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@ProTech Yea not sure what is up with that Davidohendo guy. However rusted out rear frames are a very real problem. Pacific northwest here so not really a problem,but east coast trucks can have bad rear frames.
For what is worth I have had mine for 2 years, while is not a daily driver,I work at home, it is my off road truck.
I am about to do 4 days across BC via FSR's about 1500 miles largely out of Cell phone range I have zero concerns about my Disco making ht trip
In the 2 years I have owned her time I have done :
the drive shaft the PO did not keep it lubed
tie rod ends
shocks and springs, mine were original LR gear and shot, I got a Terrafirma set from a local Club member for nothing
muffler ( I put a massive dent it mine and leaked) paid to have it put in it was very wet when I killed mine
passenger side exhaust gaskets, broken flange stud
Bleeder screw, mine cracked
180 deg thermostat
I did all of this in the driveway with a floor jack and basic tools.
Out of pocket about 1000 CDN so not too bad, I am wee bit OCD on maintenance though.
And this although this on the extreme side it give you an idea of where I will go, that trip killed the muffler
$300 an hour my ***. Our shop charges $125 an hour. Most of my customers come in and get diagnosis and do the work themselves. These Discoverys are easy to work on in terms of new cars. You want a sticker shock? Try loosing a water pump on a 5.0 Land Rover engine and get a $30,000 bill for a new engine. Or even just doing a timing chain, costs about $8,000. Or even when I worked with Mercedes, replacing 6 injectors on a diesel was about $7,000. Or having to pull the cab off to replace head gaskets.
I assure you, Land Rover Discoverys pre 2004 are very easy to work on. You can fix damn near anything with a basic wrench set.
Lots of good info here. The best case scenario is finding a DII that has a Tophat Sleeved engine with upgraded cam from Turner or similar builder. An original low mile engine is not worth paying a lot for.
Insist on good maintenance records, and having the coolant system pressure tested, and also bring an obdII tool to scan for codes.
If you you have time and budget, find one not working and drop a new long block in, and do the inline thermostat mod.
$300 an hour my ***. Our shop charges $125 an hour. Most of my customers come in and get diagnosis and do the work themselves. These Discoverys are easy to work on in terms of new cars. You want a sticker shock? Try loosing a water pump on a 5.0 Land Rover engine and get a $30,000 bill for a new engine. Or even just doing a timing chain, costs about $8,000. Or even when I worked with Mercedes, replacing 6 injectors on a diesel was about $7,000. Or having to pull the cab off to replace head gaskets.
I assure you, Land Rover Discoverys pre 2004 are very easy to work on. You can fix damn near anything with a basic wrench set.
7mm, 8mm, 10mm, 13mm, and 15mm will Fox a heck of a lot on these trucks.
Don't forget that 8mm 12 point you need to get the valve cover gaskets off. I hate that one.
Yep, also a12 point 12mm for the mechanist manifolds and a 12 point 19mm for the caliper bracket that is so much fun to reach and get off at 130 ft lbs of torque.
Be sure to get plenty of pictures of the frame, before traveling to acquire rover. Especially, from the rust-belt. These Dll's can look pretty nice top side, while underneath...they are a mess (rust wise).
Major rust areas are, by passengers side cat and anything behind the rear axle...but we've sen entire frames rooted out.
