V6 Diesel Engine Assembly / S4-Ep39

We are moving forward in great speed with the engine assembly of our Land Rover Discovery 3 TDV6 full restoration project. In this episode, you can see how much progress we made in one very long day of work.
We are not liable for any harm you do to your car, your engine, your surroundings or yourself. Use the information given in this video at your own risk.
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[@simonarius]

I love your videos.. I am in the UK. I can see why the German thought processes makes your nation so brilliant at anything engineering. Seriously I watch all your videos and really enjoy your skill and humor. Please keep the channel alive. Thank you so much, Simon

[@davidnorton5887]

You've obviously never experienced a BMW, Mercedes, or VW after the guarantee runs out lol.

[@martingriffiths9851]

I agree with you , its like watching an Automotive version of "The Good Life!"

[@johnpapworth433]

@@davidnorton5887 Yes, still would sooner have a VW/Audi/Skoda anyday

[@iandonkin6762]

Sunday wouldn’t be the same without an episode from Christian and Vera 👍

[@VEETEEARR]

When torquing cylinder head bolts,once the bolts have been tightened through all of the torque settings, I like to put a white dot onto forward most part of the bolt flange. Then when the bolts are tightened down to the specified angle you know, at a glance, that all of the bolts have gone through the required degree of rotation and you haven't missed one. I'm really enjoying the great videos.

[@richardharker2775]

Love watching this little team working with ultimate precision in a home environment. All the best from Australia.

[@iansummers6945]

One thing I was taught as a 1st year apprentice was to always pack a new oil pump with Vaseline to ensure fairly instant oil pressure on startup. I’ve had certain engines in the past that would not pickup oil until primed and this method has not failed me yet. By the way, love your work.. 👌

[@jb50-w3k]

Fabulous episode!

[@mikhailbelianinov1877]

Your Sunday morning videos always make my day. Today also ))))) Thanks a lot!

[@darrencoyle3290]

A cup of coffee and LR Time , just what a Sunday morning is all about.. many thanks

[@nickb5391]

I always look forward to Sundays so i can watch your informative & learn a lot more from a perfectionist at work, even though i don't own a Land Rover lol

[@Colinpark]

I ran into a American called James today in the Canadian Tire parking lot who has a very nice LR3 all kitted out. We were talking about how great your channel is for owners of these trucks.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Two people who know us is Canada on the same lot 😳 Very impressive. Thank you. Christian

[@Wawalsh1234]

Thanks for including more Vera in the video. She should have her own channel😅

[@MrCynical999]

Vera’s much stronger than she looks! After a well deserved break, will we see Vera build an engine? Great content, my favourite Sunday viewing!

[@jdenmark1287]

Where have you been? Vera always says we when it comes to the rebuilding, so obviously she has rebuilt a couple of motors.

[@nickb5391]

One comment i forget to put yesterday is that i learnt something new about how to check the hydraulic lifters, thanks Christian 👍

[@GT380man]

My favourite moment is 20min, when Christian and Vera are both running the new, from factory lightly lubed cylinder head bolts down free hand. I imagine he’ll always do the finishing torquing. Bolts of that diameter and steel quality are under tension when properly installed. I contrast that with the head and block bolts on my Suzuki GT750 motor. Torque values are unremarkable and the bolts are routinely reused unless corroded. Astonishingly, they run through the coolant galleries. Because of this, they can be a source of coolant leaks. The single biggest problem on those motors is removing the one piece cylinder block, which more or less welds itself to the crankcase, usually requiring a 10mm thick steel puller plate to pull it off. I’m nowhere near the real world mechanic that you folks are, but I can follow very easily your excellent descriptions. Thank you! Mike

[@KatlegoMac]

This is what Sunday’s are for. 👏🏾

[@markfarr2514]

In Japan at the moment on vacation, Toyota central. However, not a Landcruiser in sight on my first day, have seen 3 Landrover defenders, one of which was an OVERFINCH. Great video as always 😊.

[@pj4433]

I visited Japan many times with work. Obviously Japanese cars are everywhere so I did wonder why most of the people I met had bmw, Mercedes etc and most in left hand drive, it was explained as they were seen as exotic and much sought after led were prefered. Due to the kraken after 3 years those meds and BMWs sell very cheap.

[@inchbyinch7759]

One of the best finds on KZbin, thank you for your lessons 😎👍

[@CPsGarage]

Love y'all's channel. I was sitting watching y'all build this engine and dropped I Do Cars name. I stopped and had to text him 🤣🤣. We gotta good laugh out of it. Im starting to work on tbe American Version in the F-150. The few that are out there are starting to need the major maintenances. Timing belts and oil pumps. Of course the customers think we are trying to rip them off by replacing the oil pumps.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

😅👍We watched every one of his episodes. Customers should be required to watch his channel and see what happens if they do not maintain their cars.👌🙋‍♀️Vera

[@Vera_and_Christian]

We watch every episode of I do cars. Very entertaining. Christian

[@CPsGarage]

@@Vera_and_Christian I watch the majority of his tear downs as well. It was great that we were able to get him on my buddy Livestreams.

[@nicholaspercival3552]

Love watching the series but REALLY makes me appreciate my 300Tdi and its utter simplicity.

[@mikeboone4425]

Your exhaustion is will earned thanks a lot you 2 are the best. glad to see you back . Happy Trails

[@josephsawicki9335]

I love you guys and finally a person that KNOWS proper torque body procedures and does not Jerk toque the fastener Thank you

[@jackthornton3496]

Watching you both, working so precisely to do what LR should have done from the factory ...I`m grateful and blessed

[@supertramp222000]

Great videos May I suggest the analysis of the problems getting genuine Land Rover parts from the UK to Germany is flawed and is not because the UK left the EU. The distance between the UK and the EU has not changed and the parts themselves remain the same. The difficulties you have are down to the regulations introduced by the EU in failed attempt by the EU to punish the UK for leaving. Keep up the good work.

[@rambleon2838]

How fast do you get EU spares into the UK? I've ordered once parts from Rimmer Bros and Fen Air and the shipping time to Vegas was surprisingly fast. This was pre-Covid, though. Update: Although, I do remember now that the package from Fen Air got left on a shelf at a local shipper's warehouse the vendor had to pick it up and re dispatched through a more reputable company. Lesson learned here is: do demand dispatch through one of those international shipping companies where tracking stays within their system and saves you a lot of headaches.

[@Loveitdownunder]

Well said and put perfectly

[@Vera_and_Christian]

I agree. The problem are the German customs. Christian

[@mdshovel]

I've taken a foreign holiday with small "presents" in my luggage before now🤫

[@doneB830]

I just bought a Australian Ford Everest v6 3.0 with this engine in and Ford did lots of mods including block changes and forged crank so my fingers are crossed. It’s also fitted to Ford ranger pickup V6.

[@philip_christian]

Christian I love your channel. I ship pscan diagnostic tools from the UK to customers in the EU all the time. The actual problem is that six months after Brexit the EU introduced IOSS which is their cross border VAT collection regime. This requires all goods moving across borders to have VAT paid by the seller in any EU country. This introduces two problems for UK sellers 1. In the UK it's actually totally legal to have £100K annual sales and not be VAT registered at all, but that doesn't work for IOSS and 2. Because we are now out of the EU this would mean having a local presence in the EU to register for VAT inside the EU. There is a simple solution to this, but for some reason UK sellers just don't seem to understand. We have to use another company that's already VAT registered in the EU and get them to pay the VAT for us, and then the items go straight through customs (under the UK-EU trade deal) and get delivered with no hassle. Personally I use a company called Samos who are both a shipping company and handle the VAT for me (via Netherlands VAT office). There is a page about it on my pscan website. Us Brits just need to get a clue and stop using the traditional sxxxty service from DHL, UPS etc etc.

[@davidnorton5887]

Yes, it's quite straight forward, but many companies can't be bothered, it seems. But this was also the case before Brexit sometimes. I have a business in Sweden, and wanted to buy something from Ireland. They said they don't do export. I told them it's not really export, as all they need to do is send without the VAT, and pay the extra postage. But no, they didn't want the 'hassle'.

[@kristofinportugal]

Why bother when we can buy it in EU without any hassle, customs and lost time???

[@philip_christian]

@@kristofinportugal occasionally there are things that are not available in the EU. When this happens it is possible for UK sellers to sell things into the EU, but they need to do it the right way.

[@kristofinportugal]

@@philip_christian yeah, I had that go wrong a number of times. Therefore I stopped buying all my parts from UK, indeed only the few things that are unavailable, also with the dealer...

[@ian_s7481]

Another great video, was the last scene from your "home movies" or your "fans only" website? 😜😜😜😜 "Hello boys, I'm Vera and I'm an OEM girl" 😍😍

[@kumbirayinyabereka5190]

Another excellent video from you guys. See you next Sunday.

[@johnlydon533]

Great video. Enjoyed watching. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@lucgeraerts]

Brilliant work 👌, this engine is over complicated designed 😱

[@charlieodonnell9129]

Love the blue box of O rings best from Lidl 👍👍👍😎😎😎

[@redtim3690]

Engine back in is coming closer. Excellent work - as always.

[@georgeharrison2795]

Another interesting video, all work i could not undertake myself. But it does show if you pay to have work done why its going to cost so much. Congratulations to you both for an interesting and also humorous video.

[@MrBeboopman]

Watching before heading to killarney for the day ... no rain today in tipp😊 brilliant instructional video as always. Have a great Sunday 👍

[@michaelwhyte3995]

Wow ! Thanks again guys. Just loving the attention to detail. You need to go into business rebuilding Disco 3/4 engines.

[@PeterDyall-bn7ut]

Great video, loving this series. If almost half of the lifters were no longer satisfactory, why wouldn’t you just take the opportunity to replace the lot?

[@bobevansIW]

Great video guys 👍, coming along nicely! Have a great week 🇬🇧

[@bw6378]

I really enjoy watching. This reminds me why I love my 28 year old Chevy diesel and its utter simplicity (relatively speaking). Thanks for the videos!

[@petergoodall6258]

I’m really looking forward to the simplicity of electric drive

[@MuggaVirtualPilotMVP]

Outstanding work! Can't wait to see the next one!

[@danielsadowski9180]

Thx Vera and Christian vor good start in Sunday

I'm António. Greetings from Lisbon - Portugal. Great channel you have

[@Vera_and_Christian]

😃👍🙋‍♀️

@@Vera_and_Christian you are the best.

[@neilsimmons7950]

Good morning from Belize & Guatemala. Love the video. Christian you are surgical on that motor. You have an amazing assistant.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

😊🙏🙋‍♀️

[@timothyosullivan2904]

Hi Christian I must compliment you on your attention to detail and manufacturers specification , I think that you are more than a Mechanic by Profession , you are a very Professional man at your Job , Also I admire your lady for being so Enthusiastic about the job in progress , A couple little things im not sure about when you doing the assembly ? only some of the hydraulic lifters were replaced , and I would have liked to have the Injection Pump & the Injectors checked on the test bench , May be you have your own reasons , I dont want to be critical of your Professionalism , to me you are top man at your Job , my back ground Im a toolmaker in my younger days , left that job and I Have a garage and have being doing all what you are doing now semi retired still working mainly on Classic cars , Keep up the Good Work I appreciate attention to Detail and how it works , Regards to you Tim in Ireland

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Hello Tim, our reasons or policy is: 1. work on a budget 2. no premature replacement of parts. The engine was running before and the ECU did give me the full Fuel pressure of 1650 bar. I did test this prior disassembly. A lifter is 7 Euro. Yes, looks like not much but it adds up. I kept the levers too and they have moving parts. 9 Euro each x 24. I want to show that it also makes commercials sense to repair such a car/engine. I would miss that goal big time if we don’t go wise about replacing parts. Then this would be an other KZbin channel working on a budget „normal“ people can’t do. Christian

[@elvisdepelvis4431]

Puzzled why you won’t let Vera have a snack. As Matt’s Off-road Recovery watchers you should know that a happy Vera makes an engine rebuild “11% more better”

[@Vera_and_Christian]

😅🙏Christian can go an entire day without eating and is always puzzled why I need to eat so often. 🙋‍♀️

[@Hydrahandle7]

I hope one day, you will have a 5.0L v8 LR.. And it's motor needed work of course. So We could see a good, LR Time quality video. For all us guys in north America! But maybe you can't get them in Germany idk.. But that would be wonderful...We'll maybe just for the viewers..

[@simon-mouse8739]

Excellent to see Vera's engine all coming together nicely great team work. 👍😁

[@stevehamilton9418]

Love the humor, keep up the great work you two 👍

[@reloadernorway1042]

You guys are awesome. I really appreciate your work. 👍

[@jezpayne3245]

Brilliant as ever. That must be very tiring concentrating on reassembling the engine, filming everything, and then the pressure of editing to get a weekly video out. Never mind family life and work! Best wishes to you both. As for Brexit, a nightmare for us European focused Brits.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

And having a full time job. 👍🙋‍♀️

[@K30RacingOne]

LR TIME I never seen you checking the tiny rubber valve on botton of oil filter house. Thats extremely vital component for oil pressure, since its easy slip out from its holder and also tend to crack if wrong type of oils used. (wrong oils can make rubber hard) Worth to check, since many engines what have problems with oil pressure, or spun the bearing, this valve have been found off its place.

[@Zer0kbps]

Christian's brain must be a hard drive, how you remember all these intricate nancies of JLR engines is mind-boggling, granted you have Vera to remind you, but even with a workshop manual there seems to be many many ways to trip up on those engines.

[@phill-w]

Yet again.. a great video, 😊

[@AW-Services]

I sense a subtle hint of an LR Time T shirt merch shop.... I bet Christian is way more qualified than any landrover engine builder

[@Robbie_Wozzlegummich]

The best Walter White, Toyota 4WD channel on KZbin.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

😅👍🙋‍♀️

[@mdshovel]

Uncanny likeness 😁

[@malcolmwallace33]

Hello Christian and Vera, Yes postage from UK, takes a little longer, but you've got a bad chance of having to pay Customs as well. Enjoy watching your Videos and hearing Vera saying Oh my God

[@Vera_and_Christian]

We always have to pay customs.👍🙋‍♀️

[@charlieodonnell9129]

Good Sunday morning I've not seen any videos in such a long time looking forward to this 👍👍👍

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Hello Charlie, we did post every Sunday. Christian

[@TheGrimReaper1]

That Land Rover (or Disco) will run like a sewing machine by the time you guys are finished with it. Regards from a V70 driver in England .

[@joanbrown9376]

Love the analysis of Brexit🧐

[@deplorablebristolian]

Which goes to show they need us more than we need them. All we need now is for a proper Brexit to be done and everyone especially the EU and our unelected government to act like grown ups.

[@rambleon2838]

Would Ireland be a better alternative?

[@jgn593]

​@@rambleon2838yes but no stock no parts 😢

[@rambleon2838]

@@jgn593 Seems to be a worldwide phenomenon and a push to buy new vehicles preferably EVs. Then, Christian and Vera would have more relaxing time in the hot tube instead wrenching on weekends on a LR FOMOCO product

[@MrTinkx]

Uk public now know they were conned by lies from self interested media elite. Slow path road back to closer EU ties has already begun.

[@Drmcclung]

Wonderful vid as always! FWIW seems to me Ford has never been able to get crank angle & trigger wheels worked out quite right. On the old gassers they had it press fit on the back of the harmonic damper, not on the fixed part either but on the dampered portion so when the damping rubber wore out you'd get all kinds of inexplicable crank trigger problems, crank sensor "failures", sporadic impossible to diagnose drivability issues, giving those not in the know a hell of a run for their money trying to diagnose why these things were happening. Early computerized diesels didn't have quite enough resolution to work with, later stuff such as with LR I think is trying to rely on too much resolution packed into too small of a trigger wheel OD in too overly complicated a package, though I'm not 100% sure what the gain would be. We love our LR's but sometimes we have to shake our heads 🤣

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Agree. On many other engines you won’t even know that a crank position sensor is installed. And here it is like a high school science project solution. Christian

[@fredflintstone1]

lovely job, I just hope that veras' Toyota runs okay after all that work🙂

[@mdshovel]

Another masterclass with humour and the OMG count is well down. Sunday can now start 😁

[@martin4787]

You go to all that trouble and don't grind the valves in 🤔. I'm a LR/RR specialist with 49 years of experience, taught old school and served my apprenticeship in a small country garage, and I'm not an armchair mechanic lol. Great video's guys 🙂👍

[@shimon2476]

Was thinking the same thing

[@mdshovel]

The reasoning was that all the seats and valves were perfectly clean and matched. But, with 10 soft followers after 17 years - I would have put all 24 new ones in. That's just me and I am nowhere near Christian's level 😊

[@martin4787]

@@mdshovel I agree, and after spending all that money, it seems a shame not to finish the job off properly. I'd have also would have had the heads refaced and checked the block for distortion. I always get the head and block skimmed when rebuilding an engine and would regularly see 10 thou taken off a block.

[@martin4787]

@@shimon2476 It seems a shame going to all that effort and expense just for a couple of hours grinding the valves in. It takes longer cleaning the valves Simon, if I'm honest.

[@mdshovel]

@@martin4787 Apparently you cannot skim the TDV6 block .. and I would expect that both were checked

[@TrailBreak-Travel]

I have worked out your cunning plan. Stock up on diesel vehicles and restore to excellent condition so you do not have to go down the EV route! Brilliant😊

[@Vera_and_Christian]

😅👍💪🙋‍♀️

[@terrortorn]

I order from Autodoc in Germany and it gets here in less than a week? Its almost as if European sales from Britain are delayed on purpose.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Yes, 100% for sure. Christian

[@MePeterNicholls]

It’s called brexit. And more precisely the stupid Johnson trade deal

[@lougrabowski5201]

love your vidieos just wanted to let you know a little step i do when doing head bolts i torque them to the proper torque them i put a line on the top of each head bolt all in the same direction so when i do the degrees part it is very easy to see if all the bolts are at the same degree

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Good idea 👍 thanks. Christian

[@bugjuicer]

9:28 - from the diagram you showed earlier, it looks like the little ref hole is a little bit further advanced. That really sucks though, and I can only imagine how long it took to find out what the issue was!! Hope it was picked up before it all went back in the funbus!

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Actually, Christian knew immediatly what was wrong. Like he said, the TDV6 does not need a lot to start. And since it got diesel, it must have been the signal. But I hope that will help futuer rebuilders. We get so many messages that one did a rebuild and the car won't start. 👍🙋‍♀️

[@richardcole9558]

Every landrover owner needs a christen ..👍👍

[@rickgoldsack5367]

Great Progress

[@Motorcyclefan17]

Who is Heisenberg? Good look!! And great show

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Check out Breaking Bad on Netflix. 😅👍🙋‍♀️

[@paulwalker427]

Wonderful video

[@hedydd2]

Do they do all this and take so much care at the factory? I seriously doubt it and suspect they just throw it all together originally.

[@mdshovel]

Extend that idea to an "commercial" engine rebuild/re-conditioners or those that just throw a crank with new bearings in a Jaguar/LandRover V6 on their garage floor 🙄

[@the369truth]

What a team

[@the369truth]

Perfectionist 😀

[@vincentcorreia5714]

Land Rover engines are reliable 🎉 I agree! My Disco 3 TDV6 has 413K km today and not yet been rebuilt!

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Bet it's a 2005 or 2006, they are the best. 👍💪🙋‍♀️

[@Mudaroo]

Can you buy a V8 next please, D3 of course. I really need some help with mine and your videos are awesome .

[@tunnel7]

Why not all new Hydraulic lifters in why its out ????? Just wondering thanks Guys love it all brilliant Engineer is Christian and you of course Vera lovely lady you are.

[@2madre505]

I’m here 4 Vera

[@Vera_and_Christian]

😅💪🙋‍♀️

[@syncrosimon]

I have been waiting😎😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@DiscoGruffalo]

6:57 Nov 5. Now I understand this segment. 😊

[@jshoe1986]

I’m from the uk, I would be able to help with them oem parts 😊 Sure their are a few uk 🇬🇧 subs here 🤙

[@csk869]

This is the owner of Discovery 4. Always be healthy and happy There's no key on the crank pulley? Is there a key on the cam pulley? If there is no crank pulley key, the crank pulley bolt must be fastened after timing alignment The exact timing?

[@Vera_and_Christian]

All explained in previous videos.👍🙋‍♀️

[@shyneboitom]

Love the vid!!!

[@bigdavesdiscovery3world414]

Cool Vid as always

[@emmettculleton7165]

😊 Is Vera wearing those shorts for a bet.

[@ccconlan2670]

ITS LR TIME😊😊😊 what a fantastic video.is there any work to be done on the body of the disco 3? The work done so far is nothing less than perfection😊😊😊 till next week guys 😊😊😊

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Ohhhh you bet. You will get a burnout just from watching the video 😂. Christian

[@ccconlan2670]

@@Vera_and_Christian looking forward to that👍👍👍

[@ccconlan2670]

@@Vera_and_Christian in germany on the 13th of October for a nice break👍👍

[@tsvetanas2185]

Hiiii great videos. I have a litle question ❓ do you know were the glow plug control module is located in rrs 2.7 td ?

[@mattcartwright8272]

Vera's abs are guilt tripping me into going to the gym. 😬

[@Vera_and_Christian]

😅👍💪 You won't regret it. 🙋‍♀️

[@jgn593]

I feel your pain, I went also one time the aftermarket way for an trigger sensor. That was 1 time and 1 time only. Such sensors I only buy OEM. And if people don't want to spend the euros for it, I won't do the job.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Availability was the problem. Also in the uk😢🙋‍♀️

[@jgn593]

​@@Vera_and_Christianyeah it sucks. That was also my problem. But the engine did start and could drive. Only it was in limp mode 😂

[@Circa500A.D.]

There is nothing more German than this. This is it. 🇩🇪

[@pabloarris]

Morning all, another perfect Sunday morning viewing ❤. Have you not been uploading on to Patreon or is it me doing something wrong?

[@Vera_and_Christian]

I have not uploaded recently. Last was during our vacation. We will upload stuff this week. Christian

[@gordonbritton3215]

Thanks guys once again something fascinating about reassembling an engine especially when it’s done right! Btw brexit will be reversed I was on the march in London last week 😮

[@Vera_and_Christian]

LOL. Either way, I am sure you guys do fine. Christian

[@kenbrown102]

You two are such an amazing team, I could see how doing this could cause a divorce! 😂 Since your justified in burn out, perhaps you can throw out some work out videos, cause all of this is tough work. And you both are clearly in great shape! Don’t be afraid of showing the us “gun show” Vera. I’m sure plenty of women would be jealous 😊

[@Vera_and_Christian]

😅👍🙋‍♀️Vera

[@Innov8cnc]

Use a paint pen when doing up head bolts,

[@Vera_and_Christian]

We like our white pen, have been using it for many years. 👍🙋‍♀️

[@elementaldraco]

I would be in so much trouble if I installed a laser, lathe and mill in the kitchen.

[@discovery-on-the-island1079]

Great 👏

[@grahamwest1079]

Time for a sit down and coffee please don't burn yourself out.

[@bazylfox1]

Love Your hat!

[@AllenManor]

Is the hot tub at the end still heated using your pellet system? I remember your video about that, it was quite ingenious.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Yes Allen, got it in 2009 installed and in 2010 converted to pellets. Needs a new motor soon. Christian

[@AllenManor]

I had to replace my motor too. It was harder to source the motor than to install it!@@Vera_and_Christian

[@johnmoruzzi7236]

Be careful with QH aftermarket parts.... in the past Quinton Hazell was a premium brand for OEM quality parts with their own UK factories, but when the market for car repairs fell away they went bust and shut pretty much everything down. The trade name was bought up and QH was relaunched selling average parts from random sources...

[@pam3071]

How much as it cost for all the parts for the engine rebuild?

[@Nigel-nar53]

Great Vid very entertaining. So Brexit is a nightmare. I bought a 50euro light switch for my D3 from the UK and got stung for 40euro's import duty, which can't be right. Cheers.... 👍