Since I've been learning about my '04 DII, I keep seeing tons of LR3's in my area. (Always happens when I get a "new" car - the newer models stick out.)

Anyway - has LR brought the engine into the 20th century with the LR3? Is it still aluminum? Still a pushrod engine? Still use sleeves in the cylinders? Curious.

-Anthony

 

this may shed some light...

http://www.landroverworld.org/forums...ead.php?t=5136

 

The LR3 with the V6 is a Ford Explorer engine, a push rod V6.

The LR3 with the V8 is a Jaguar engine.

I do not know if the Jag engine is OHC or not but I am going to assume it is aluminum.

ALL aluminum engines have liners, they have to, if not they would wear out in under 50,000 miles.

 

It's interesting that there's a V6 for such a heavy truck. I read the LR3 has, in effect, two chassis and is much heavier than the D2. I can't imagine driving around that beast pushed by a 6.

Thanks for the concise explanation, Spike.