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Presumably if they've investigated then they know the cause - and therefore whether it's a manufacturing fault from new or premature wear based on a set of circumstances (oil starvation, stress from cold, DPF issue etc)
When was the last service ? Based on your comments it was Main Dealer ? And how many miles since then ?
A great shame that you didn't just put down a nominal £100.01 on a credit card, as this would have given you the chance of an S75 claim for the full £16k. Never pay cash only for such a big ticket item.
NB: the car was not serviced by JLR, but by a JLR dealer. Presumably the dealer you bought from is not a JLR dealer, but independent?
You can also rely on the fact that products must last a "reasonable length of time". Clearly an expensive engine would reasonably be expected to last longer than this. 60k miles and 6 years would be a very poor showing for a cheap car, let alone an expensive one. For a diesel not to even break 100k is well beyond the realms of reasonable for needing an entire new one.
JLR make crap engines but that doesn't affect your rights.
It is the item that has to be over £100 & under £30K