2003 Discovery II for sale, should I get it?
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"2003 has the 4.6 engine right?
That one has the thinner casting walls and the possibility of a slipped liner?"
You've got it backward...
The book "How to Power Tune a Rover V8" says otherwise
As mentioned at the end of this thread:
https://landroverforums.com/forum/di...s-57841/page2/
earlyrover
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Oregon, north of Salem
Posts: 357
"I have heard folks on here mention the 4.0 block is more reliable than the 4.6." That is a myth, or a biased, misinformed opinion not based on fact, though it, in part, depends on what one means by the term "dependable." " How to Power Tune Rover V8 Engine," clearly said, rightly so, that "reliability problems in Rover engines are due to variations in amount of aluminum surrounding the liners," and it should have taught all of us this, if we were paying attention, the 4.0 blocks, had somewhat thinner aluminum walls behind the cylinder liners (most code marked blue by Rover) than the 4.6 blocks had (code marked red by Rover, meaning the thickest walls behind liners). Also, the blue coded 4.0 blocks, following one or two overheating issues, cracked that aluminum behind the liners 80% of the time, freeing up liners to move, while the red coded 4.6 liter blocks, following two or more overheating issue, cracked behind liners only 15% of the time. So, you tell me, what is more "reliable?"
That one has the thinner casting walls and the possibility of a slipped liner?"
You've got it backward...
The book "How to Power Tune a Rover V8" says otherwise
As mentioned at the end of this thread:
https://landroverforums.com/forum/di...s-57841/page2/
earlyrover
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Oregon, north of Salem
Posts: 357
"I have heard folks on here mention the 4.0 block is more reliable than the 4.6." That is a myth, or a biased, misinformed opinion not based on fact, though it, in part, depends on what one means by the term "dependable." " How to Power Tune Rover V8 Engine," clearly said, rightly so, that "reliability problems in Rover engines are due to variations in amount of aluminum surrounding the liners," and it should have taught all of us this, if we were paying attention, the 4.0 blocks, had somewhat thinner aluminum walls behind the cylinder liners (most code marked blue by Rover) than the 4.6 blocks had (code marked red by Rover, meaning the thickest walls behind liners). Also, the blue coded 4.0 blocks, following one or two overheating issues, cracked that aluminum behind the liners 80% of the time, freeing up liners to move, while the red coded 4.6 liter blocks, following two or more overheating issue, cracked behind liners only 15% of the time. So, you tell me, what is more "reliable?"
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Only the ones repeating old misinformation.
False information has a life of its own and lives long on the interweb forums.
It's a tough job but I got a tough truck.
The only valid reason to not buy an 03 is the lack of a CDL.
And even that isn't a reason if you don't plan leaving the mall parking lot.
False information has a life of its own and lives long on the interweb forums.
It's a tough job but I got a tough truck.
The only valid reason to not buy an 03 is the lack of a CDL.
And even that isn't a reason if you don't plan leaving the mall parking lot.
Last edited by Dave03S; 05-29-2014 at 10:26 AM.
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Hey dhollis007,
I posted my 04' For sale here:
https://landroverforums.com/forum/di...d-truck-67307/
Check it out, if it's one your interested in or have any questions please fell free to shoot me a PM. I wouldn't mind chatting to a fellow Disco Owner!
I posted my 04' For sale here:
https://landroverforums.com/forum/di...d-truck-67307/
Check it out, if it's one your interested in or have any questions please fell free to shoot me a PM. I wouldn't mind chatting to a fellow Disco Owner!
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tell me I'm not reading this correctly, you are not saying you put over $8000 into a 98 Disco and it didn't include an engine?
"I got my '98 Disco about 9 months ago with 100k on the odometer with a run down of what the dealer did. For 8k and some change I have a Disco with new head gasket, wires and plugs, tires, and pretty much anything else you can think of that would go wrong"
"I got my '98 Disco about 9 months ago with 100k on the odometer with a run down of what the dealer did. For 8k and some change I have a Disco with new head gasket, wires and plugs, tires, and pretty much anything else you can think of that would go wrong"
Last edited by drowssap; 06-23-2014 at 07:34 AM.