Member Since: 20 Dec 2009
Location: oldbury West Midlands
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The Dreaded Crankshaft Failure,? What’s the statistics ?
After reading many posts about this subject, I was just wondering what the statistics are on the crank failure? I know it’s a lottery especially with a used vehicle but What’s the percentage of this happening? Is it at around a certain mileage ? Has any real cause been determined? I’ve also read and watched information that says different ways of preventing this happening (is there really any?) , So what’s the lower mileage this has happened and also the highest, Do we ever get past this happening? Would like to know of engines with high mileage and no issues and an overall percentage across the model
16th Aug 2023 7:55 am
grzesiul
Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
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7.1
16th Aug 2023 9:09 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
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Or 8.6 on a Tuesday, if it’s raining.
16th Aug 2023 9:41 am
kirkyworld
Member Since: 01 Mar 2016
Location: Northampton
Posts: 566
Mileage and servicing seem to have no bearing, I've seen low and high mileage ones go, get a warranty and enjoy the drive.
16th Aug 2023 11:22 am
Darryl
Member Since: 20 Dec 2009
Location: oldbury West Midlands
Posts: 1207
Thanks, Is the really a warranty that would cover this ,? Without hassle
Member Since: 20 Dec 2009
Location: oldbury West Midlands
Posts: 1207
Thanks for reply’s, Yes thanks I’ve read a lot of them, On the subject of warranty does anyone pay out on this ? Anyone been successful or are we just wasting money living in Hope ?
16th Aug 2023 5:05 pm
RRSTDV8
Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Here
Posts: 13107
Re: The Dreaded Crankshaft Failure,? What’s the statistics ?
Darryl wrote:
Would like to know of engines with high mileage and no issues and an overall percentage across the model
My SDV6 (in a 12-plate RRS) is on 146k miles so far. I guess the reality is that if the crank snaps at this age, it'll be the scrap yard for the car and searching the classified ads for me. I hope it doesn't snap but there's nothing I can do about it and no warranty is going to cover a car nearing 150k miles, so I just carry on and hope for the best. Oh, and get it serviced per schedule, of course.Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
2012 RRS SDV6
2008 RRS TDV8
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16th Aug 2023 5:51 pm
Dave T
Member Since: 03 Jul 2009
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 6902
it seems to me that an awful lot of the posts you read on FB and forums, on Discos and RRS failures, all mention servicing taking place in the not to distant past........ wonder if there is anything in that or just co-incidence?Joined the BMWX5 45e group
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22nd Aug 2023 12:20 pm
Philip1972
Member Since: 10 Mar 2017
Location: Gloucestershire
Posts: 1072
Yep.
Mine snapped a day after a service.
22nd Aug 2023 12:55 pm
disco chris
Member Since: 25 Apr 2022
Location: London
Posts: 246
Oil change, or cambelt service?
22nd Aug 2023 1:11 pm
Philip1972
Member Since: 10 Mar 2017
Location: Gloucestershire
Posts: 1072
Just a normal 10k mile service.
Very reputable indy as well, so I had no concerns that they did anything wrong.
22nd Aug 2023 6:18 pm
zig
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Location: Scotland
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5th Sep 2023 12:58 pm
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
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oil pump casting failure, which in turn leads to crankshaft failure
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