OFFICIAL Land Rover thread.

[slammin.e28]

Picked up a "rebuilt" 4.6 to rebuild for $0...even transporting was covered as I was picking up a bike for a friend.









It was allegedly rebuild by some DIYer...who obviously didn't rebuild anything by the condition of the bearings. Oil pump was replaced, and looks like the HG and top end stuff was done as well. He gave up when he installed the engine and it wouldn't turn over. Still won't turn over. I've removed the oil pump/cover and the timing chain. Cam moves. Dropped the rod caps off of cyl 1, 3, 4, 8 and all of the main caps...still won't turn. Pistons 1, 3, 4, 8 push into the bore and back fine from underneath. I can't imagine what the guy could have fucked up....

But all I'm really after is the crank and pistons. I'll pin the liners and probably pick up a Crower cam and some headers for it too to do a true 4.6 build.

Hopefully tonight I'll get the heads pulled and see what's what in there.

Yes I got a hardbody.

[slammin.e28]

Pulled the piston from the Rover....#7....rings are fine. Buh.

But here's the rod bearing.



Yay.

I'm so happy.

[slammin.e28]

Whelp, finally got around to pulling the head off the D2.






Methinks I'll be fine pulling the piston, re-ringing, and reassembling.

[James Crivellone]

Isn't it just the oil pump gears? Those are cheap and pretty easy to replace if so. I'm about to do timing cover gasket and oil pump gears on mine. It's at 165k now, leaks oil and coolant because of the timing cover gasket, but has never let me down. Disco's are fantastic for a competent DIY owner, and I think they are cool/unique/capable enough to warrant the extra upkeep. For someone that's going to rely on a shop for maintenance or repairs, I think they are probably the worst vehicle one could buy.

Agreed, I have a friends with 4runners who paid 3 - 4 times as much, mine is just as capable, let alone more comfortable, even with the occasional parts spend.

They are certainly not set it and forget it vehicles, everything on mine I do as preventative maintenance to ensure i'm not stranded on the side, those things I don't do beforehand I receive a gentle Land Rover warning.

For example I was getting on the freeway a year or so ago, right at the end of the onramp the engine died (tach drops) yep, CPS, I knew I should have replaced it, but I didn't.. Sat for 10 min, started back up, drove to shop and replaced it, been fine every since.

Last week was more preventative maint stuff, front wheel bearings/hubs, rotors, pads, calipers, replaced the radiator (still had the original at 165k, it was due, all diff / transfer case fluids,etc

Next month doing rear hubs, calipers, rotors, pads, etc. Yes the hubs are expensive (261 a piece for good ones) however the originals lasted 165k and only in the past 10k started to get noisy.

Great rigs, will never own a non Land Rover SUV at this point, nothing compares.

or as they say, the Best 4x4xFar

[slammin.e28]

This! Compared to BMWs there is so much room to work in the Disco. You don't usually have to jack it up to work under it. It's nice, I kind of wish I still had mine.

Also they're generally pretty simple to work on. Most all of the "big" issues have been discussed ad nauseam and there are great write ups and fixes, like for the three amigos.

Plus too, they're cool as shit!

[acolella76]

Disco's are fantastic for a competent DIY owner, and I think they are cool/unique/capable enough to warrant the extra upkeep.

This! Compared to BMWs there is so much room to work in the Disco. You don't usually have to jack it up to work under it. It's nice, I kind of wish I still had mine.

[Jb325is]

Isn't it just the oil pump gears? Those are cheap and pretty easy to replace if so. I'm about to do timing cover gasket and oil pump gears on mine. It's at 165k now, leaks oil and coolant because of the timing cover gasket, but has never let me down. Disco's are fantastic for a competent DIY owner, and I think they are cool/unique/capable enough to warrant the extra upkeep. For someone that's going to rely on a shop for maintenance or repairs, I think they are probably the worst vehicle one could buy.

[mrsleeve]

thought the 03's still had the inferior oil pump/pick up issue, And it was the 04's that had the issue fixed

[James Crivellone]

With the rate that they leak, I'm assuming they frequently run out of oil?


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165,XXX on mine and it burns a quart every 3500 - 4000 ish miles, small seep from the pan

[Eric]

With the rate that they leak, I'm assuming they frequently run out of oil?


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[slammin.e28]

Test drove an 03 Disco II SE7 with an 04 transfer case. I liked it a lot. Should I be scared about everything I've read about them on the internet?

4.6?

As long as you don't let it overheat or run out of oil they're fine....well the engines are.

[Eric]

Test drove an 03 Disco II SE7 with an 04 transfer case. I liked it a lot. Should I be scared about everything I've read about them on the internet?

[LateFan]

Well that sucks....

Maybe one of those vintage LR fanatic shops in the UK? Or try Lamorna Garage in Seattle - he has old LR stuff.

[ELVA164]

I know, right? Whatever is available I guess...

Thanks for the leads, I'll try Monday.

0 for 2, gotta keep looking.

[slammin.e28]

I wanted a P38 as a roadgoer, 4x4 deal. Ended up with the D2 because was cheap, and I must say....i LOVE this truck.

Still want a RR...IDK why, I just like the looks. The Air shit is manageable with $$, and there are workarounds.

I still do want a L322...supercharged...but thinking LR3 may be the way to go. Jag seems to have gotten the V8s sorted by the time they were getting popped into Rovers.

IDK, LR3 would be the instant gratification deal. The L322 SC would be more awesome though.

Meanwhile, I'm trying in desperation to fix my D2. Letting cyl 7 soak in MMO just as a last ditch effort before I take the thing apart to re-ring it.

We'll see. It's been a week now....I'm scurrd.

I mowed around the S3 109 the other day. Have some M30 bits incoming to get started on that. May pull the RRC out of the field and knock the body off it in the coming weeks.