03 bad oil pumps VIN range
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RE: 03 bad oil pumps VIN range
Do understand, it's not a bad oil pump. It's the way it's mounted to the motor that causes stress to the pump. Also, if your Disco is within the VIN range, it doesn't necessarily mean you have certain pump failure in your future. It just means that's the range where the flawed design could cause that stress on the pump. If you already have a lot of miles on your Disco without any problems, then it's unlikely you'll see any problems going forward. I've got 119,000 miles on mine with no pump failures, but then I guess it could fail tomorrow... For that matter, I've also seen posts from people who have 04's that had oil pump failures, but there's not a TSB on 04's.... at least not yet.
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RE: 03 bad oil pumps VIN range
LR says the only way to repair it is to replace the entire engine ($10,000). Or you could find a *gently* used one for about $4,000. I guess you could do some "preventative" maintenance by replacing the pump every 45,000 whether or not it needs it ($400??). It's up to you, but just because your VIN falls in some "range", I wouldn't freak out.