Picking up my first Rover...what to look for?
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Picking up my first Rover...what to look for?
Hey everyone, Ive been searching the forum a good bit and like it a lot so far. Tons of great info! Im picking up my first Rover tomorrow and im super excited. Im coming over from the Jeep world. The Disco im getting is a 95 V8, fully loaded with 147K miles on it. My buddy is a Land Rover mechanic and is going with me to give it a once over, to make sure im not buying a severe headache. So once I get it home, what should be my first maintenance? Im thinking oil change and I know it needs the brakes done. Is there anything else I should double check, replace or look into? Im 95% positive the heads have been done already. Thanks everyone, I'll post pictures when its home.
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Here's a thread that will tell you more than you ever wanted to know about Disco "issues" -
https://landroverforums.com/forum/di...scovery-59036/
I'm not sure if the link will work, but you can search on "what doesn't work your discovery", or look for it about 3 pages back. This was a long thread about problems people have had with their Discos. It's very informative, if a little depressing !
https://landroverforums.com/forum/di...scovery-59036/
I'm not sure if the link will work, but you can search on "what doesn't work your discovery", or look for it about 3 pages back. This was a long thread about problems people have had with their Discos. It's very informative, if a little depressing !
#4
awesome, thank you guys. I know my friend is going to spend all day Saturday looking at the truck, teaching me all about it and showing me the ins and outs. Its great having a Land rover Tech right up the street! Im just trying to do my own research so I dont have to fully rely on him. Its also hard to think "do allll maintenance before mods" haha
#5
The hard part is doing maint first for sure I picked one up about 6 months ago and I'm still doing some here and there. Mine is a 98 with 74000 on the clock, my issues have been more from age than anything. I'm replacing all hoses this week, I've replace a coil pack, alternator, seafaomed gas tank and intake plenum as well as cleaned the throttle body. I've also got a bushing kit I need to start putting on, and still have fluids to change in the running gear, it's alot of work but once ur done, then u can worry about the fun stuff and hopefully no serious mechanical issues.
#6
pull up the carpets and behold the rust, cargo area and front foot wells
if the heads are done find out if the rad was cleaned and rodded, get a good water temp gauge the stock is crap
change all fluids since they either never been done or are incorrect type
there is a "new to you maintenance" thread in the disco1 tech section
if the heads are done find out if the rad was cleaned and rodded, get a good water temp gauge the stock is crap
change all fluids since they either never been done or are incorrect type
there is a "new to you maintenance" thread in the disco1 tech section
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