“How much is a new engine for my Range Rover?” is the question we are asked most, and the honest answer starts with a question back: which engine, in what condition, and fitted by whom? Here is how the numbers actually work, so you can tell a fair quote from a bad one.
The three routes, and roughly what they cost
| Route | Typical price | Lead time | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-mileage used engine | £1,000–£2,500 | In stock: ~2 days | Tight budget, shorter ownership |
| Reconditioned engine | £2,500–£5,000 | 3–5 days | Most owners — resets the engine’s life |
| Rebuild your own engine | £2,000–£5,000 | 2–3 weeks | Classics, rare units, originality |
Those figures are fitted, at our workshop — we do not supply engines on their own. And VAT is included. See the full engine price guide.
What actually moves the price
- The engine code — not the model. “Range Rover engine” means nothing. A 306DT, a 448DT and a 508PS are wildly different jobs.
- The variant. Same code, different year, different specification. This is why we ask for your registration.
- Ancillaries. Turbos, injectors, coolers, oil pumps. A quote that ignores them is not a quote, it is bait.
- Core exchange. Whether your old unit comes back affects the price.
- Labour. Fitting includes removal, fluids, filters, adaptation and a road test.
How to spot a bad quote
- A single headline price with no engine code. They have not identified your engine, so they cannot price it.
- “Parts-only” warranty. On these engines the labour is the expensive half. Ask, and get the answer in writing.
- No test results. If nobody will tell you what compression the engine made, why do you believe it is good?
- Extras appearing after the car is in. If a part is obviously needed, it should have been in the quote.
Is it worth it, or should you scrap the car?
The blunt arithmetic: if the vehicle is otherwise sound — body, box, suspension, MOT history — a reconditioned engine usually costs far less than replacing the vehicle with an equivalent one. Where it stops making sense is when the engine is one of several major faults.
We will tell you honestly which situation you are in. Sometimes the right advice is that the car is not worth the engine.
Get a real number
Enter your registration and we will identify the exact engine variant and send a fixed written price within two working hours.