live the owners can't afford to maintain them. I haven't seen a broken down Range Rover, at the side of the road, for years, in the South. People who buy secondhand exotic cars should make sure that they can afford to maintain them, same applies to Ferrari's, Bentleys etc etc.

[@islandhopperstuart]

Might the engine have suffered hydraulic lock? Looks that way to me: damage across multiple cylinders. Someone driven too fast through floods?

[@petrolhead28]

Range Rovers have always had a bad reputation. Nice to see it carries on.

[@jasdunlop9907]

The range Rover is 1 of AAs most call out to cars absolute shite

[@paulainsworth3895]

Most are breakdowns because of lack of care and maintenance by their owners! You need to look at how many other makes out there have massive issues in so many areas…..not just Range Rovers!

[@jasdunlop9907]

@@paulainsworth3895 poor build quality for the price tag nothing to do with maintenance

[@Villa832]

@@jasdunlop9907 Bullshit

[@leonb2637]

You took a big risk, when you pulled the spark plugs and saw water you knew it would be bad, but maybe not this bad, maybe a cracked head or gasket. Even a used engine will be expensive and risky considering the awful design flaws.

[@Ian-ij4of]

That engine was DELIBERATELY cooked. Looks like a repo, imho

[@philby49]

Bad news but to be honest Range Rovers are a catastrophic failure in general,😵‍💫

[@oldmike]

land rovers are just garbage bling for overpaid footballers. I had a series 2 when I lived in Zambia in the early 70's . total rubbish.

[@TJW04]

anything to avoid working a bit harder mate

[@olivers.6420]

They had a tune on this engine, put out a lot more power and destroyed it. Hi revs too much from the supercharger and boom!!

[@skimmingstoness]

These really are the biggest pile of junk on the road.

[@geoffaries]

The diesel engines that fail are Peugeot/ Ford design, the V8 petrol are more reliable. This looks to be driver error, in that the car was probably driven even though there was a high temperature event. The advice to anyone who has an aluminium engine is Stop Immediately that the engine starts to overheat, dont even try to get off a motorway.

[@zorbathegreek192]

It's a shame, the RR is such a nice car and I'd love to have one. But the reliability just stops that!

[@battz99]

Send it off to Mumbai. Those guys would have it welded up and re-machined outside in the street and back to you in a jiffy 😏

[@battz99]

And I forgot to add, just using hand tools 😄

[@richtucker857]

They would!! Very resourceful out there

[@Hopgop1]

Stick welder and hand tools, be running in a day, wearing only the finest safety sandals too.

[@PipeandMG]

Blimey, £100,000 plus car and the head gasket goes at 40,000 miles.

[@millsaab]

Well yes but if a water pipe burst and the engine was left to overheat, then the millage of the engine is irrelevant.

[@markwood9755]

It wasn’t the head gasket !!!!

[@TheOldRogue]

That much power on those thin walls what a bad design, even if it had half the power.

[@kevinmoffatt]

Time to contact those guys who bought the dealers collection of flood damaged RR's from Derby.

[@RH07977]

Was it ASM?

[@robertdenton7897]

I am a simple guy and like simple things, Range Rovers are certainly not !

[@SimonHarvey-i4z]

GOOD luck with this one !!! Good job u got deep pockets!!

[@JulesAtCumbria]

Well, fellas, you weren't expecting that, were you? Cannot understand why these massively expensive Landies are built so poorly. Honestly rather pay less for a decent ride that does what it's meant to do. Good luck sourcing a replacement engine - dig deep!

[@chrischallis4240]

Catastrophic failure..!..no Range Rovers for me..

[@G.A.R.2002]

Driven out of water. Driven to the point of destruction. O M G . One big maintenance nightmare!!!!!!

[@ianbradley9838]

Fixing a Range Rover “is like making love to a beautiful woman” treat her with respect and go in gently ! All being well everyone’s a winner 😂

[@neilcrook7838]

How does Rob keep his shorts so clean when thrutching around like this. My shorts get dirty just by me going in my garage.

[@69mrhappy1977]

PLEASE PUT PART NUMBERS ON YOUR VIDEOS!!! ITS SOMETIMES A NIGHTMARE TRYING TO FIND THE FIRST ONE IN A SERIES!! THANKS

[@Oli-zb6jb]

Ghosts aren't under the dash boys. I obviously won't make it public on here as to where they go. But got no issue letting you guys know where they are fitted. Some do stop the car cranking also!

[@arthurblundell6128]

I do wonder do we need cars to get so much more complicated - why do I need a white line warning that grabs the steering off of me or a touch screen panel to turn on/off everything. Make things simpler !

[@mikebriggs3164]

Holy moly on an engine with that low mileage land rover quality again lol

[@robholland1937]

Talk to QP Online. They are the LR engine rebuild specialists.

[@andybonney2582]

Looks like Chris will have a nice V8 engine block to make into a table for the office 😎 got to take a positive out of a negative!

[@philipsearls1946]

I could watch you Guy's work all day. And after that job I am so glad I have retired. Lol. You Guy's definitely earned a Thumbs up.

[@colinwhite5355]

As near as it’s possible to be certain, that insanely over complex car will, within 20 years, be knives and forks, while the delightful HA Viva, in the background, will still be soldiering on.

[@Polecat54941]

My 78 mini has a 4 fuse electrical system and single SU carb and still gets me to Lidl to do my shopping :) (Unlike this Range Rover that has been a Range Rover too long)

[@orkidknog4147]

this ones going to be a lot of work and a money pit with hardly any profit at the end

[@jimschafer9196]

WOW guys great content what a shame impressive carnage too - looking forward to you sourcing an engine and getting this beauty up and running.

[@Bandicoot6475]

I’m 59 years old and pulled and put cars back together for a big chunk of my life, I love watching these videos but looking at this job makes my anxiety go through the roof, I’m wondering if anyone else has anxiety and possibly watching this makes them feel the same way, either way I wish you all the best getting it back on the road.

[@Oceans_Sail]

You bet! I do all the things these brilliant guys do but in the end always find I have to go to someone who actually knows what they are doing! Needless to say all my money constantly disappears! 😂

[@bossbuick8615]

it has been over 20yrs since they made a decent rangerover

[@PaulBridger-z4r]

Just another reason not buy this bloody useless vehicles! Its a shame its happened to you i wish you all the luck.

[@nickboivin949]

As Matt ArmStrong would say engine very Bad.

[@dantheman6698]

probably lost coolant through that water/oil cooler between the banks and got cooked and warped, they refilled it with coolant that leaked into cylinders and turned it over and it went pop. bet the rods are bent as well.

[@hjaudio1]

My SVR did an engine had to have it replaced under warranty. Head gasket went they did a repair and it failed again and warped the head.

[@liammaguire5625]

Hello from Ireland guys. Love the video far better than the match.

[@GroundMaintenanceServices]

Haven’t watched your video yet as the football is on but probably better than watching England play 😂😂

[@littlebigman5791]

Switch the poxy football off and turn Rob and Chris back on. They are far more interesting.

[@llcoolTN]

You missed the best part of the game then 😀

[@kirand483]

Rob-still not wearing appropriate footwear I see!

[@rollingthunder45]

Range "money pit" Rover...... nope, not for me!

[@robinfuller747]

I am,sure that has been on another video...going through a flood...

[@gavowassy7655]

Reg on that.. SvR... SalVage Rebuilds!

[@mbak7801]

Oh for the days when a short engine could be sourced for a few hundred notes. Or a completely different one dropped in with modified mounts and bell housing adapter plates. Have we really progressed?

[@marksmithard7801]

Ouch….. I’m sure you bought right and expected the worse so hopefully still a nice margin in it. Great video though👍

[@paulriggers1558]

that is the mentality of a range rover driver, temp gauge in the red, keep your foot down till it stops... then blame someone else, + stop paying the finance... never seen a block melt away from a liner that badly, it must of been literally glowing red hot just order an engine from the docks, there is loads going through there every day, fresh from someone's drive in london... keep it up chaps

[@markrobinson1458]

Turn it into a coffee table, and then go for a conversational V8 and remove the SVR badges,try and break even. 👍

[@craigsmith8552]

I've got a ghost on my range rover and it will not crank over at all until you put code in

[@chrisd5610]

Bad luck lads. Someone's charged it through a ford, swallowed some water and tried to power out of it as though it's a 4x4 or summink. lol

[@geordiejones2]

I know its your car guys, but i was so angry for you both when i saw the castings broken 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 Chris.

[@grahamhardy1358]

I think you found the ghost immobilizer, it called a toast engine. But good news is with this model you can remove the floor plan and install the Flintstone adapter 😂😂😂😂

[@minispark8482]

or its been through a ford and sucked up water and blown the block out rather than bending the rods etc

[@cmb1972]

I have watched you guys since the beggining and you're channel is blowing up like that engine, you put in the graft and you reap the rewards!

[@freechagosislandjohnpilger]

Coming from an aussie were 4wds are put to the test daily , thats typical for a rangey 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣, Not mant of those out bush ,just for inner city soccer mums, school runs

[@glenfield9199]

Totally agree they’re junk.

[@arjanvanraaij8440]

Australia is made for Toyota Hilux.

[@heirpfennig]

“I’ll stop pretending what I’m on about “T-Shirt

[@jetbudgieii]

Oh well, at least you've got a nice anchor for that boat of yours...good luck sorting it one way or another fellas 👍👍

[@ashleyhickin368]

There's diffrent types of ghost. Ive a mechanic myself and a few cars I've been in won't start without the code

[@Oceans_Sail]

Oh Shite!…I’m going back to watch the England v Spain match. It’s less stressful!

[@ringo196]

Someone actually caused that damage, unbelievable the mechanical empathy of a chimpanzee

[@johnbeer4963]

I don't envy You guys working on that. Complex.

[@shaunperry2024]

Another quality product from JLR..........

[@richardjones5255]

Years ago I saw an engine failure in a Commer truck. At first viewing it looked as though it had a perfect original casting galley between two cylinders. You have to realise that cylinders should note have a channel like that, so perfectly had the passage been carved out. Once spotted it was obvious and never to be missed again. As for why the Range Rover cylinder block let go like that, perhaps over over stressing, or weak original casting, but does it matter now? It is toast and fit only for recycling.

[@xxkupixx8036]

Like Matt Armstrong would say “ENGINE VERY BAD”, give him the car and he will fix it in no time, I’m sorry to say Rob and Chris this one is not ur cup of tea, not a easy fix like ur other cars but best of luck

[@DirkDiggler-ri4cw]

I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s had a “remap” to unleash an extra 100bhp... Too much boost melted the engine.

[@paulainsworth3895]

That is a good point!

[@jamieswain4888]

It's supercharged so not increasing boost with a map. Only pulleys and they don't add enough to stress the engine

[@firesaab31]

Bad luck guys unfortunately the gamble didn’t pay off. Look forward to seeing the route forward on this rebuild.

[@phanter344]

I was told the Ghost immobiliser can be set up in two ways, gearbox lockout, where the engine starts but it cuts out when the car is put into gear, the Ghost in my wifes Freelander 2 does this. Engine lockout where the engine won't crank, which is how my F-Pace SVR is set up.

[@perunut4656]

Hook up with LR Time channel, they would love this project! 😅😅😅

[@sruk]

@@perunut4656 we’re ok cheers we don’t need any help 👍

[@bastogne315]

​@@srukYou need Gretta to lable parts...shes so lovely❤❤

[@ukman9797]

That is shocking for such a young engine, and a Land Rover one at that!

[@sccobyste]

Send it back over to India they can sort it in no time but of weld and a grind

[@smiffy5467]

JLR - just lose revenue! They made better products in the 60s..

[@thomasshepard6030]

Absolutely shocking putting plastic parts in that engine the heat that engine puts out must be tremendous JLR need to get their act together or nobody will buy these money-pits I had the mark1 Range Rover3.5 V8 1977 and it burned 2 litres of oil a week

[@ericrawson2909]

Lots of people criticising this engine. I saw a video where one of these had done 50k miles on the Nordschleife, as a Nurburgring taxi. In daily driving when I am not having a bit of fun, mine sits at about 1200 to 1500rpm with minimal throttle. Very understressed. (2019 F Pace SVR)

[@carabara3947]

Rename This Car 'Tomorrows World' Project LOL

[@stewartroberts2983]

Time to call "I Do cars" so he can do another autopsy on the engine, 🤔

[@ELITEDEMON991]

Wonder why the army won’t use the new land rovers!!!!!!!

[@dannyblair5556]

Another great video boys, love how Chris always delivers his comments in a calm way, very thoughtful before opening his mouth, that is not a dig at Rob incident, but Chris is just on top of this game.

[@SheardTV1]

Oh no….there was no “In the next one!!”

[@MarkCairo]

you could get those cylinders repaired then new sleeves put in, this might be a flaw on the cooling system where not enough coolant gets around the cylinders, you would have to upgrade the cooling system or it will happen again i bet

[@renelammertsen5894]

Rover needs some lessons by Toyota....

[@DashDrones]

Rover? You mean Tata

[@itsmephil2255]

Bloody hell, iv never seen that happen before Unlucky guys, here's to the next video 🤞🏼

[@BrianGodden-y4i]

May I firstly say how much I enjoy all your projects and then go on to be cheeky and ask "how many of your customers ask for advice after purchasing your rebuilds?" I say "advice" as it seems unlikely that with the care you take with the actual work and the lengths you go to to make sure every detail of the history and the spares used there would be little cause for actual complaints. I must add , I can only watch you when my wife is available as she refuses to miss any episode. Until recently we have only been able to watch the actual video but not had access to the comments section so you won't have seen any comments from us before.

[@RumpleXstillXskin]

You are getting closer to the type video I like ,plums deep into an engine ….wish it was a R8

[@renelammertsen5894]

The modern Rovers have bad engines I think. Always problems....

[@renelammertsen5894]

And complex to repair.

[@matthewdale5838]

If you look after them they are sweet problem is people remaping them and thrashing them most remapping company's havnt a clue what they are doing

[@AlexT1318]

Maybe it’s different programming but I had the ghost on my M140 & it never cranked until I put the code in.

[@oneel2786]

I’d still be interested in buying as is, looking at 10,000 minimum for a used engine that’s comes with a invoice

[@seanb9814]

Wow, that must have got very hot... but open deck blocks are generally pretty weak.

[@johnnypsycho9628]

As you say sometimes you win and it's just pure luck . Cooking the engine would have been outta spite to the Finance ,and with the burning of the seat an early attempt to claim on the insurance .But I do believe Chris wanted to say at the end "Back to the studio"

[@bigfist255]

You don't have much luck with those money pits seem to remember the last one tbat went to the salvage yard 😢

[@hussainkhan6630]

Iv worked on these engines absolutely rubbish

[@malcolm6951]

Doesn't the Ghost 'fail' depending on how it is set up? The one I have allows the engine to crank and start but then almost immediately cuts out showing a fault on the dash.

[@daihatsudave6332]

Looks like you guys have a new v8 coffee table for the office

[@G4RY1159]

🤣

[@bernardpowell3582]

Your video was brilliant it was all Old school but it was a very good watch. I will be watching all the other videos.

[@sleepysamk1400]

You need to get call “ GHOST BUSTERS”. 🤣🤣

[@dannsmcshane1233]

Has it been relined ? With steel looks like what happens on a botched Porsche engine rebuild open deck and relined with steel and it flexing with temperatures change ?

[@carabara3947]

Maybe Even Sooper.Vehicle.Robbie Sorry Chris LOL