Any comments on the below subject. Looking for first hand good or bad
experience with the Rover 4.2. I know there are some specifics concerning
these engines. Possibly liners?
Larry Michelon
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Azzariti [mailto:efxguy@earthlink.net]
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 9:06 AM
To: lmichelon@i-c.net
Subject: Re: [rro] Re: RRO: RE: Pros and Cons: 1994 Range Rover County SWB
Larry,
Too many people have been bad mouthing the 4.2 lately, all because of one or
two guys saying that the motor is crap. All I hear is " this guy I know
said" which really means nothing.
So I was wondering if any one has a firsthand account of this motors
failings, and no one has stepped up.
Most of these Rover V8 are pretty similar, and to say that one is awful and
one is better only because one was stroked to give 2/10 of a liter more
displacement seems silly. It is only a 13% increase, and barely that.
I have never owned one, so it is all hearsay. If you search the internet,
you may be able to find more reference to the 4.2. Then again, some will say
the 3.9 is crap too. Mine has 185K and seems to be doing OK.
If you go to the RPI sight, you will notice no mention of the 4.2. They
used to have a section on why they do not consider supplying these engines,
but I could not find it.http://www.v8engine.com/homepage.htmLarry
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