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Brought my 2004 Disco II home today! Let the adventure begin...or should I say let my bank account end!!!! I’m confident in this purchase. I have a great base to start with. Stay tuned for the transformation!!!! Welcome home! Maybe a little suspension sag. New shoes and suspension coming soon!
1. Overheating - replace all cooling system components not recently replaced. They all fail at your age/mileage level. Bypass thermostat is more reliable than the best LR designed stat.
2. Oil leaks - PCV mod
3. Headliner damage - pull it out now and start working on sealing the sunroofs. I can walk you through it.
4. Cowl breakage - due to UV exposure - remove and coat/paint.
5. Hood/Roof fading - park inside, UV coatings, wax frequently, etc.
6. Wiring issues - replace the old broken/cracked wire looms - they protect the wires from UV and heat exposure.
7. Sunroof motor failure - see #2.
8. Window regulator failures - pull the doors and grease the tracks
9. Popping door strap - liberal lube
151,xxx miles. SERVICE RECORDS UP THE WAZZU!! Paid $4500. Thank you. I wasn’t too particular about what color I got, but I do like it!
Sounds good. The roof rack is worth a thousand already.
My most rewarding upgrade was adding an oil cooler (factory from '02 with thermostat adapter [factory ports do not work]). It brings down the max oil temps by 20 deg F and extends engine life.
1. Overheating - replace all cooling system components not recently replaced. They all fail at your age/mileage level. Bypass thermostat is more reliable than the best LR designed stat.
2. Oil leaks - PCV mod
3. Headliner damage - pull it out now and start working on sealing the sunroofs. I can walk you through it.
4. Cowl breakage - due to UV exposure - remove and coat/paint.
5. Hood/Roof fading - park inside, UV coatings, wax frequently, etc.
6. Wiring issues - replace the old broken/cracked wire looms - they protect the wires from UV and heat exposure.
7. Sunroof motor failure - see #2.
8. Window regulator failures - pull the doors and grease the tracks
9. Popping door strap - liberal lube
@Extinct - I have the popping door strap issue. Drives me nuts. I have liberally coated it with wd-40 and then white lithium grease. What do you recommend?
@cvhyatt Take a look at the strap, mine has ovaled drive shaft grease helps a bit, nothing else does. It really needs to be replaced but that is a ton of work on these
02-07-2020, 01:53 PM
Well here it is........My project Disco
of buying anything english designed
