Many Problems: Leaks, Brake Lights, etc...
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06-20-2007 | 08:51 PM
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Many Problems: Leaks, Brake Lights, etc...
Hello,
I recently purchased a 98 Discovery and have since found many little problems that I am ignorant on as to a fix. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I know very little about technical terms and things of the sort, but will try and answer questions if needed.
First, the leaks. There is a leak from the "crankshaft seal" (as I was told by someone), after driving approximately 50 miles, I had leaked around a quart of oil.
There is also a leak coming from the power steering box area, no real idea where that is coming from but I don't seem to be loosing much fluid there.
Now, the brake lights don't work...at all. I read the other thread down the page, but that problem prohibited the discovery from shifting out of park. I am not sure if this requires the same fix or not, but I wanted to ask.
The passenger seat (power seats), was reclined today and won't go back up. The seat moves forward and back, but won't "un-recline", I am assuming it is the motor on the seat, but maybe a common/easy fix is available?
The rear windows will go down with the front control, but won't go back up. I browsed over something on "roverparts" that said it was a wiring fix in the glove box, but that fix was for a total lack of control of the back windows. Is this what you would recommend?
In four low, the disco seems to "jump" every once 15-30 seconds. I remember hearing of this problem being more severe, but don't know of the cause of it or a remedy.
Also, I currently have 30/11.5 wheels and they rub on the inside, I was looking at Kumho Road Venture M/T 265/75/16 tires. Do you think these would reduce the rubbing? I can currently turn my wheel one full rotation and an additional quarter turn before I worry about the rub.
Again, any and all help for these problems would be greatly appreciated as I have little auto knowledge and am even more ignorant on specific vehicles.
Thank you for your time and help.
I recently purchased a 98 Discovery and have since found many little problems that I am ignorant on as to a fix. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I know very little about technical terms and things of the sort, but will try and answer questions if needed.
First, the leaks. There is a leak from the "crankshaft seal" (as I was told by someone), after driving approximately 50 miles, I had leaked around a quart of oil.
There is also a leak coming from the power steering box area, no real idea where that is coming from but I don't seem to be loosing much fluid there.
Now, the brake lights don't work...at all. I read the other thread down the page, but that problem prohibited the discovery from shifting out of park. I am not sure if this requires the same fix or not, but I wanted to ask.
The passenger seat (power seats), was reclined today and won't go back up. The seat moves forward and back, but won't "un-recline", I am assuming it is the motor on the seat, but maybe a common/easy fix is available?
The rear windows will go down with the front control, but won't go back up. I browsed over something on "roverparts" that said it was a wiring fix in the glove box, but that fix was for a total lack of control of the back windows. Is this what you would recommend?
In four low, the disco seems to "jump" every once 15-30 seconds. I remember hearing of this problem being more severe, but don't know of the cause of it or a remedy.
Also, I currently have 30/11.5 wheels and they rub on the inside, I was looking at Kumho Road Venture M/T 265/75/16 tires. Do you think these would reduce the rubbing? I can currently turn my wheel one full rotation and an additional quarter turn before I worry about the rub.
Again, any and all help for these problems would be greatly appreciated as I have little auto knowledge and am even more ignorant on specific vehicles.
Thank you for your time and help.
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06-21-2007 | 08:57 AM
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RE: Many Problems: Leaks, Brake Lights, etc...
ORIGINAL: nate13
Hello,
I recently purchased a 98 Discovery and have since found many little problems that I am ignorant on as to a fix. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I know very little about technical terms and things of the sort, but will try and answer questions if needed.
First, the leaks. There is a leak from the "crankshaft seal" (as I was told by someone), after driving approximately 50 miles, I had leaked around a quart of oil.
There is also a leak coming from the power steering box area, no real idea where that is coming from but I don't seem to be loosing much fluid there.
Now, the brake lights don't work...at all. I read the other thread down the page, but that problem prohibited the discovery from shifting out of park. I am not sure if this requires the same fix or not, but I wanted to ask.
The passenger seat (power seats), was reclined today and won't go back up. The seat moves forward and back, but won't "un-recline", I am assuming it is the motor on the seat, but maybe a common/easy fix is available?
The rear windows will go down with the front control, but won't go back up. I browsed over something on "roverparts" that said it was a wiring fix in the glove box, but that fix was for a total lack of control of the back windows. Is this what you would recommend?
In four low, the disco seems to "jump" every once 15-30 seconds. I remember hearing of this problem being more severe, but don't know of the cause of it or a remedy.
Also, I currently have 30/11.5 wheels and they rub on the inside, I was looking at Kumho Road Venture M/T 265/75/16 tires. Do you think these would reduce the rubbing? I can currently turn my wheel one full rotation and an additional quarter turn before I worry about the rub.
Again, any and all help for these problems would be greatly appreciated as I have little auto knowledge and am even more ignorant on specific vehicles.
Thank you for your time and help.
Hello,
I recently purchased a 98 Discovery and have since found many little problems that I am ignorant on as to a fix. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I know very little about technical terms and things of the sort, but will try and answer questions if needed.
First, the leaks. There is a leak from the "crankshaft seal" (as I was told by someone), after driving approximately 50 miles, I had leaked around a quart of oil.
There is also a leak coming from the power steering box area, no real idea where that is coming from but I don't seem to be loosing much fluid there.
Now, the brake lights don't work...at all. I read the other thread down the page, but that problem prohibited the discovery from shifting out of park. I am not sure if this requires the same fix or not, but I wanted to ask.
The passenger seat (power seats), was reclined today and won't go back up. The seat moves forward and back, but won't "un-recline", I am assuming it is the motor on the seat, but maybe a common/easy fix is available?
The rear windows will go down with the front control, but won't go back up. I browsed over something on "roverparts" that said it was a wiring fix in the glove box, but that fix was for a total lack of control of the back windows. Is this what you would recommend?
In four low, the disco seems to "jump" every once 15-30 seconds. I remember hearing of this problem being more severe, but don't know of the cause of it or a remedy.
Also, I currently have 30/11.5 wheels and they rub on the inside, I was looking at Kumho Road Venture M/T 265/75/16 tires. Do you think these would reduce the rubbing? I can currently turn my wheel one full rotation and an additional quarter turn before I worry about the rub.
Again, any and all help for these problems would be greatly appreciated as I have little auto knowledge and am even more ignorant on specific vehicles.
Thank you for your time and help.
The back windows controler is behind the glove box and sometimes can be taken out and fixed .
The seat is most likely the controller.
The tires are to big, the largest but may still may rub is 245/75/16 this is with no lift.
The jumping is more likely the large tires.
The power steering leak is made worse by the over size tires.
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06-21-2007 | 09:03 AM
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06-21-2007 | 10:55 AM
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06-21-2007 | 03:39 PM
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RE: Many Problems: Leaks, Brake Lights, etc...
My disco has 122,000 miles on it, but, I don't think many of these problems are normal. From what I have gathered, the previous owner abused it severly. (They may be normal, but again it seems like most of the problems could have been avoided or pampered sooner)
I took it to a local mechanic today, he says that it is leaking from the oil cooler lines and the front and rear crankshaft seal.
I took it to a local mechanic today, he says that it is leaking from the oil cooler lines and the front and rear crankshaft seal.
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06-21-2007 | 05:20 PM
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RE: Many Problems: Leaks, Brake Lights, etc...
I would suggest you degrease your engine, power scrube it, put some engine oil dye into the oil and then get a second mechanic to look at it.
Front and rear seals as a pair of failing seals is not common and damm expensive to repair. You may have a leaking intake manifold causing leaks at both the front and rear of the engine.
Mike
Front and rear seals as a pair of failing seals is not common and damm expensive to repair. You may have a leaking intake manifold causing leaks at both the front and rear of the engine.
Mike
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06-22-2007 | 12:00 PM
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RE: Many Problems: Leaks, Brake Lights, etc...
I degreased and power sprayed the engine the day after I received it and the first mechanic I took it to said just the front seal, but didn't really investigate further.
Yesterday, I took it to another mechanic and he showed me the build-up of running oil down the cooler line, and I have seen the front seal's leak. The rear he said "looks like it has leaked a bit, but it isn't as important as the front 2."
He quoted me around $531 in labor for all 3, $396 of that being on the back seal (8.8 hours). The front 2 are supposed to take approximately 3 hours.
Is there any troubleshooting site or someone that could give information on my passenger seat? It is getting rather annoying fully reclined....
I don't think the previous owner did any maintenance on this Disco, nor do I think she acknowledged any leaks and attempted to fix them prior to them getting more severe.
...should I expect any more problems in the near future or can I hope for most to be done after this?
Yesterday, I took it to another mechanic and he showed me the build-up of running oil down the cooler line, and I have seen the front seal's leak. The rear he said "looks like it has leaked a bit, but it isn't as important as the front 2."
He quoted me around $531 in labor for all 3, $396 of that being on the back seal (8.8 hours). The front 2 are supposed to take approximately 3 hours.
Is there any troubleshooting site or someone that could give information on my passenger seat? It is getting rather annoying fully reclined....
I don't think the previous owner did any maintenance on this Disco, nor do I think she acknowledged any leaks and attempted to fix them prior to them getting more severe.
...should I expect any more problems in the near future or can I hope for most to be done after this?
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