Christian, if you are not already so recognized, I hereby award you a PhD in mechanical engineering and appoint you Professor at the International Studies of Complex Things Department of Regensburg University. All hail Professor Doctor Christian!

Robin should be very proud of his skills. He's a very skilled young man.

The Toyota fuel cap had me in stitches for some reason 😂

Another Sunday morning's video. Very enjoyable. It has given me the encouragement to go fix my Land Cruiser. After 33 years one of the interior lights has stopped working.

So when you discover how to make SDV6 Gen 2 engines indestructible, then you can morph the channel into Robin's forging channel. That diagnosis was very well done Christian.

Loving the info and drawings on the whiteboard, much easier to follow along. Robyn is definitely very talented, beautiful work.

As a dedicated Land Rover enthusiast , I must say I'm most impressed with the repair skills demonstrated on this channel . The most impressive of which , it has to be said , are Vera's sewing skills . Christian's DIY line boring doesn't even come close . LOL I would be most interested to see , on a weekly basis , how well Vera's repair is holding up too. Very, very impressive, guys. Fattrucker

My great grandfather was a blacksmith. Watching Robin's brilliant work at the anvil makes me realise just what a skilled profession it is.

What a very nice bottom end that was, thank you!! 😁

the Schaeffler handbook tip was really the cherry on top :)

Hi Christian and Vera, great videos. Your enthusiasm and expertise has always been inspiring to me. I had gear selection problems with my 2007 Disco 3 auto after filter and oil change. Clunking into gear on stopping and flearing between gear changes. Took it to a LR in Johannesburg but after 3 days of “we will redo gearbox adaptation” I collected it. I watched a few guys doing repairs on ZF6HP26 boxes and decided to give it a go. You guys motivated me to try. I have successfully overhauled the Mechatronics component and have a gearbox that is now 110% smooth. Thank you for inspiring me Juan South Africa

Not sure if I was more impressed with Christians analysis or Robin's forging work! Both super impressive. Thanks for the video.

Like father like son , the attetion to detail from both Christian and Robin is extreme , well done both of you . Another great Landrover video with plenty of banter between Christian and Vera , nice jeans repair too

Good morning Vera & Christian 😊 not only can Vera fix engines but her jeans too lol 😂 What a fascinating video 👍🏻 I enjoyed every minute especially seeing the skilful Robin making that cross 🤩 Have a lovely week and see you both next Sunday xx

I still can’t believe how much those used engines are going for. Also, cool that you include your kids work in these videos!

At least they come out of the factory with the correct crank/cam timing - good to know 😂

Shout out to Robin for the metal fabrication. I had to go for a sit down and cup of tea after all those microns! I thought there was a flaw on one of the crank webs, but your spray said not, good job. Will look up Dave's videos. The show is not complete without you both, remember that, as Little and Large, Bill and Ben, Morecombe and Wise! OMG! Love it and a fascinating video, highlight of the week, now I can get on with my own work!

I noticed Christian said that you can’t just throw new bearings (and piston rings) into and engine and put it back together and drive it , but after all the inspection measurement and analysis it looks like that is (more or less) exactly all that needs to happen here…. great result !

Intense critical to detail , how possibly can a engine failure occur after Vera and Christian, have done such accurate measurement and then verified by Dave’s 4 C’S , perhaps add a 5th C = Coffee 😊. This is so professional , it certainly runs in the family , Phillip’s blacksmithing . Well done and a “ happy Mother’s day “ Vera , from SA .

Ah yes, my favourite Sunday morning video entertainment, thanks to you both.

Professor Christian, I am truly in awe as to the amount of fantastically useful information that you include in your videos. Forget Dave! you are the best please please keep this up.

Next chapter - can't wait - learning so much

Super interesting video guys, the precision involved with these engines is amazing. I love watching the problem solving. It's also such an added bonus to watch Robin and his blacksmithing; he is very talented!

Robin,s work is Extraordinary well done Robin Nice to see the skills of the Christian &Vera bantering about the way to make a bit of pommy rubbish reliable The family that works and plays together stays together Namaste Raymond

I like how Vera mended her jeans. I used to patch my farm jeans with cloth glue on a regular basis when the knees wore out from leading and stacking hay/ straw bales. They were nothing to look at but they did the job.😊

Robin is a true craftsman, it is great to know this art is being kept alive. Great video too.

Makes Sunday the best day of the week! I do worry about my crankshaft more though.😂

I love watching ye guy’s every Sunday morning 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🍀🍀🍀

Great to see Robin's work, he follows his father & grandfather in craftmanship

Robin’s skills are just amazing. I thought this profession had died out years ago. I reckon he could make you a cylinder block and a crankshaft would be a walk in the park for him. I’m serious about the crank. You should be so proud of him. Well done Robin.

Utterly captivating. Perhaps your best ever video. Fantastic technical content. Plenty of Christian/Vera relationship chemistry and a quick pop down to the forge to see what's going on down there. Bravo!!!

Once again you 2 knock it out of the park, tell your son it's good to see the old ways brought to life again by a new generation . Stay safe all of you . Your humor is priceless.

CRISTIAN Dont let Vera watch Daves videos, about Honing, she might get the idea that he, could be better at other stuff than honing!!!!😄 Thanks to both off you, for another exellent executed video! Love Robins skills, waiting for the assemble video!

Great video as always and the skill of your son is unbelievable

Amazing work, really incredible stuff. My young boys are a bit too young for this but I will surely watch these all again when they’re older as I want them to be able to appreciate such ingenuity and accuracy.

The Torque Test Channel just tested the Torque Wrench extensions myth but I already knew the answer and the reason thanks to Christian.

Going to be a great blacksmith when his apprenticeship is over, already quite impressive, really great work. Glad you went the extra mile to test the diameters of the bearings both in and out. A lot of people would only do it with the new bearings in, if they tested this stuff at all. Another great video guys, thanks, see you next Sunday!

Love watching Robins work, well done mate!!

Herr professor doctor Christian and deputy professor Vera - that was very informative and entertaining, as usual. Thanks also for including some of the blacksmithing work - great to see some ancient skills still being used by young artisan Robin.

I will go and watch Dave when i have finished watching you as I love Landrovers and especially any mechanical work being done on them thank you for the video

Hello Vera, It seems that you have asembled quite a remarkable and extremely talented team. I look forward each Sunday to my reward.

Voted by all the KZfaq viewer's from around the world 🌍, Vera!, we award you for having the best 'Derriere' of the year, 2024.🥇🏅🎖️🏆 Thanks

Another amazing Video. Cant believe the attention to detail. Thanks Christian and Vera!

yes in my younger days as mr goodwrench i had to replace a crankshaft that had the balancer bolt broke off in it and another brilliant mechanic destroyed it trying to get the broken bolt out. also watched live as a plymouth dustpan duster that never had the oil changed in 30,000 miles threw the con rod right through the side of the block.

Great video as usual. Nice work from Robin too. He’s a credit to you.

Really enjoyed this episode, thank you and nice to see a proud father appreciating his son’s skills .

How impressive is the work Robin does! Wow! What a talent! 👍🏻

Happy Mother's day Vera! I watch Dave's videos as well. I watch your video's 1/5th for Vera, Christian, Landrover content and 1/5th for your kids exploits, particularly Robin's blacksmithing. The final 1/5th for your humour and how you all work together.

Another fine video. I only wish I could add another like for your son's Blacksmithing! Outstanding job all round.

Another great informative video Christian and Vera. I think Robin is a true artist, with metal.

When I think of all the shadetree mechanics out there putting used engines into their cars or even more amibitiously rebuilding their engines without your level of inspection, it is no wonder they have so many issues. Almost at 70K subscribers, wonderful!

Well, I am sure everyone agrees with me, You are true mechanic engineer. To explain the punctuality of the engine work and all the parts in relation, is phenomenal. Wow, hats off Chris. Not so many videos out on You Tube have the detail tutorial of Mechanics.

Vielen Dank für das hohe Level an Detailgrad. Ich mag das, wenn es nichts verschönt wird und das Videos bis ins kleinste Detail geht... Danke für euren Einsatz ☺️

As a machinist - I really enjoyed the explanation of the various measurements made to confirm the bearing wear pattern. As someone with black smithing experience, too, your son’s skills are incredible! In 8 hours? Wow!

Hi just love to see proper engineering as we learned at college more than 50 years ago. Thank you very interesting.

OK where do I start? Obviously the work Robin did was absolutely amazing he is an extremely talented guy. He must get all his talent from Dave, ops sorry Vera. As for today's LR Time video, this for me was genuinely the best video I think I have watched of yours and I love them all. It just felt like I was back in my aeronautical jet engine classes again. So enjoyable. On a personal note, it's interesting that there have been cases in the media or on KZfaq where the presenters have been spotted to display certain conditions where symptoms have been diagnosed by viewers. On this Christian, I couldn't help but notice every time you said the name Dave, it caused your upper lip to curl and your face to grimace 😬mabe you could see a doctor or even a therapist to look into this condition for you before it becomes irreversible 😂 Finally, as for the jeans repair, I would say from the extreme close up that the chassis looked in fine condition and no issues with the bottom end on this one 👍great work guys.

Exceptional as usual. Thank you Christian, Vera and Dave.

Microns back in the day of riding 2 stroke motorcycles enhanced performance and sound! Great in-depth video ❤

I really enjoy the explanations; if only our engineers could communicate as clearly!

Kazakhstan also watches your video. Thank you so much for the excellent and useful content!

Hi guys Really enjoyed this video , and wait patiently for the next instalment, Christian your math is probably correct about the percentage of viewers watching for whatever reason , but you under rate your value in these videos , some of the shots you got were stunning , and in such obviously cold conditions, thanks and have a great day , also amazing blacksmith work , good to see a young man with such pride and skill in a dying difficult trade , 👍 Regards Davy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇹🇭

I watched this with great pleasure again. Christian you are the best technician ever. Keep up the good work.

Thanks a lot for the tip with the technical handbook. I ordered a hardcopy and it arrived here for free at my place in the US today.

beautiful work by Christian, and Vera's measurement of the bearing housing taper was out standing.

Thank you Vera for this stunning video episode, and thanks also to your offsider for his excellent assistance.

It's always a good day to see two people that I enjoy making a video about range rovers thank you and God bless you hallway have fun and always keep us all watching thank you❤👍🇺🇸🇩🇪 add some of the greatest engineer come from Germany I think the world all know that always thank you 👍💯

looks like the apple didnt fall far from the tree!!, Robin is very talented

Caring, comedy, creating and challenging! ❤

Absolutely fabulous guys. Fore sprung dork technique! With apologies to my German and Audi!! Where would our world be without LR time and your micron gauge.

It is so good to have content from Europe.

If only every LR shop had their own Vera!

Wow - good job Robin 👍

You two are just amazing, great skills, brilliant humour & such an informative video.👏👏👏😃

Another wonderful and informative video, makes my Sunday. Amazing work Robin. ❤️😊

Great video as always guys and girls’ keep up the excellent content’ nice to see someone doing the job properly’ you must be very proud of robin with his excellent blacksmithing

You both have the patience of saints ! Also great to see how metalwork has changed over the years! you have a very clever son. all the best from kent!

Great content Christian and Vera , if you have time show more of Robins skill it’s a credit to him to be that talented , well done Mate . Looking forward to seeing what you do next week thanks for sharing.

Brilliant piece of analysis, metalwork outstanding from Robin also.

A really interesting scientific study. Great blacksmiths work, thanks

The precision of U2 is priceless....

Great video guys. A lot of details!!!! Also Robin does very skilled work. Enjoyed watching 👍🏼👍🏼

Another excellent video! You really brought home the importance of dimensional and geometric tolerances: the devil is in the detail for sure. Robin's work is superb: a real talent. And please can we see more of Vera's clothes repairs!

Excellent forensic analysis. Well done

Hi christian and vera😊 great episode.very informative.this landrover will be the best you've built so far.looking forward to the next episode😊😊😊

Great video, enjoyed the forging - brilliant for 8 hours

vorsprung durch technik ! Excellent video !!…..on a side note, Nice Job Robin, very impressive work

As an old time, drive it everywhere Land Rover enthusiast who has been daily driving old Land Rovers since the 1980's I am utterly mystified by the absurd devotion to the brand name. The old Rover company built true utility vehicles for working people during their heyday. These vehicles had their flaws, but they were simple, user serviceable, and could usually be patched back together and driven home under the most brutal conditions. These vehicles were crude, rough, and "unsafe", but they were HONEST...... They were also very simple to modify / tailor for specific applications and greatly improved offroad performance. They used many of the same parts for multiple generations, with incredible parts interchangeability over many decades....... Truly sustainable, built to be rebuildable. These newer generation "Land Rover" vehicles are none of this... Sure, they are VASTLY more cushy and comfortable, "safer" and faster on road. But they cost so much more, not just monetarily, but environmentally, and at a human cost, too. There are soooo many complex issues with these vehicles, and the human energy I see wasted on recurring problems like this just makes me sick. The last "real" Land Rovers were the original "Defender" models made in 2015, and even the late examples of those were poorly built and infested with many poor quality components and what amounts to silly cake decorating..... I apologize for my rant, and I think this KZfaq channel is excellent, but I am really frustrated at what happened to the Land Rover. It's tragic.

Great video as always, and you must be so proud, Robin has a real talent there.👍

Great work Robin...

I know a bit about cars but I only watch your videos because off the banter and comedy off what you do you must argue now and again keep it up you two are great uplifting, mike UK,

I'm sure this engine will last as long or longer than Vera's pant repair . Very classy BTW Christian !......hahahaha ! Retired FORD mechanic from London Ontario Canada . Cheers ! Robin , excellent blacksmith skills 👍

If wear is at 10'o clock Mark, possible overfueling, causing early detonation, in south africa , where bad fuel causes a majority of diesel engine failure.

🎉❤ happy sunday. Hope it works.

Vera & Christian, thanks for another great video.

Gosh guys you were on form today - pure therapy - technically way above my pay grade but still watched!! A happy marriage I think! Got a 3.0L Jag XF 2013 so suspect I may have the same engine!

What an amazing video and analysis Christian is a true believer and master of his craft I am at this point with my LR4 And am going to follow this procedure and hope to hell I am within spec I am PRE catastrophic failure , but concerned about journey forward 200 000km at the mo Thanks so much for all content Amazing Doug - South Africa

I’m having a hard time grasping the stitching process. Maybe we should revisit from time to time. … love you guys.

Looks like you've ended up with a very serviceable bottom end. What a stroke of luck! You'll soon have this one running!

I have a 2012 disco 4 110,000 miles & a 2020 Range Rover L405 👍🏻 love your videos 😊

Great to see Robin's work, he's going to be a real master craftsman. I think I understand how he got the horizontal rod into place with the hole in the middle that's too big to go through either side. I think. Also, great to see things being smithed that are tools and decorations and not weapons like the Americans and the Brits like to make.