Had a Prepurchase inspection done today on an '04 S
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Overlanding
Joined: Aug 2013
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From: Duxbury, MA
Had a Prepurchase inspection done today on an '04 S
Hi All,
I have recently been shopping for an '04 Disco II - and have been reading the boards and also talking to some helpful folks.
Today I had a local LR dealer inspect an '04 S that I was considering purchasing. The vehicle has 58,000 miles on it and is clean.
For informational purposes, I wanted to share what the inspection found:
Head gasket leaking both oil and coolant
Engine Ticking
Front timing cover leaking
Transmission cooler (or cooler line) is leaking
other than that there were a few minor things as well. Also, they mentioned that the Dexcool had been replaced by "green" coolant - and they advised to maintain the vehicle with Dexcool (or there is another "red" coolant - I cant remember the name they said). Personally, I will follow DiscoMike's advice outlined in the major service thread and replace the coolant accordingly when I do purchase a vehicle.
I am going to pass on this one as I dont think the owner will discount the sale price enough to make it attractive to me. But I wanted to throw this out there in case anyone has any comments that may be helpful to someone like me who is looking to purchase their first '04 Disco....
Thx
I have recently been shopping for an '04 Disco II - and have been reading the boards and also talking to some helpful folks.
Today I had a local LR dealer inspect an '04 S that I was considering purchasing. The vehicle has 58,000 miles on it and is clean.
For informational purposes, I wanted to share what the inspection found:
Head gasket leaking both oil and coolant
Engine Ticking
Front timing cover leaking
Transmission cooler (or cooler line) is leaking
other than that there were a few minor things as well. Also, they mentioned that the Dexcool had been replaced by "green" coolant - and they advised to maintain the vehicle with Dexcool (or there is another "red" coolant - I cant remember the name they said). Personally, I will follow DiscoMike's advice outlined in the major service thread and replace the coolant accordingly when I do purchase a vehicle.
I am going to pass on this one as I dont think the owner will discount the sale price enough to make it attractive to me. But I wanted to throw this out there in case anyone has any comments that may be helpful to someone like me who is looking to purchase their first '04 Disco....
Thx
Rock Crawling
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 486
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From: Kaintuck ee
Very expensive fixer upper.Even if the price was discounted Or very time consuming depends on your mech ability. I would pass, Low miles and everything wrong sounds like PO did nothing but drive the s_ _ it out of it.
Winching
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 595
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From: Philadelphia,Pa
Make an offer and then go find a new or rebuilt engine. Factor the cost of that into the offer price. I would not offer more than 1500 for it. If they say yes you have a project truck if they say no you keep looking.
