I accidentally called this engine a Coyote. Its actually an AJ 5.0 V8. Which is Ford still. Just FYI

this is my range! the bill isn’t close to 5k is much under and they’re doing lots of other things not talked about in the video, some custom things i requested. One of the most expensive bits is the parts not necessarily the labor, that little battery since it’s completely out of stock almost everywhere is 500 alone from resellers. supply and demand i guess. but it’s in good condition cause i meticulously chose one that was a one owner, owned by someone very wealthy from new york city who kept extensive upkeep on the service records, and had lower mileage on it. i’ve thrown 18k of my own miles on it and it’s been a joy to own. sure it’s not as cheap to run as a honda civic, but if your concern is money then you shouldn’t be looking at a range at all. this is my second sport i’ve owned, i take it off roading, camping, and on long haul drives and it’s one of the most comfortable and fun suvs i’ve ever owned. plus a GREAT stereo… once that pesky center channel speaker gets fixed 🤣. Thanks wizard, mike, and daniel for looking after her!

I've never owned a Range or Land Rover but I've had a few Jaguars at this point and in my experience they are just fine in terms of reliability. But every time I bought one you could tell the previous owner just didn't do the recommended maintenance on them and I assume that's why they break on people cause the 1st owners don't do or care about the maintenance so it gets missed because I do the regular maintenance and nothing never had any issues on my Jags.

Yes the Jaguar engines were built on separate lines within the Ford Bridgend Engine Plant in South Wales… the plant also made some engines for Volvo. Sadly the plant has now gone… but Jaguar now produce new generation engines from a new factory at Wolverhampton in the English Midlands.

Thank you both for your time and content, you are helping me find the right vehicle and your inspections are very helpful to me as I am no mechanic 👌🏼

Wow, for a 2015 that thing is so clean on the underside. I had a Older Range Rover when I lived in Las Vegas and it had the HSE 4.6 engine and not only was it a great family car on those canyon roads it pulled a small flatbed trailer like it was nothing. Very Few Issues with that Car.

The colour on this is called Vesuvius Orange. I work in the paint repair industry, and this colour is beautiful to look at and real easy to match the paint.

Do yourself a favor and replace the coolant with waterless coolant, like Evans. Keeps the engine just as cool, but zero pressure. The pressure cap on these is 20psi, which means there is 20PSI working to break the plastic coolant pipes open and push through the water pump seals. Waterless coolant will save you big money on these cars on water pumps and plastic pipe repairs, and maybe save the cost of a new engine, and never needs to be replaced.

Yes, this Range Rover doesn't use the Ford Coyote engine, it's the Jaguar 5.0 AJV8 Gen III. Otherwise, right on!

Best car brand on Earth. Have owned loads of different brands, moved to RR around 12 years ago and have never looked back. Will never buy anything else.

Range Rover sport is my dream car still to this day!

Should've checked the rear manifold coolant pipe. Like the crossover pipes they are crappy plastic and always split and the seams. Plus you don't need to put it in access mode. That just lowers the ride height for easier access through lower clearance places

I owned the previous model diesel, but sadly sold it due to running costs, tax and insurance are expensive in the UK, but it was a very nice drive. Mine also needed some maintenance which was difficult to do myself so would have been pricey.

Not a Ford v8, it was built in a Ford plant along with many ecoboost engines however, many of its castings have “FOMOCO” casted into them. There are several differences between a coyote/vodoo v8 and the 5.0 Jaguar/Land Rover developed v8. Kind of silly thing lots of people assume. Oh and an fyi, the coyote v8 is an evolution from the aj133 Jaguar v8 4.0, one of the best engines Jaguar ever built.

Another great video from the wizard. Thanks

I own a 2017 in the UK. It's got the 3 Liter twin turbo diesel, which is also a Ford Engine (and also found in Jaguars, Citroens, etc.) It's not been bad at all. A couple of common failure items on that engine (especially the throttle body, which always fails and causes DPF blockage.) Insurance is hugely expensive because criminals reign free in the UK, and these are often the target of thieves. It gets 33-38 mpg, makes more than enough power and is a pleasure to drive here and over in Europe. When we take car trips my kids put up a fuss if we say we're taking my wife's Audi; they always want to take the Range Rover.

It also has one sweet (and remote) radar detector system

Wizard said "Coyote 302" and my decision was made. Been eyeballing a 2015 Supercharged RR V8 and been on the fence until now. Thanks, Wizard! Making an offer.

Hi wizard I have had my range rover sport 5 years it's a 2014 3 litresdv6 now has 81000 miles I have done 50,000 miles only problem only problem earth wire behind behind wheel arch honestly no problems it's been fantastic tried test drives on other brands nothing compares

I have a 2015 sport supercharged just like this and it’s a beast. No other SUV can compete. Seeing the look on mustang / Camaro / challenger drivers faces as you blow by them is worth the price alone

The paint pops for sure 🙂

These are fantastic vehicles, and they are also shockingly easy to maintain. Oil changes are among the easiest I've ever seen - the filter is right on top of the engine, and it takes less than 20 min using an oil extractor. 2014 - up Rover Sports are also very reliable - not on a level with a Land Cruiser or a Honda Pilot, but better than BMW and Audi and pretty much on par with most domestic SUVs. The key with these vehicles is that you have to USE them - Take it off road, tow with it, etc. and you won't be disappointed.if you are buying it for the brand name or as a mall crawler, look elsewhere. And avoid the 2009-2013 5.0 V8 LR4s and RRS like the plague.

You people are wizards at making great videos ❤️🙂✌️

Happy Fourth of July to you and Mrs. Wizard.

Your the only guy I would trust my car with that for sure its worth.the shipping to send it to you wizard !! Small local shops just can not be trusted these days period !! Ever. I've had so many rip off bad experiences in the past . and costly ones I might add. $ 😤 . I don't care if you charge $200 per hour its money well spent if you only spend it once right ! 👍

I rent these wherever i go on Turo. Love them! Especially the Supercharged V8 500+ HP! I've rented Escalades, Navigators, Audi's & more, but like these Range Rover SPORTS the most. Stereo is amazing. Ride is super comfortable! Amazing handling & very responsive! Once i find the right one in my area, I'm getting one!

$5,000 is cheap ?? Are you kidding me ?? Is it April Fools ?? I've never sunk $5,000 total into any of my vehicles. You're working on too many Ferraris and are outta touch with reality

The speaker can genuinely be replaced by any aftermarket speaker with the correct diameter. Yes there is a proprietary plug but you can bypass it using a crimp tool and some feston connectors and done.

The cars are never in "accessory mode" when Mrs. Wizard does the interior bit. Battery light, engine management light, etc, only come on when the ignition is on. "Accessory mode" and "ignition on" are different things.

I've had good luck in my Mercedes, getting a Yuasa (well known battery brand with power sports)with the same specs as the Mercedes one for $20-30 cheaper if the Mercedes branded one can't be found. Worth looking up the voltage and amperage! Did that in several Mercedes so far

Any car built today is expensive to fix but you kinda hit on it in this video when you said you saved money by using ford escape parts, if more mechanics were as knowledgeable as you they could save their customers lots of money

My wife has a 2014 Explorer with the exact same paint color. Seems they only made that color for one year. Now we are replacing it due to a very large repair bill north or $12,00 and the vehicle has over 120k miles. It’s had several issues over last few years and just feel like it’s a money dump. She’s really disappointed they don’t have the Sunburst color anymore.

Had a 2016 diesel and it's the best range ever.

Hello Wizard great video ! Any updates about the Nissan Junck? I mean Juke? 😁

half the land rober bill still seems expensive enough to me; is the belt so tricky to replace?

up here in Toronto Canada range rovers, rav4,'s Honda crv's are the top stolen cars , we just had a case of a maple leaf hockey player carjacked in a parking lot with guns pointed at them, keep a eye out for that one

The auxiliary battery concept is pretty cool. Is it dry, wet or gel type 🤔...just curious. Thanks!

Tata motors bought JLR in 2008. So when you say this vehicle was built under Ford ownership at 2:45 you're wrong, Indian ownership.

There's no aux battery warning on the dash. But you will get a exp stop/start function not available warning.

Great video

Hey that belt is groovy.

Love the color, very nice for sure.

Hey wizard, if you need to change one tire on one of these, do they also need to be put in access mode?

Not quite related to the Coyote, Wizard. It is a JLR Group V8. The early ones were very problematic with brittle timing chain guides that allowed the chain to slack, and in many cases, the engines would jump timing and be destroyed. That issues was later remedied though. Not very many issues after that with the engine itself. Suspension and electrical issues were still somewhat common, however.

Needed spares for my landrover, bits I wanted were made by GKN, from a motor factor it was 1/2 the price as the same thing from LR in an LR box!!

Happy 4th. of July !!! Greetings from Chile.

When you put it on access mode...what does it do to the suspension?

Hello Mr. Wizard, Do you know up to what model year they kept using Ford's engines on Range Rover Sport?

No leaks? I see the exhaust leaking. Both connections were wet! That is not supposed to be like that! Check the vid on 8.31 to 8.39 and a aux battery, a belt and a speaker is not that expensive you say? Not 10 or 12k less then half of that! So like 4k? Anything above live 7 or 800$ is very expensive in my opinion...guess his boats and houses are expensive to maintain...

Remember the OG Range Rover the classic? That was powered by a Buick engine. Rover modified Nailhead to fit the body of the car with different headvalves and a different carb setup.

Interesting; my 2016 is analog with driver aides and meridian sound. Did lr go back?

Rover videos are the best videos

@CarWizard I'm curious what you think about replacing the rotors. It seems with almost any modern car these days, everybody wants to just replace the rotors as a matter of fact. On cheaper cars, it seems if there's any runout, there's not enough material to resurface the rotor, so every pad job becomes a pads+rotors job. But on a heavier car like that one with driller and grooved rotors, I'm curious if 1) you just leave it be if they seem thick and unwarped, or 2) if you measure runout and offer the customer the option to roll the dice or replace, 3) can you resurface them?? I'm guessing on this heavy a high performance vehicle, this is probably its second set of pads.

Wise man once said buying a used range rover is god way of telling you have too much money. 😂

In for the repair info, out for the long drawn out look at the condition.

I don’t think Range Rover used the Coyote engine, it was a Ford V8 also used in the Jaguar made in Bridgend South Wales.

Beautiful suv!!

Have you heard a bad or noisy high pressure fuel pump on one of these? I think it's on the right side of engine

Mr CarWizard which diagnosis scanner would you recommend for a 2018 Range Rover? I see you have many tools identified on your Amazon affiliate page.

I didn't realize Range Rover used Coyotes. I'm really happy with my 2020 F150 with one. The down side is they don't take gas. You have to feed them meat!

Hey Dave aka Wizard, I think all cars should always have the head lights on always. I see grey cars driving in the rain and they are practically invisible. What do you think about that. I noticed the Range Rover head lights came on.after stariting the motor.

This can’t be real! Range Rover repairs not costing more than the value of the vehicle

Hey man, when are the project videos coming?

Happy independence Day Mr and Mrs wizard from me a Brit in the UK

9 ot of 10, 2022 range rovers are still on the road! only 1 made it home!

Amazing. I always thought Range Rovers were so reliable

It’s not a Bentley. You don’t need to put it into access mode to lift it.

Land Rover was sold by Ford back in 2008 and the 2nd Generation Sport was never made during Ford's ownership, it was introduced in 2013. When Ford sold Jaguar Land Rover, there was a deal for Ford to continue to supply engines from Bridgend in South Wales to J-LR for a few years. Sadly this is now at an end and the Ford engine factory in Bridgend has now closed.

The company was bought from Ford in June of 2008. In which case this example is well past the Ford era of ownership.

What a groovy belt!

Dont those jag v8s develop timing chain issues. GX460 please

Crappy English engines? Lotus , Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Aston Martin, Land Rover , I could go on. Oh by the way the AC Cobra was designed and built Slough England, and MG was a best seller in the USA. Crappy British engines.

I had a new one of these for 5 years and never had a problem. Can’t say the same for the new bmw and Audi I had prior . The only thing I didn’t like is the infotainment system seemed to be using a calculator cpu and is painfully unresponsive and slow. Kinda crap for a luxury car

What about the v6 versions?

I thought that jlr 5.0l were Ford coyote motors as well until I saw the channel I do cars tear down a jag 5.0l And compared it to the Coyote 5.0l he tore down. Totally different motors. I don't think they share a single component.😮

Let's see more yacht videos! you know the wizard is out at the lake for the 4th. Happy 4th!

How do you enable access mode if the car doesn't start though?

I have a Range Rover sport 2016 hse that had thermostat replaced and whatever else goes along with that repair due to a coolant leak about a year ago. Just yesterday I’m finding a drip literally directly below the coolant tank. Puddle on the ground small drip. The tank was empty so I went to oreilly to add fluid. Worker tried to check it by feeling around but didn’t detect a leak from the tank itself. Anyone with any idea what this could be? If not the coolant tank what could be leaking on the ground straight down from the tank? Thanks for any input.

Ditch the aux battery. Removing it disables the auto start/stop system, which does nothing but wear out starters.

Not a Ford V8, pure Jaguar, only connection is the block was cast at Fords plant in Wales. It is a Jaguar design and a great engine. This car was built under the ownership of TATA, from 2009.

$5 or $6 grand are still very expensive for the repairs. Nothing cheap about it.

@car Wizard I have an 2008 ML 350 and was wondering how to get an appointment at your shop to get it fix. I don't mind driving 16 hours to have you make it run smoothly again. Please how can I contact you?

Holly crap i never noticed how close they look to an explorer lol. Ill never look at this the same way again 😂

When you will some Alfa Romeo in your shop?

Electric Steering !!! My questions if you do not mind: How does that work if you go through a flood and water goes in and shorts motor ? How about if you discharge your battery for whatever reason, would the steering still work ? Is there a repair kit of some sort for this electric steering service, or is it a "Replace the whole assembly" that kills your pocket ? Cheers and thanks for your excellent car guys content. :-)

Beautiful burnt orange color and in great shape... wonder what a nice one like this would sell for?

We’ll cross that bridge when we get there

The Car Wizards has the coolest walk on KZfaq! I'd love to see a continuous loop video of him just waddling around on his stubby little legs with Pantera's WALK as the background music!

There is no problem lifting any LR in any mode of the air suspension

how did that car get there from Pennsylvania ??

Once again car wizard. Nice video

Being built by FORD, Ranger Rover isn't a typo!

Just replacing a belt, battery and speaker for around $5000 is still a lot of money anyway.

I’m loosing count of the number of mistakes and I’m only 3 mins in 😂

is that a ford sierra back there well thats what we call it in the uk

1:07 Chile metallic red

In Top Gear voice: "IT'S BROOOOOWN!"

Don't worry, Wizard. You'll get that $15k next month on it.

At 1:17 we see Hoovies Porsche 928S4 in the background....

I love the colour