LR4 Purchase - Yay or Nay
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Rock Crawling
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LR4 Purchase - Yay or Nay
So I'm no stranger to rovers having had a Disco 2, LR3 and 08 L322. It's time to move on from the L322 and a local LR4 caught my eye.
Its a 2013 V8 with 100k that has had the chain guides, coolant pipes and water pump replaced.
I know nit picky things come with old rovers like air suspension and control arm bushings, not an issue and I have a GAP tool already. My question is since the big things have been repaired, this seems like a relatively smart buy right?
Its a 2013 V8 with 100k that has had the chain guides, coolant pipes and water pump replaced.
I know nit picky things come with old rovers like air suspension and control arm bushings, not an issue and I have a GAP tool already. My question is since the big things have been repaired, this seems like a relatively smart buy right?
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@Blackngold77 You would think, but oil change intervals are pretty huge for timing chain health, depending on when the chains were done and how often the oil was changed, you could still have an issue. 3000 to 5000 mile oil change intervals seem to work best,even the LR dealership service manager agrees.
Anti-freeze age is also a problem a lot of coolant pipe issues, as it gets acidic over time and further degrades the plastic, beyond heat cycling.
Other than those:
I just bought a 1-owner dealer maintained 2015 SCV6, to replace my D2, I passed on an overland-ready LR4 because the guy was cheaping out on maintenance. So I feel your pain in the search.
Anti-freeze age is also a problem a lot of coolant pipe issues, as it gets acidic over time and further degrades the plastic, beyond heat cycling.
Other than those:
- Check the air suspension for holding pressure and time to raise and lower.
- Transmission shifting
- Air filter is a favorite of mine as it speaks to routine maintenance
- Brakes, rotor condition, people will do pads but not rotors
I just bought a 1-owner dealer maintained 2015 SCV6, to replace my D2, I passed on an overland-ready LR4 because the guy was cheaping out on maintenance. So I feel your pain in the search.
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@Blackngold77 You would think, but oil change intervals are pretty huge for timing chain health, depending on when the chains were done and how often the oil was changed, you could still have an issue. 3000 to 5000 mile oil change intervals seem to work best,even the LR dealership service manager agrees.
Anti-freeze age is also a problem a lot of coolant pipe issues, as it gets acidic over time and further degrades the plastic, beyond heat cycling.
Other than those:
I just bought a 1-owner dealer maintained 2015 SCV6, to replace my D2, I passed on an overland-ready LR4 because the guy was cheaping out on maintenance. So I feel your pain in the search.
Anti-freeze age is also a problem a lot of coolant pipe issues, as it gets acidic over time and further degrades the plastic, beyond heat cycling.
Other than those:
- Check the air suspension for holding pressure and time to raise and lower.
- Transmission shifting
- Air filter is a favorite of mine as it speaks to routine maintenance
- Brakes, rotor condition, people will do pads but not rotors
I just bought a 1-owner dealer maintained 2015 SCV6, to replace my D2, I passed on an overland-ready LR4 because the guy was cheaping out on maintenance. So I feel your pain in the search.
thanks man, yeah i usually give the rotors a thumbnail rub to see if there's a lip.
Makes sense on the time since repair warning. Ive seen speculation that Land Rover's recommended interval contributes to it by blocking up oil channels.
Annoying how hard its gotten to find a good 4.4 around here, nevermind a 5.0
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