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Drove about 100 miles away to register the beast to our Idaho house. A little rumble like a u joint or the poly driveshaft deal, but otherwise it was great. It needs bigger tires to pull less rpm at speed though. It has the torque, but you can tell it wants another gear after 4th. The fusion dual fam setup seems to work pretty well. One fan is tied to the gm pcm and the other is on the circuit for the seized condenser fan. I made some quick brackets to get the fan mounted because my truck got hit by a tree and I'm not sure what's going to happen insurance wise to fix it. Figured the Disco needs to be driveable asap.
You know, I haven't removed the spare tire cover to see if it matches. I will do that when I get home. Yesterday I was able to find a wrecking yard with a 2000 model. I got both blinker housings and was able to cut the wiring harnesses out for each. I also found an airbox lid as mine had a broken latch, a LH side bumper filler panel, and a matching colored cargo cover. All for about 20 bucks. Score. I repaired all those items along with re-welding the cat-shield, got license plates and registration from the DMV and my daughter drove us around the neighborhood. She doesn't like the attention but I caught her smiling ear to ear.
Now on to tackling the 3 amigos. I need to get a fancy scanner from Amazon first. thinking the icarsoft. Any other suggestions in the same price range? Also, what lights do you think will fit the holes of this bumper? Thanks.
Turns out the spare wheel does match albeit really dirty. Also, anyone have a source for Land Rover wheel emblems? Seems all I can find are emblems for the front and rear grill and tailgate.
Turns out the spare wheel does match albeit really dirty. Also, anyone have a source for Land Rover wheel emblems? Seems all I can find are emblems for the front and rear grill and tailgate.
eBay. Search "land Rover center caps" and you'll get a bunch of results.
It has taken me awhile, but I did what I'd consider to be a fairly thorough engine service. My new-ish to me, 159k mile D2 had a quite a few oil leaks, and a couple intermittent coolant leaks, so instead of waiting for it to overheat or leave me stranded, I did "All the things" as preventative maintenance...or maybe OCD, but whatever, lol.
Head gaskets - Elring gaskets with ARP head studs
Timing cover
Timing chain and sprockets
Oil pump
Speedi-sleeve on the Harmonic Balancer
Water pump - FlowKooler high flow
All coolant hoses replaced
Oil pan gasket
Rear main Cruciform seals
Ignition coils, Double Platinum Spark plugs, NGK Wires
Crank Position Sensor, with silicone heat reflective spray on CPS cover
Bosch 150 amp Alternator
ACDelco AGM group 65 battery
New split loom on all engine bay wiring
All other needed gaskets to do the job (Valve covers, Intake gaskets, o-rings, etc.)
Did a few other things while in there, but I forget what they are...
Engine looked pretty good internally, bearings all looked great. Had more dirt and crud in the oil pan than I wanted to see, but no metal. Cylinders still had good crosshatching, and the lifters and cam lobes looked great for a 159k mile engine. The timing chain and gears were a little worn, so was the oil pump gear and timing cover, definitely worth replacing them. Seems to run much quieter and smoother now, so that's nice
Also managed to score some new KYB adjustable shocks and a new steering stabilizer for cheap on FB. Thing rides much better now, lol
It has taken me awhile, but I did what I'd consider to be a fairly thorough engine service. My new-ish to me, 159k mile D2 had a quite a few oil leaks, and a couple intermittent coolant leaks, so instead of waiting for it to overheat or leave me stranded, I did "All the things" as preventative maintenance...or maybe OCD, but whatever, lol.
Head gaskets - Elring gaskets with ARP head studs
Timing cover
Timing chain and sprockets
Oil pump
Speedi-sleeve on the Harmonic Balancer
Water pump - FlowKooler high flow
All coolant hoses replaced
Oil pan gasket
Rear main Cruciform seals
Ignition coils, Double Platinum Spark plugs, NGK Wires
Crank Position Sensor, with silicone heat reflective spray on CPS cover
Bosch 150 amp Alternator
ACDelco AGM group 65 battery
New split loom on all engine bay wiring
All other needed gaskets to do the job (Valve covers, Intake gaskets, o-rings, etc.)
Did a few other things while in there, but I forget what they are...
Engine looked pretty good internally, bearings all looked great. Had more dirt and crud in the oil pan than I wanted to see, but no metal. Cylinders still had good crosshatching, and the lifters and cam lobes looked great for a 159k mile engine. The timing chain and gears were a little worn, so was the oil pump gear and timing cover, definitely worth replacing them. Seems to run much quieter and smoother now, so that's nice
Also managed to score some new KYB adjustable shocks and a new steering stabilizer for cheap on FB. Thing rides much better now, lol
That's a good chunk of work! Did you completely remove the engine to do it all or did you leave it mounted in the vehicle?
That's a good chunk of work! Did you completely remove the engine to do it all or did you leave it mounted in the vehicle?
Did it in the vehicle, in my garage. I'm an old mechanic, but this is my first Land Rover. I find them to be quirky, but not overly difficult. Although I will admit it took me 3 tries to get the front crank seal to stop leaking, lol (getting the speedi-sleeve positioned on the Harmonic balancer right is tricky, IME)
not all today, but over the last month or so my son, 19, and i replaced all the hard brake lines on brake hoses on the '01 Discovery. the existing had rusted out and burst a hole on a test drive after doing the Option B mod.
today we hooked up the final brake hose, bled the air out and started her up. well, tried to start her up. battery was dead after sitting for so long. my own fault as i have a maintainer in the cellar.
jumped the Rover and she fired right up. slowly backed out of the driveway and she stopped properly when i applied the brakes. took her out on the road and she drove and braked perfectly.
turned her off to check to see if she would restart. no go. so, pulled the battery and threw it on the trickle charger. we'll try again tomorrow morning. hoping i don't need to buy another new battery.
regardless, it was nice to know that after replacing the hard brake lines, thanks Rovers North, and all the brake hoses we had no leaks and she stopped the way the factory intended. first time ever attempting a brake line replacement. would have been much easier if rust hadn't been constantly raining down on me from every other surface on the frame.
First long drive after LS swap
