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The CDL does put some strain on the drive train on corners but far less than a lock Diff. I only enage CDL when I need it or think I may need it for a section of trail. I find steep uphills with loose rock are my most common use, along with weird angled cross ditches/humps. As noted though go easy on the skinny pedal.
Does buying your first Disco, then immediately parking it like this to introduce it to the family count?
04 - seems to be very well maintained - minor issues all around, but drove it an hour home, then loaded up and straight to our local mountain for some snowboarding.
it only counts if that's your neighbor's yard and you left deep mud ruts when you spun the wheels trying to back out of that.
nice find, though. and welcome to the club.
Not quite that bad, but if you look up a bit, you'll see his '21Rover parked above looking down on mine. His came back on a flat bed like 3 weeks ago and hasn't moved since. He's been driving his Mom's Tahoe lately, but I haven't had the chance to ask him what happened.
I thought to myself "Oh, well what could possibly go wrong buying a Rover if his is clearly super reliable". And here we are, with me flexing my vintage Disco muscle in plain view of his! ;-)
@ajpags Congratulations. Nice color and an '04 with CDL. First thing among many others: check the drive shafts, especially front because it can blow up without warning.
@ajpags Congratulations. Nice color and an '04 with CDL. First thing among many others: check the drive shafts, especially front because it can blow up without warning.
Previous owner did the front driveshaft less than 3 years ago - and the crank position sensor - and intake manifold gaskets - and repaired the rear frame area. Dude clearly knew what he was looking for!
Nonetheless the drive shafts should be greased with every oil change. 3 years is a long time, I hope he did grease it frequently since then.
Yup - oil isn't technically due for another 2k miles, but I'll do it anyway so I can get under there, get used to it, do the driveshaft greasing, and whatever else I notice might need some love.
Good day to all, just joined today and need a little help.
I have a 2004 discovery 2, I have had it about a year and the rear hatch has never worked well but with constant cleaning and lubrication of the latch assembly, linkage and hinges it functions, until today.
The lock and unlock actuator seems to be functioning properly both manually and electronically, I pulled the door panel off and disconnected the rod to the latch release lever, when I try to release the latch by moving the release lever nothing happens. I pulled the weatherstripping out of the way and moved the child lock to lock and unlock so I do not think that is the problem. I held the release lever in the unlatch position and used a 2-foot pry bar between the door and the doorframe to apply a little pressure to help open the door and again no movement, So I know the door is not locked- the child lock is in the unlock position- release lever seems to have full range of motion and the door is still stuck closed.
Is there any other way to manually force the latch to release?
I do not care if the latch is destroyed, I can replace it if I get the door open.
Thank you
