To be fair, that guy is just a really unlucky dude. The mechanic at RN and I spent a couple hours limping him back from one of the longer trails in Moab when his air spring failed the second time in 2 days, the second one was brand new...the first failure he had to leave his truck on fins & things overnight

 

how many suppliers would replace an engine 2.5 years later?
anyone want to stand up to that warranty?
not repaired after 2.5 years mind you, replaced.
that speaks for itself.

 

Well if it has a 3 year warranty, I'd imagine they'd repair/replace because he's not outside of the 3 year warranty.

It is a great warranty no doubt.

 

Given the current exchange rate, it makes sense to include the UK suppliers on the list. I've personally got great service from both Turners and V8developments. There is also RPi, but I personally wouldn't buy from them given past experience.

 

Great experience with CannibalV8...Steve the owner has been wonderful to work with.

 

I've had nothing but good dealings with him as well. And so far his products are fantastic as well.

 

It's good to know we have options out there. I may not need a new engine right now, but I'm sure eventually it will happen.

 

That is great customer service and a nice warranty period.

 

WOW I sure generated more response than I expected with this subject! Here is where I am at present. My goal is (1) to find a replacement engine that is as trouble free as possible (2) have it installed by a competent installer and (3) have any problems that might arise in a one year period (minimum) rectified at NO cost to me. The third requirement is perhaps the most difficult. I have restricted my search for installers to the New England/New York area as I do not want to have to travel half way across the continent to rectify problems. The requirement that that the installer be responsible for costs of removal and reinstallation due to engine failure eliminates many candidates, and cost eliminated others (some as high as $11K).

Of the few remaining candidates one is a local Land Rover specialist with a good local reputation. His caveat is that the engine be new Land Rover furnished. His reasoning is a remanufactured engine starts with a damaged engine which is rebuilt to standards he has no control over. However, LR warrants their engines INCLUDING removal and reinstallation labor. He also thinks the manufacturing standards and quality are as good as any other auto manufacturer today, hence the reason for this thread topic.

Also of interest, while browsing the Atlantic British (AB) site, I stumbled across a buried sentence indicating that AB would pay labor costs of a defective engine IF the installer was an approved AB installer. I called AB to find out who these AB approved installers were. I think my question caught the fellow off guard, but he said he would find out and get back to me, which he did, indicating that the only approved installer was a Land Rover dealer. I took this as a put off, and I doubted that a LR dealer would even agree to install a third party engine. I decided to call his bluff and called a LR dealer. To my surprise, the dealer indicated that not only they would, but they had installed several AB engines in the past. The second surprise was that their labor was cost was very competitive. I am waiting for a written quote.

Rod

 

Very interesting, I am surprised as well that a Land Rover dealership would install a third party engine.