Sounds very unusual; it's possible some kind of damage occured when it was overheating but I don't see how that would cause a major part like a rod to fail and not just the whole engine fail. Perhaps a cylinder wall was compromised if it did a major overheat.

I guess you have some tough choices to make. Is the mechanic someone you trust? Have they given you an estimate? There isn't much you can do with it other then fix it or part it out to recoup some of your losses. A short block from Land Rover runs about $4000 and then there is the labor for installing it, probably about $2500 at the best.While costly, you would haveessentially a new car. There are also used engines on the market and that might be an option. If the broken rod has damaged the block it's doubtful you can rebuild the existing engine so you may never know what caused the rod to break, not that this means much now.

Best of luck and keep us posted.

 

Thank you for responding.

(IN response to grussell) The ck oil light had never turned on until this day and my next oil change was to be done in 800 miles or so.


(In Response to crisinhouston) I know it is going to cost me a lot and he told me he could find me a rebuilt engine. I don't know how much it is going to cost yet. HOw long should I expect for it to take to fix it. I really like my disco and would like to keep it for many years to come but I am not toknowledgeable when it comes to mechanical work. This is why I enjoy coming on hear and reading what you guys have to say. Now, after I taken care of this major problem with the engine what else should I be expecting to happen. What other issues have you experienced or may be aware of.Do you know of any mods that I can do to my disco. Right now it is all original.

 

I know it is going to cost me a lot and he told me he could find me a rebuilt engine. I don't know how much it is going to cost yet. HOw long should I expect for it to take to fix it. I really like my disco and would like to keep it for many years to come but I am not toknowledgeable when it comes to mechanical work. This is why I enjoy coming on hear and reading what you guys have to say. Now, after I taken care of this major problem with the engine what else should I be expecting to happen. What other issues have you experienced or may be aware of.Do you know of any mods that I can do to my disco. Right now it is all original.

 

I am assuming by all original you mean that the u-joint in your front driveshaft have not been replaced with greaseable joints. That is something that you really need to do asap to prevent it from failing and destroying your transmission if you haven't already had it done.

What are you using your Disco for? There are all kinds of mods you can do to a Disco but if all you do is drive it around town and on road how many mods do you really need. Let us know what you do or plan do with the Disco and we can point you in the right direction for mods.

 

PM me your tele number so we can talk about your options.
Mike

 

Weren't there a handful of 04's with the failing oil pump issue?

 

Sounds like he spun a bearing.
NEVER EVER drive with the oil light on, EVER! If you are trying to out run a huge lava flow then fine, otherwise NEVER.
Your oil pump may have went out.
What grade of gas have you been using?

 

dude, as soon as the oil light goes on, and you know you've been changing your oil, you would literally pull over within 30 seconds, turn the car off, and call a tow truck. the clanking could be your motor being starved of oil. did you use Premium gas?