thanks, i just called a land rover dealership and they told me the 60k was not done. is the front drive shaft job something i can do myself? i know the spark plugs are a pain on these vehicles too. but i know at least i can do this myself. also, is there a noise or something i can physically look at to see if the u joints are bad or if the front drive shaft for sure needs rebuilding?
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The spark plugs are not hard to do it is the plug wires.
No you cannot just look at the front driveshaft and tell if the u-joints are still good or not.

 

well i going to look at the discovery here in an hour and im starting to get a little nervous.... nervous to be back in the disco world (which is a good thing) and nervous on the reliability, ive had some bad luck with used cars lately, but have had the best luck with land rovers!!! time to check for leaks and play with alot of gadgets
thanks for everyone help. any last words of advice???
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May the Force be with you.

 

8k for an 04 w/ 72k miles?...what area do you live in...wow some of you guys get deals unheard of in these parts...just looked at an 04 w same mileage asking 10 and wouldnt budge on price...gluck

 

I live in MN. i talked him down to $7500 too it needs brakes and to do that 60k sevice. so im guessing ill put 1000 into it. but still a pretty good deal dont you guys think??

Also, one last thing. i want to flush the motor and switch to synethetic oil, but im afraid i might find a leak when i do the flush. do u guys still think i should do the change?? what if so what kind of flush should i use?
thanks

 

Good luck!

General opinion here would be ATF flush. It ain't a Rover if it doesn't leak. And if it leaks, wouldn't you rather know about it and fix it?