For what it's worth, mine doesn't leak either. I just joke about it due to the reputation they have. I don't wheel mine hard, and I'm guessing you don't either, or we both might have a different outcome.

 

I wheel mine pretty hard....no leaks , here. I think its a myth. or maybe incontinence of the driver.

 

Haha. Yeah, I've been on side hills that might have caused a little leakage from passengers...

 

same here. i've had to go and turn around and pick them back up.......do it all over again , just to keep my seats dry.

 

(Leaking is) "not the quality of engineering or the OEM equipment at fault it's a function of usage and age."
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And, most importantly, it is a function of lazy owners who don't take necessary time to do needed maintenance; when they see seals/gaskets failing, they shout long and hard, giving Rover a bad reputation.

 

"mine doesn't leak either. I just joke about it due to the reputation they have."
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A bad reputation that should be directed at the lazy owners who let their Rovers get in the leaking state; not at the Rovers themselves.

 

Probably true. I've also owned Harley's, and never would I allow them to leak, even though they also have that reputation.

 

We have a 2012 Defender and it leaks.

 

"The containment of automotive fluids is an inexact science"

- old british mechanic axiom

I have multiple cars, of multiple makes, and have been buying and selling them since high school.

They all leak if you don't maintain them, but rovers are more prone to it than other brands, just in my experience.

Not the end of the world, but it does certainly deter buyers who don't wrench on their cars.

 

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I too have had multiple vehicles since high school (graduated in 1962). ALL my vehicles have been Land Rovers and Rover cars, several Rover 3 litre, a few Rover 3.5 litre, numerous Rover 2000 and 2000 TC, even a 1951 75, two Land Rover series IIa, one Rover series II, a Range Rover Classic, and now a 2004 LR Discovery. Here are my experiences, regarding this topic: Oil seals and gaskets differ little from make to make, but all will wear out and eventually leak, but Rover used some of the better, higher quality seals/gaskets, and are fairly easier to replace, compared to say ooohh, Ford ones (in my experience, anyway). When they begin to leak, if you change them, and do a good job in that, they will last a very long time. Some guys are driving Rovers with a zillion miles on them, and have seldom, if ever, had seals/gaskets replaced, yet these owners are among the first to complain that Rovers leak. Give me a break; face reality, my friends.