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not sure what year but it also says: 4.0L V8 (thor) cross bolted short engine from Disco II

I have found a short engine for sale the details it gives are: Engine # 56D, 9.35:1 CR. and it is from a v8 disco will this fit my car direct or are they different engines. cheers

Ok, i took the heads off today and the problems seems worse than first thought. the headgasket has gone but also one of the pistons has a big chunk missing from it also a couple of valves seem to be damaged. And also one of the liners is damaged. so it looks like i am going to go for a complete engine rebuild, does anyone know where i can get engine part at reasonable prices as land rover have quoted me £1060 just for the big end bearings so any info would be greatly appreciated

im in north london, i borrowed my mates snap on diagnostic machine and it would not communicate with the car, i then scanned it with the same machine but with the manufacterers chip and it said no error codes!!

Hi all, just an update i have done a compression test and it seems that the left bank has 8, 5,5,5 and the right side has 0,1.5,6,9 so i am assuming that it is the head gasket. would it be best to do both headgaskets? and is there anything else that should be done while im getting to work on the gasket? john

it is a v8, and it was driven daily for just over a week then i went away and when i came back it just didnt want to start. i have replaced the plugs and leads as i always do when i buy a car, but still no difference. i have noticed that the water level has dropped slightly but there wasnt any overheating. john

Hi all, After searching long and hard for a p38 range rover i found a what i thought was a great example but after only two weeks it refuses to start. the engine turns over but does not want to fire and it sounds quite flat. i have been told by a friend that it could be a head gasket gone but would this stop it starting? any help would be greatly appreciated john