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2003 Land Rover Discovery

Jun 4, 2026, 11:43 AM | Replies: 0 | Views: 21
  • 2003 Land Rover Discovery - Mechanically restored, full suspension upgrade. 4.6L 7 seat SE - Used - VIN SALTW164X3A817012 - 111,067 Miles - 8 cyl - AWD - Automatic - SUV - Gold - Denver, CO 80215, United States
  • 2003 Land Rover Discovery - Mechanically restored, full suspension upgrade. 4.6L 7 seat SE - Used - VIN SALTW164X3A817012 - 111,067 Miles - 8 cyl - AWD - Automatic - SUV - Gold - Denver, CO 80215, United States
  • 2003 Land Rover Discovery - Mechanically restored, full suspension upgrade. 4.6L 7 seat SE - Used - VIN SALTW164X3A817012 - 111,067 Miles - 8 cyl - AWD - Automatic - SUV - Gold - Denver, CO 80215, United States
  • 2003 Land Rover Discovery - Mechanically restored, full suspension upgrade. 4.6L 7 seat SE - Used - VIN SALTW164X3A817012 - 111,067 Miles - 8 cyl - AWD - Automatic - SUV - Gold - Denver, CO 80215, United States
  • 2003 Land Rover Discovery - Mechanically restored, full suspension upgrade. 4.6L 7 seat SE - Used - VIN SALTW164X3A817012 - 111,067 Miles - 8 cyl - AWD - Automatic - SUV - Gold - Denver, CO 80215, United States
  • 2003 Land Rover Discovery - Mechanically restored, full suspension upgrade. 4.6L 7 seat SE - Used - VIN SALTW164X3A817012 - 111,067 Miles - 8 cyl - AWD - Automatic - SUV - Gold - Denver, CO 80215, United States
  • 2003 Land Rover Discovery - Mechanically restored, full suspension upgrade. 4.6L 7 seat SE - Used - VIN SALTW164X3A817012 - 111,067 Miles - 8 cyl - AWD - Automatic - SUV - Gold - Denver, CO 80215, United States
  • 2003 Land Rover Discovery - Mechanically restored, full suspension upgrade. 4.6L 7 seat SE - Used - VIN SALTW164X3A817012 - 111,067 Miles - 8 cyl - AWD - Automatic - SUV - Gold - Denver, CO 80215, United States
  • 2003 Land Rover Discovery - Mechanically restored, full suspension upgrade. 4.6L 7 seat SE - Used - VIN SALTW164X3A817012 - 111,067 Miles - 8 cyl - AWD - Automatic - SUV - Gold - Denver, CO 80215, United States
  • 2003 Land Rover Discovery - Mechanically restored, full suspension upgrade. 4.6L 7 seat SE - Used - VIN SALTW164X3A817012 - 111,067 Miles - 8 cyl - AWD - Automatic - SUV - Gold - Denver, CO 80215, United States
  • 2003 Land Rover Discovery - Mechanically restored, full suspension upgrade. 4.6L 7 seat SE - Used - VIN SALTW164X3A817012 - 111,067 Miles - 8 cyl - AWD - Automatic - SUV - Gold - Denver, CO 80215, United States
  • 2003 Land Rover Discovery - Mechanically restored, full suspension upgrade. 4.6L 7 seat SE - Used - VIN SALTW164X3A817012 - 111,067 Miles - 8 cyl - AWD - Automatic - SUV - Gold - Denver, CO 80215, United States
  • 2003 Land Rover Discovery - Mechanically restored, full suspension upgrade. 4.6L 7 seat SE - Used - VIN SALTW164X3A817012 - 111,067 Miles - 8 cyl - AWD - Automatic - SUV - Gold - Denver, CO 80215, United States
  • 2003 Land Rover Discovery - Mechanically restored, full suspension upgrade. 4.6L 7 seat SE - Used - VIN SALTW164X3A817012 - 111,067 Miles - 8 cyl - AWD - Automatic - SUV - Gold - Denver, CO 80215, United States
  • 2003 Land Rover Discovery - Mechanically restored, full suspension upgrade. 4.6L 7 seat SE - Used - VIN SALTW164X3A817012 - 111,067 Miles - 8 cyl - AWD - Automatic - SUV - Gold - Denver, CO 80215, United States
  • 2003 Land Rover Discovery - Mechanically restored, full suspension upgrade. 4.6L 7 seat SE - Used - VIN SALTW164X3A817012 - 111,067 Miles - 8 cyl - AWD - Automatic - SUV - Gold - Denver, CO 80215, United States
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Join Date: Jan 2026
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  • Price
    $22,000
  • Location Denver, CO, 80215, USA
  • Condition Used
  • VIN SALTW164X3A817012
  • Mileage 111,067
  • Engine 8 cyl
  • Drive Type AWD
  • Transmission Automatic
  • Vehicle Type SUV
  • Exterior Color Gold
Description:

I bought this 2 years ago as a first car for my then 15 year old son / project for him and I to work on together. Life had other plans though and it's time to move on.

I have around $14K of parts into it, and the retired auto-mechanic I bought it from put in a remanufactured motor ~2K miles ago. He missed the oil separator in the PCV hose though, and ended up fouling the intakes and getting some valves stuck. I did a full timing rebuild, including camshaft. Definitely feels like a brand new motor when you floor it now!

I rebuilt and upgraded all suspension components, including 5 new wheels/tires. Brand new California/Colorado compliant exhaust. I did the headliner and thorough cabin disassembly and cleaning.

It could use a paint job or wrap, but I figure the new owner should pick the color. I probably would have picked a weird blue...

I have the clean title in hand, passed Colorado emissions and is registered, and will include receipts for the new parts. New tires / wheels are Les Schwab and are still under warranty, paperwork included.

Feel free to message me here, or text Ryan at 303.549.9645 if you prefer

-- Parts & Repairs Summary --


 Motor - Bosch 4.6L V8

  • Remanufactured with ~ 1,000 miles on it when I bought the truck
  • They missed the oil separator in the PCV return hose and eventually had some stuck valves
  • I pulled the motor and the heads, cleaned all oil passages & galleys, soda-blasted all surfaces back to pristine, replaced all gaskets & rebuilt both valve-trains completely after cleaning them
  • To correct worn parts from the stuck valves, I installed brand new:
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    • Camshaft
    • Timing gears (2) & timing chain
    • Hydraulic tappets (2)
    • Push rods (16)
    • Camshaft plug to fix the classic Bosch rear motor oil weep/leak
  • Various hoses & tubing where they looked aged or brittle
  • Rebuilt / reinforced sections of wiring harness where needed
  • New motor mounts (2)
  • New Coolant expansion tank
  • New fender -> filter box intake hose
  • New ignition coil packs (2) & plug wires (8)
  • Cleaned & gapped the (obviously new @ reman) spark plugs
  • Flushed fuel injectors & verified electrical tolerances
Exhaust
  • New Magnaflow Y-pipe with 2 brand new Colorado/California compliant catalytic converters
  • New center muffler and exhaust piping
  • New rubber hangers, several new exhaust manifold studs
  • New O2 sensors (4)
  • Repaired/replaced several O2 sensor pigtails on the harness
Suspension
  • Stripped & repainted springs, panhard, sway bars, watts links, radius arms, steering knuckles, strut towers, brake calipers, axles
  • New ball joints (4)
  • New shocks (4)
  • Installed brand new stiffer polyurethane bushings in: Radius Arms (10), panhard (2), Watts links (4), sway bars (4)
  • New sway bar linkages (4)
Steering
  • New Terrafirma rugged off-road track rod & drag link, including new tie-rod ends (4)
  • New Terrafirma steering damper
  • New intermediate steering shaft
  • Serviced the steering box & tightened tolerances
Wheels & Brakes
  • 5 new wheels and off-road tires
  • 4 wheel spacers for 2” wider track & to allow larger tires without needing a lift
  • New wheel bearings (3)
  • New brake pads as needed, full system flush & new fluid
  • New ABS modulator shuttle valve switch
Miscellaneous
  • New headliner
  • Stripped & repainted Baja roof rack
  • New window regulator drivers door
  • New ignition/lock switch & keys
  • Disassembled cabin, cleaned, and reassembled
  • Front & Rear diff service / new fluid
  • Transfer case fluid service
  • Power steering fluid service
  • Deep cleaning of leather & carpets
  • New windshield wipers
  • Stripped & repainted chassis, where accessible
  • Zinc electroplated chassis/suspension bolts after cleaning, tap&die on any of them that gave me trouble
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