That was a whole back. What did you end up doing?

 

sorry for the thread revival but i am buying a 2004 discovery se w/ 44k miles on it... maintained well. all services done up to date. most recently plugs and packs. new tires and battery. what else would need to be inspected or see if it was already completed?

 

Sounds like a great rig.. May I ask what you are paying for it?

You'll hear more detail from those more familiar than me, but a head gasket job, (80k miles), 3 amigos prevention, And the self leveling suspect suspension are common issues with this vehicle. .

 

I have an 03 with 83k mi. and I'm in the process of making my way down the Disco Mike list. I am finding that it isn't THAT expensive if you like to turn wrenches a bit and work on your own car. I started with plugs and wires because I had to. Next, I plan on doing the differentials and transfer case, followed by tranny filter and fluid. Yours has very low miles but I consider getting these items done because that fluid breaks down over time too... Do you know if you have a driveshaft with greasable U-Joints? I know that's an issue with mine. Sorry to go on too long. That's my advice - prioritize the items and do the list in your own time.

 

I just purchesed a 2004 SE with 100,000 miles and it has the pink antifreeze in it looks clean, should it be replaced with green/yellow? thanks

 

Ok, I am not mechanically inclined , at all. Have bought a 04 SE with 46,000 original miles which is in good shape. I want to keep it that way and understand the need for proper maintenance. If you will give me an ideal as to what a reputable shop would charge , or range , for this work. Thanks George

 

I bought 2001 Disco a few months ago (can't seem to post a picture of it, admin rights?) Completed most of the list provided by Mike. Found out the hard way on the drive shaft. Bastard blew when making a turn and nearly took out my fuel line. Luckily I was only driving about 15 mph. I ordered an DS from Lucky8, and it's been working great since.Cracked the transmission case housing a bit; JP welded it. There is some visible ATF leakage but only a few drops. When I changed the ATF I didn't change the gasket or filter; plan on doing that this weekend. Now onto some other issues...did a spot check of my spark plugs and found that the 5 and 7 were a tad oily. Anything to worry about here? A head gasket issue? I've noticed some heavy oil seepage coming from both the passenger and driver side head and running a trail down towards the sump. Not a whole lot makes it to ground but there's enough accumulating on the axle and steering damper to take notice. Any chance coolant is getting into one of the cylinders. Having some issues with power. Was running rich until I replaced O2s, plugs, wires, MAF, and air intake filter. All codes thrown before were resolved, not have shown in several months. Live data seems to show it's running fine. However, the power issue puzzle me. Need to replace the cat converter; one just arrived today from rovers north. More important is I need to figure out what killed the cat converter. Do oily spark plugs and slow loss of coolant point a cause? Will be replacing t-stat and hoses this week as well. Like I said, it's been losing coolant slowly, but no sign on ground. It may be from the top hose bleeder valve failing (duct taped it temporarily; not overheating issues). Any thoughts on where I should go from there?

 

you should re-post this in the dII section

 

To answer your question- a reputable shop like a dealer would charge at least a couple thousand for that work. A reputable indy might charge you 50% - 75% of that.

BUT, Rovers are VERY easy to work on.

Buy a $99 mechanics socket set from the Home Depot or Sears and you'll be able to do 90% of maintenance/repair on your own.

You owe it to yourself (and your wallet) to at least attempt the work. There are lots of pictorials and videos on how to do this work on the interwebs.

Rovers are no different than any other car, and are not "difficult" to work on like the dealers & the uninformed would have you believe.

If you can turn a wrench with your hands, you can work on cars. One does not need to be mechanically inclined to execute this list.

There's also lots of support on these forums. I've owned 5 Rovers myself, and this forum has been a life saving source of information on more than one occasion.

Don't be afraid to ask for help!

 

Very well said,I will give that a shot. Thanks for the advise, it's appreciated. George