E W I’ve had that recently too- wouldn’t start one morning in pouring rain. Got out to find diesel everywhere! Took motorbike to work and went to investigate the leak. No sign of a leak and it started first time😂 Think they just love attention 😜
The reason that you're losing coolant is your sleeve around the cylinder is beginning to slip. That's why you have a knock in the engine. Many people think it's a lifter or a rod knock it's actually the sleeve moving up and down don't use any stop leak in that engine. Try to keep the engine as cool as you can if you have to drill a quarter inch hole around the inside of the thermostat so you can get a little cooler opening time it won't climb to a higher temperature. Good luck. I love my Land Rover Discovery I have had many issues with it but I'm always trying to figure out a better way to overcome it. Another thing you can use is a thinner oil that will reduce your engine knock also
As a devote LR enthusiest of 15+ years I could have predicted the list of maintenance items you have. Most D2's have all those issues in time. We often say "if you own one you must learn to work on one". You become a mechanic by necessity. Head gaskets, overheating, leaks and modifications are done by the owner as a result of saving money. I have a similar D2 as yours but only have $2500 into it after purchase price, all repairs and modifications. Not bad considering the initial sticker price of $41,000 new. When Wheeling I stay right up with others that have a popular 4x4 priced at over the $40g price with all the luxury a LR provides. I hope to see this rig on the Colorado trails as I live there and belong to Expedition Colorado and many Rover Clubs as well.
I have two discoveries right now and a full size Range Rover and honestly they’ve all been super reliable. The D2’s were both in rough shape when I bought them but after putting in about $1000-$1500 on top of how much I paid for them I’d say I have an awesome deal on great trucks (I paid roughly $800 for each one). Keep the videos coming, love seeing Discovery 2 content!
my 93 pathfinder with 250,000 miles still runs like new and does not leak a drop of anything. I did replace the high pressure steering line because it went but that was it. I paid $500.00 for it and have been driving it every day for 3yrs. Did the suspension, and put ko2's on it and a custom roof rack. Solid Arizona truck for cheap! I still like your truck better though.
Ya, a fly by night mechanic told me 8yrs. Ago I should immediately get rid of my 03 disco, still running strong, he has probably went through 4 vehicle's himself by now, just cause they leak a little oil, it saves on oil changes it's always fresh oil I'm putting in to replace the little leaks, my heated window screen still works good, drive it till it dies.
200 miles per tank sounds like something might be wrong. I get 300 at 8000 feet running on trails. You might want to get that looked at. You should also check the brakes. Mine was iffy when I first got it. New rotors and Akibono's all the way around and the thing will stop scary fast. I would never advise anyone to buy one, but I wouldn't give mine up.
I bought a 2012 RR Sport HSE Lux back in August of 2017. Bought it at 90k... One water pump later I’ve put 40k on her with no other issues. (Replaced rotors and brakes) but she’s runnin strong! I love my Rover. Taken her off-roading too. Cuz it’s a Rover. Duh. If I can afford it, I will always drive a Land Rover. I’ve been bitten by the Rover bug for sure.
I’ve heard that a lot of jeeps and similar vehicles, with the swap are in the 20+mpg daily driving. Off road long in the teens. Someone did a R2.8 swap in a small RV at SEMA and reported nearly 30mpg. A guy from Hoonigan is doing a R2.8 swap just like this vehicle.
WOW 200 miles with a full tank of gas. I get 638 miles in my td5 diesel. Stage 2 conversion / remap so more alot more power and economy too. You chaps should buy one and test it/review it ... Awesome
We had a car alarm go off on a vehicle of ours that was broken down. We ended up just pulling the horn fuse. Much better than trying to fix an issue that will probably repeat itself before you can actually fix it.
Have you thought about a modern crate motor? Possibly a Chevy 6.2 LS ? I don't know how it would be trying to integrate the engine control computers, but it would likely get much better fuel economy, and it would be dead nuts reliable.
When it eventually comes to replacing it, would you consider doing a similar build with a Discovery 4? Toyotas are too reliable to be interesting and you already have a Jeep so why not, right? Besides the Disco 4 really is one mean machine already out of the box.
I bought a 15 year old Toyota 4Runner. You know what I'll have to do? Absolutley nothing and I have a total of 3500 in it even with replacing the passenger doors which were damaged in an accident. General maintenance will happen but no way will I have to replace the kind of things that are going to go wrong with that Land Rover. I'll probably see over 300k, it has 160 on it now and doubt yours will ever see that kind of mileage without major parts. Wil it compare offroad wise with the Rover? Probably with the right tires and lift.
Great segment and yes I would buy one myself if I could find as great a deal as you guys did. Then my wife heard you mention the fuel economy and she said no! Thanks Tommy.
Love my modded D2 Td5 ...... I've owned it over 12 years now and it's still an amazing vehicle. Sure, I've had a few issues, but in reality it's all about maintenance with any vehicle, once you neglect maintenance the vehicle will bite you in the arse. Such a shame you Yanks didn't get the Td5 diesel engine as an option.
It always seems like the ones harping about reliability are the ones who’ve never owned one of these and are basing everything off of what they’ve “heard from their mechanic” lol
The last real Land Rover. Better and more comfortable than a Defender on the road and basically the same for off roading. Just don't get a V8 from that era. The Td5 is great and easily remapped. Lots of aftermarket parts and fun to work on. Lego for adults.
And that is why we drove Toyota Land Cruiser in Africa and Toyota Hilux in South and Central America. Perhaps the Indians can make it better both BMW and Ford couldn't and gave up!!
BMW just ripped off all the 4x4 knowledge and dropped the company again. The new management has ruined the brand completely with the Range Rover clones.
@@mrcvry Just like Land Rover ripped off Jeep!! " 1947: Rover's chief designer Maurice Wilks and his associates create a prototype using Jeep chassis and components[20]"
otto Vonostrovo No. Not the same. BMW had all internals, knowledge, patents to develop their own offroader. They build something different with much better quality. Wilks were in need of a tractor for the farm work and Willys were not available to buy. The Wilks constructed a one-seat prototype tractor with Willys spare parts to save time and to get the approval from the Rover management. Rover than constructed the first Series without Willys parts. That had two seats and was more a car than a tractor. I do not know if any construction details of the Willys were copied and why Willys did not sold their car to the rest of the world and left that huge market to Land Rover.
I wonder why your mileage is so bad. I too live at 6000' and work downhill at 5000'. I get 18 MPG going to work and about 13 coming home. Overall, I get about 14 to 15 on a tank and get over 300 miles to the tank. So I wonder how old your spark plugs and coils are.
A full week of evenings fixing them up to take them out on Saturday afternoon... that’ll be a Landrover.... the new ones have lost the individuality.. so these older ones will only become more liked..
It's basically an "English' vehicle so of course it leaks , it has to, to preserve is British heritage. I'd love to own a Land Rover from the 60's or 70's but not this model.
My '06 Toyota Sequoia is just as off-road capable as the '04 Disco, yet the MSRP was $5000 less. I just don't get the incredible shittiness of British vehicles compared to what you pay for them.
I find them dependable. I fix them myself and I don’t have any major issues. If you keep up the standard maintenance stuff its as good as anything else.
Here's a bloke on yt you might enjoy viewing... ua-cam.com/channels/g40yNbF_DcDXKn2XTZCwzQ.html Im a Landy bloke my self, but hey, the 4x4 community is about getting out there no matter what we drive. Hope you enjoy. Peace.
pretty much every land rover mechanic will tell you it needs a ton of work. and yet...it still runs. unless the head gasket is totally gone, the rover will probably run forever if you keep up the fluids.
Yes it will. Just don't overheat it and pull over. Ok, there is one problem that you can't do anything about. The dreaded front driveshaft double u joint failure. If you don't pay attention and it breaks it hits the transmission. Not good.
No, it won't run forever if you keep up the fluids. Keep driving with a busted headgasket, and it will overheat badly one fine day. The aluminum block will crack when that happens, and a major coolant leak into one or more cylinders will develop. It will misfire and run like crap after that. Re-sleeving the block with flanged "top hat" liners and rebuilding the engine will cost more that the truck is worth. You can get a used engine, but no one knows how many times it was overheated and how long it will last. The only permanent fix is a GM LSx swap, 5.3s can be had for short money these days. But that's a lot of work, and you need to know what you are doing very well. Neither of the two ZF trans will hold behind a GM engine, so you'll need a GM trans and an adapter for bolting a Rover LT230 transfer case to it. Don't go crazy on GM power, the diffs and axles can barely cope with 5.7 LS1 in its stock form. Add some more power, and you will need expensive diffs and axles. That's why GM 5.3 from a Trailblazer is a perfect engine for this truck. Just enough horsepower to wake it up, not enough to start breaking driveline parts.
DO NOT TRUST THE TEMP GUAGE!!! It will sit rock solid halfway no matter what the coolant temp is. Once the guage goes up it is too late. Fit a temp alarm.
I love me old disco 2! But mines a TD5, been really reliable never had any "major" issues 😂 just a few niks to sort out. I'd love to try race you! See how mine remapped 2.5 TD5 going against yours :P
Lol my 2003 doesn't leak at all and has been awesome! Finished replacing the water pump AC unit and driveshaft myself as well as getting some help installing my Terrafirma lift been an awesome vehicle! Plus you cannot beat the capability and looks of the disco 2.
@@haihoegaatet6963 it only condeses on the bottom of the front main seal a bit otherwise the other seals have been replaced before I bought the truck, it's been great.
Discovery 1, especially the 200tdi is a beautiful Landie, I've driven thousands of miles cross country and on trails in the N.W. Sahara and my Discovery 1 has always got me through rough terrain and never let me down.
I so miss my 200tdi. Body rottted with perfectly good mechanics. She was ripe for a 100’ defender body to be dropped on but circumstance was against it.
The 'rod knock' may be cylinder liner mis-alignment (also could be why the engine loses coolant). Liner shift can present as a blown head gasket, impacting performance, fuel economy, and temperature stability. The coolant bubbling and coolant staining suggests it has overheated at least once, which is one of the primary causes of liner shift in the 3.9/4.0/4.6L motors.
yup, typically a crack in the block which will display as a polished clean piston and cylinder on one of the inside cylinders. Before committing any cash to fixing it, remove the spark plugs and inspect each cylinder. If one of the outside ones is polished, do the heads. If one of the inside ones is polished, you've got a bad block - buy a cummins diesel or an LS and swap that bitch for a badass truck that'll last as long as any Toyota!
these videos helped me push the button to go out and get a disco. i found a 130,000 mile 04 on craigslist. the previous owner has taken super good care of it...all new hoses and the head gasket has already been replaced and it’s running perfect so far. the headliner could be better and there’s a leak near the driver’s side window but honestly i don’t expect to live anywhere else where it rains and snows much. i don’t wanna jinx it but I feel safe enough with the reliability so far that i may be comfortable putting some $ into making it look like a trail edition. i live in sierras near the rubicon trail but I love this car so much i don’t think i’ll ever risk taking it on any trail crazier than a semi-level dirt road. thanks for the content!
They are great! Just gotta stay on top of them, I've replaced the radiator and the thermostat to a grey/black 180° t stat basically fixes the overheating issue. Otherwise awesome vehicles!!
I also bought a 2004 Discovery 2 8 months ago, although I bought a TD5 (Ireland). It had 114000 miles on the clock, a full service history, no tow bar so never seen a trailer or was farm and to top it off it came from London so probably never seen a dirty road! I've had a few other 4x4's in the past, but like yourself I absolutely love driving mine and I would buy another tomorrow if this one let me down. I'm a member of the many Discovery groups on Facebook and it always amazes me that people are constantly having problems. Now mine isn't perfect, it does leak oil from somewhere, it leaks water around the door seals, but apart from that I've had no problems. I've carried out preempted repairs on the common faults, after I've taken it off road I always give it a real good clean underneath making sure to hose out the chassis rails - I generally maintain it really well. Today I just dropped it off over in Scotland to have the chassis cleaned, descaled and protection applied to prolong the life of especially the chassis which should see it good for about 5 years before it needs protection again. Would I recommend a Discovery 2 to someone looking to buy one? Absolutely, I would say find a lower mileage one which has a full service history and if the chassis is good, then go for it!
I am a giant fan of the Disco I and Disco II. You were right not to do the head gasket, the most "Over sold" repair to a Land Rover. Not to say they don't fail, YES THEY FAIL, but it is obvious when they do. If you buy one that has not failed, just make sure you replace the thermostat and water pump, service the cooling system. The quart of coolant is not being burned, check the throttle body leaking. I did say throttle body, it sends coolant through the throttle body to cool it. The "Rod knock" is not a knocking rod, it is the internal valve lifters located centrally in this engine. They are prone to "Pumping down" when you do't use the right oil or when they get some miles on them. Make sure you use Shell Rotella 15W-40 with a good AC Delco filter. On the coolant, go to Cadillac and buy the tablets they sell for the Northstar and drop them in the system when you service it every 30K miles. I have owned more than 60 of these and currently own 5 Disco Is and IIs. There is a saying in Discoville, "I it ain't dripping something, it ain't running!".
People can laugh at the Land Rover all they want but when you get it 90% in shape minus the interior it'll run for 30+ years. I replaced the gaskets on my old one and when I got everything out I removed the Air conditioning unit since up here in Canada we need more heat than cold air. If this came on bring a trailer I'd definitely bid on it. Only place to watch for rust is the rear door sills at the wheel wells, otherwise it'll be the bumpers that go.
I’m thinking about buying a used one for the year, maybe two that I’ll be in YYC before I head back to a car-less city... what do I need to watch out for?? I LOVE THEM, but I’m terrified to buy one for 7,000$ and then be stuck with a beautiful paper weight that needs 10,000 in repairs... advice??
you guys should do a night vision video at 3 am and see all the meth heads that roam Colorado at night...seemed like such a beautiful, idyllic place to live until i saw that interesting tid bit
Boulder is full of vagrants (it draws a lot of alternative lifestyle people with its liberal culture) so I suspect it was just one of them hanging out in the car to stay warm over night. Probably why they took the gloves and not the sat phone.
Colorado Biking there’s vagrants and homeless people all over Colorado and the US. Blaming it on alternative lifestyle or liberal culture seems short sighted
It’s in every western city ..doesn’t matter where .. denver, seattle, vancouver, london, manchester, berlin, paris .. they’re everywhere. China destroyed the west with the drug trade and idiot wstrn politicians. Game over.
I've had 3 Disco 2 and all had Rod knock, leaking head gaskets, all sorts of broken interior parts, but like you it was the best off road and fun on road SUV I've ever driven.
Land Rovers are built to last , just keep up on your Landies condition and do proper maintenance, goes on forever if you do. Forget modern false landrovers.
If you're the type of person that will run to a mechanic every time your disco squeaks and have to shell out $2-300, then yeah, you're going to hate it and call it a money pit and all that stuff. On the other hand, if you 're moderately interested in self-reliance and maintaining your vehicle yourself, you're going to have a high level of satisfaction, because it's easy and cheap to work on yourself, it feels good to fix things and feels good to drive something you know you fixed yourself and you're intimately familiar with its workings. You're going to feel great every time you spend 20 minutes fixing something and save yourself $300.
You can stick your jeep shit ,I know what I would rather travel in and it ain't the jeep .A pal of mine had a Jeep new he said the build quality was outrageously bad it fell apart over a 5yr period and was very poor on the road .And by the way I own neither of these vehicles.
Honestly I'm surprised there aren't a million 3800 swaps out there, that old rover V8 supposed to be a Buick-based motor right? Why not drop in a series II supercharged motor off a wrecked regal gs?
My $1000 Land Rover discovery 2 has had 0 issues since I bought it 4 years ago besides the head gasket which i know was out when I bought it and fixed it in one weekend. Easy to work on
You’re probably getting better mileage than you think......I doubt the speedo was re-geared after the bigger wheels were installed so now you’re probably under reading on speed and distance on account of the greater distance travelled per wheel revolution as compared to when it was stock.
I have the exact same Discovery(almost)...I have had great success with a product called K-Seal for greatly reducing coolant loss(and no plugging of the heater core) and another product called ATP AT-205 Re-Seal for engine oil and gear oil leaks. These are definitely worth trying in your rig!!
Worry about the rod knock! Ignore it and you will need to replace the whole engine. If you replace them niw, you may be able to just replete the bearings and oil pump before all the bearing metal ruins the cylinders.
Partly due to this particular TFL project, after years of wanting one...I have finally purchased not one but two Disco 2s (2003 & 2004) in the past 4 months....LOVE them, niggles, leaks, quirks, wrenching, forum research, UA-cam repair videos and all. When I have them where I want them mechanically, they will be outstanding and I’ll probably have at least one Disco 2 in my garage from here on out. They are addicting, there’s nothing else like them. Ive even thought about buying them, fixing them and reselling them to help keep these glorious machines on the road.
In the U.K. we race those axels because they are fairly tough. Don’t know why the transfer case is leaking, that isn’t normal? V8 might have a dropped cylinder liner rather than an actual head gasket issue. Not saying it has, but it’s knowledge worth sticking in your back pocket.
IMHO...it looks great with the tires, lift, and roof rack!! I like the color and the interior is nice. However, if this is truly a "PROJECT" then every 3 or 6 months fix something on it. NO more mods, but fix. So, I would start with the transfer case. Pull it and replace the seals or bushings or whatever to seal it up. Then in another 3 or 6 mths, do the head gaskets. NOW...you will have a much more reliable vehicle. Besides, who is checking the transfer case levels?? Being with TFLoffroad, you can do the work yourself. Or, enlist a Land Rover tech (and help)...and feature him/her during the videos. FREE business exposure. It would ADD a tremendous value to the channel...IMHO.
I'd prioritize the transfer case too. Heck I'd just pay the dealer for that part. Everything else, water pump, head gaskets, that's a weekend in the driveway as long as you don't have to deal with 300 sensor leads
Just buy a used t-case and seals, swap the seals into the new case, then swap the cases. The LT-230 is cheap as chips, as it was in every D1 ever made. BEFORE YOU DO THE HEAD GASKETS: inspect the cylinders with a camera through the spark plug hole. If an internal cylinder is polished, your block is bad and you need to do a motor swap. If an outside cylinder is polished, you can just do the heads and water pump (a weekend job, easy stuff). If you need a new motor, this is your chance to truly make this a forever truck that will last through the zombie apocalypse - LS or Cummins 4bt diesel. Your Yota loving friends will die of jealousy.
@@flenbo76 You are right I am 46. I have been working on cars for over 30 years as a hobby and to save money, not as a profession. My father taught me the joy of fixing things myself. I believe in self reliance in all aspects. I build my own computers, I don't buy my meat in a grocery store, anything and everything that breaks at my house I fix. I enjoy and take pride in learning about anything that I use on a daily basis. I don' t just use chiltons, I use haynes sometimes. I also have been known to use youtube from time to time. Most of the time youtube does not give torque specs and such that are needed to actually do a job correct.
Just download a free copy of the Rave manual... I took apart a used block and rebuilt it in a week using that. Then put it in the truck. Runs like it did off the factory floor
The only people who don't like these older LRs / Discos are those who never own or drive them. And as you said it well, at 1:17, the greatest enemy of this truck is those guys... (LandRover Dealers / specialist). Its an eternal love, with all its sweet and sour memories! I still think my best out going memories comes from when we had our 1999 SE7 Disco. No car made it again, that way. May be I need to buy one again! But that is, if this video has not rose the prices beyond the reach!
I recently got my first car aka a 2004 disco 2 se7. The abs light, tc light, and hill descent light will randomly come on, the rear sunroof drain will wet the headliner (getting this fixed soon), it drinks gas like a white girl drinks Starbucks, burns oil, and is noisy because the previous owner replaced the rear driver window but didn’t put the weather seals back on (also getting this fixed). Also the roof rack howls like a wolf at the moon. Would I ask for any other car though? Absolutely not. $3,000 was probably the best deal I’ll ever get on a Land Rover. The interior is fantastic, it’s got an aftermarket sound system that has Bluetooth which is fantastic, and most importantly it has no check engine light and drives flawlessly. Yeah yeah ik it’ll be expensive. I didn’t go into this deal thinking it wouldn’t be expensive, but a good thing is that the previous owner already spent a crap ton maintaining this thing. 😂 (also forgot to mention that it will make a tippy tappy sound at idle, just normal Land Rover ownership)
Since your loosing coolant and you say you have rod knock which isn't really a thing on these engines you might have cylinder sleeves. Which is landrovers "ims bearing problem" and overblown. The more common problem is a leaking throttle plate heater and lifter tick.
Great video. Though something is off on the gas mileage. Mine is set up identical to yours rack, bumpers, 33s and I I get between 15-17 on the highway and 11-13 around town. My truck also has 241,000 miles on it- original head gaskets and looks great inside and out. My favorite vehicle I ever owned. I might mention that your odometer is off about 10-12% because of the oversized tires and you may not be taking that into account when figuring your mileage. Check against your GPS device. I watched another video of yours and your were irritated with the climate control beeps when changing the temps and fan speed. Look in your owners manual as there is a way to turn the beeps off.
It's not leaking it's marking it's territory! Don't know weather you have LPG" liquid petroleum gas " in your part of the world but I have the 3.5 V8 version of this engine in the UK and the LPG make running the car a more enjoyable .
I see the legendary stories of boo boo British engineering I heard as a boy are still consistent 50 yrs. later. You know the ones...Triumph and BSA bikes being as fast as anything on the market but destroying themselves in 5k miles with oil leaks and broken parts galore. Don't ever change limeys! That's why we love you.
Do not let it overheat, stop imediately. It'll save the liners from slipping. Replace the seals. Regular oil changes and it'll go for thousands of miles. Love it!
I have a 1990 Range Rover Classic. It runs pretty well, surprisingly, and this weekend I changed the air filter, engine oil and the catalytic converter, so now it will be better
dad bought the same Rover for 6k in 2014...you cant get a Jeep for that price that is that capable...ours has had a few minor problems but its been very reliable. we use it for off road and other times when we just want to be comfortable...i said in the beginning it was a good deal and the mechanic was a shyster...you will know if it needs a head gasket and it probably never will
We bought a 1987 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ60 brand new. That thing was a complete nightmare. Cost of service, slow on freeway, super expensive parts, scraping the rear end on the ground when moderately offroading. Years later came the rust! Wheel wells rusted through. Tailgate rust. Gas mileage was I think 9 MPG. Underpowered. Complete junk. We sold it and bought a 1995 Range Rover LWB. Now that was a nice truck! Way more reliable and parts were not that expensive.
I spent $7000 on my 04 and have since put on 20,000 uninterrupted miles of highway, city and of course Texas hill country!!! Hands down my favorite vehicle ever and I’ve had lots of them.
when people say that the land rover range of cars is garbage, they're not talking specifically about one car or your car. The thing is YOU ARE ONE LUCKY GUY WHO HAS BOUGHT AN EXCEPTION OF THE LAND ROVER BRAND. A ridiculouly high percentage of range rover (and mnost land rovers) have terrible mechanic issues and that's a fact. I'm tired of watching these pieces of trash enter my friend's garage with a bunch of problems.
Rod knock more likely a slipped liner, especially if goes away when warmed up. If you haven't already, check the OBDII codes, and fix any O2 sensor problems, and replace the MAF sensor (MUST be genuine Bosch) and with any luck, the fuel consumption will improve, and the power will also be better (My 4.0 gets about 16MPG on a highway cruise). If engine eventually lets go, a few people make LS kits for these so you can throw in a 5.7L with same gearbox, or a 6.0L/6.2L with the GM Auto box with transfer adapter. Then you move on to HD propshafts and Diffs to deal with the extra power and torque it was never designed for :-)
Oil leaks from underneath are a rust prevention feature. It’s preserving itself👌🏻😂
mine self repairs itself one day it was leaking next was fine, they run on pure wichcraft
E W I’ve had that recently too- wouldn’t start one morning in pouring rain. Got out to find diesel everywhere! Took motorbike to work and went to investigate the leak. No sign of a leak and it started first time😂 Think they just love attention 😜
@@harveybaker5302 LOL
The reason that you're losing coolant is your sleeve around the cylinder is beginning to slip. That's why you have a knock in the engine. Many people think it's a lifter or a rod knock it's actually the sleeve moving up and down don't use any stop leak in that engine. Try to keep the engine as cool as you can if you have to drill a quarter inch hole around the inside of the thermostat so you can get a little cooler opening time it won't climb to a higher temperature. Good luck. I love my Land Rover Discovery I have had many issues with it but I'm always trying to figure out a better way to overcome it. Another thing you can use is a thinner oil that will reduce your engine knock also
As a devote LR enthusiest of 15+ years I could have predicted the list of maintenance items you have. Most D2's have all those issues in time. We often say "if you own one you must learn to work on one". You become a mechanic by necessity. Head gaskets, overheating, leaks and modifications are done by the owner as a result of saving money. I have a similar D2 as yours but only have $2500 into it after purchase price, all repairs and modifications. Not bad considering the initial sticker price of $41,000 new. When Wheeling I stay right up with others that have a popular 4x4 priced at over the $40g price with all the luxury a LR provides. I hope to see this rig on the Colorado trails as I live there and belong to Expedition Colorado and many Rover Clubs as well.
I have two discoveries right now and a full size Range Rover and honestly they’ve all been super reliable. The D2’s were both in rough shape when I bought them but after putting in about $1000-$1500 on top of how much I paid for them I’d say I have an awesome deal on great trucks (I paid roughly $800 for each one). Keep the videos coming, love seeing Discovery 2 content!
At least with the engine leaking, you don't need oil change anymore, just keep on adding oil ;)
my 93 pathfinder with 250,000 miles still runs like new and does not leak a drop of anything. I did replace the high pressure steering line because it went but that was it. I paid $500.00 for it and have been driving it every day for 3yrs. Did the suspension, and put ko2's on it and a custom roof rack. Solid Arizona truck for cheap! I still like your truck better though.
Ya, a fly by night mechanic told me 8yrs. Ago I should immediately get rid of my 03 disco, still running strong, he has probably went through 4 vehicle's himself by now, just cause they leak a little oil, it saves on oil changes it's always fresh oil I'm putting in to replace the little leaks, my heated window screen still works good, drive it till it dies.
put some slick 50 in the oil next time you change it, helps to rejuvenate the seals great stuff
The diesel td5 is the best choice, some mods and wham, 200hp!
200 miles per tank sounds like something might be wrong. I get 300 at 8000 feet running on trails. You might want to get that looked at. You should also check the brakes. Mine was iffy when I first got it. New rotors and Akibono's all the way around and the thing will stop scary fast.
I would never advise anyone to buy one, but I wouldn't give mine up.
My 2001 Disco gets double you gas mileage and I’m running 35’s... okay, so many not twice, but I’m still at 15-17 MPG Highway.
I bought a 2012 RR Sport HSE Lux back in August of 2017. Bought it at 90k... One water pump later I’ve put 40k on her with no other issues. (Replaced rotors and brakes) but she’s runnin strong! I love my Rover. Taken her off-roading too. Cuz it’s a Rover. Duh. If I can afford it, I will always drive a Land Rover. I’ve been bitten by the Rover bug for sure.
This vehicle is a prime candidate for a new forever engine. R2.8L Cummins swap!!!!!!!!
downshifter4179 yeah but that's a lot of money. Any idea of the mpg after that swap?
I’ve heard that a lot of jeeps and similar vehicles, with the swap are in the 20+mpg daily driving. Off road long in the teens.
Someone did a R2.8 swap in a small RV at SEMA and reported nearly 30mpg.
A guy from Hoonigan is doing a R2.8 swap just like this vehicle.
You can’t do that conversion with the Land Rover electronics. It might run, but none of the electronics will function.
@@sketcham9234 it's been done..
@@Pnw_D need proof
WOW 200 miles with a full tank of gas. I get 638 miles in my td5 diesel. Stage 2 conversion / remap so more alot more power and economy too. You chaps should buy one and test it/review it ... Awesome
We had a car alarm go off on a vehicle of ours that was broken down. We ended up just pulling the horn fuse. Much better than trying to fix an issue that will probably repeat itself before you can actually fix it.
Buy parts from Britcar.com. Any business in the USA selling parts do a 300% markup or more. It’s easy to fix.
You can buy the rebuild kit for $200.
"We got a Land Rover and.. I'm not gonna worry about it!" XD .... Love the video and I've ALWAYS wanted a Disco, leaks and all.
Been waiting for a follow up. Love the rovers but mine broke A LOT
Have you thought about a modern crate motor? Possibly a Chevy 6.2 LS ? I don't know how it would be trying to integrate the engine control computers, but it would likely get much better fuel economy, and it would be dead nuts reliable.
When things are too cheap , there is a catch somewhere . Best of luck on the ownership of a landy
When it eventually comes to replacing it, would you consider doing a similar build with a Discovery 4? Toyotas are too reliable to be interesting and you already have a Jeep so why not, right? Besides the Disco 4 really is one mean machine already out of the box.
Love it 😂😂 wanna go bush? Buy a landrover. Want to get home? Buy a toyota. Its so true
Love it. Definitely a keeper. I would wager you'll be keeping it a hell of a lot longer than that ugly grey slug like Toyota thing.
That dent is nothing! Great video! I would buy this
I bought a 15 year old Toyota 4Runner. You know what I'll have to do? Absolutley nothing and I have a total of 3500 in it even with replacing the passenger doors which were damaged in an accident. General maintenance will happen but no way will I have to replace the kind of things that are going to go wrong with that Land Rover. I'll probably see over 300k, it has 160 on it now and doubt yours will ever see that kind of mileage without major parts. Wil it compare offroad wise with the Rover? Probably with the right tires and lift.
Great segment and yes I would buy one myself if I could find as great a deal as you guys did. Then my wife heard you mention the fuel economy and she said no! Thanks Tommy.
Love my modded D2 Td5 ...... I've owned it over 12 years now and it's still an amazing vehicle. Sure, I've had a few issues, but in reality it's all about maintenance with any vehicle, once you neglect maintenance the vehicle will bite you in the arse. Such a shame you Yanks didn't get the Td5 diesel engine as an option.
When you decide to sale it...I will buy it.
This feels like a Doug Demuro parody 😂🤣
UA-camr uncle fjester just posted the new Defender in MOAB! Are you guys there this week as well??? Would love to see more
It always seems like the ones harping about reliability are the ones who’ve never owned one of these and are basing everything off of what they’ve “heard from their mechanic” lol
Leaks more than my 88' VW Vanagon Camper. Yayyyyyyyy. Seriously, great video
Great video. I love my 2000 D2. What tires/size are you running? Thanks!
My brother has a new Range Rover and just paid $700 for an oil change at the dealer. Nice! Ridiculous!
That's why you do it yourself for $95 c/o Amazon.
The last real Land Rover. Better and more comfortable than a Defender on the road and basically the same for off roading. Just don't get a V8 from that era. The Td5 is great and easily remapped. Lots of aftermarket parts and fun to work on. Lego for adults.
We didn't get the Td5 option here in the U.S.A. I'm sure its great and I wish we did get it here.
And that is why we drove Toyota Land Cruiser in Africa and Toyota Hilux in South and Central America. Perhaps the Indians can make it better both BMW and Ford couldn't and gave up!!
BMW just ripped off all the 4x4 knowledge and dropped the company again. The new management has ruined the brand completely with the Range Rover clones.
@@mrcvry Just like Land Rover ripped off Jeep!! "
1947: Rover's chief designer Maurice Wilks and his associates create a prototype using Jeep chassis and components[20]"
otto Vonostrovo
No. Not the same. BMW had all internals, knowledge, patents to develop their own offroader. They build something different with much better quality.
Wilks were in need of a tractor for the farm work and Willys were not available to buy. The Wilks constructed a one-seat prototype tractor with Willys spare parts to save time and to get the approval from the Rover management. Rover than constructed the first Series without Willys parts. That had two seats and was more a car than a tractor.
I do not know if any construction details of the Willys were copied and why Willys did not sold their car to the rest of the world and left that huge market to Land Rover.
obviously the visiting smoker was an angry neighbor - payback for waking them up
My love since I first saw Camel Trophy.Never had one,but still on my mind
I wonder why your mileage is so bad. I too live at 6000' and work downhill at 5000'. I get 18 MPG going to work and about 13 coming home. Overall, I get about 14 to 15 on a tank and get over 300 miles to the tank. So I wonder how old your spark plugs and coils are.
My mates disco 2 td5 gets 200 miles per quarter of the fuel tank
If would only buy this land rover and the old ones
I am from Britain and land rover are ment to leak it a feature and they are very reliable but i dont know about the v8s the diesels are much better
A full week of evenings fixing them up to take them out on Saturday afternoon... that’ll be a Landrover.... the new ones have lost the individuality.. so these older ones will only become more liked..
I didn't say shit, don't drag me into this ;) I highly recommend the Disco 2 if the head gaskets are ok.
It's basically an "English' vehicle so of course it leaks , it has to, to preserve is British heritage.
I'd love to own a Land Rover from the 60's or 70's but not this model.
In the uk Land Rover dominate over other off-roaders
My '06 Toyota Sequoia is just as off-road capable as the '04 Disco, yet the MSRP was $5000 less. I just don't get the incredible shittiness of British vehicles compared to what you pay for them.
I find them dependable. I fix them myself and I don’t have any major issues. If you keep up the standard maintenance stuff its as good as anything else.
Even though I am a Jeep owner, I absolutely love this car
Here's a bloke on yt you might enjoy viewing... ua-cam.com/channels/g40yNbF_DcDXKn2XTZCwzQ.html Im a Landy bloke my self, but hey, the 4x4 community is about getting out there no matter what we drive. Hope you enjoy. Peace.
Jeeps are just it’s American cousin.
From a land rover Owner
"If you take care of him he take care of you"
pretty much every land rover mechanic will tell you it needs a ton of work. and yet...it still runs. unless the head gasket is totally gone, the rover will probably run forever if you keep up the fluids.
Sounds like organized fraud. My mechanic does not say that.
Yes it will. Just don't overheat it and pull over. Ok, there is one problem that you can't do anything about. The dreaded front driveshaft double u joint failure. If you don't pay attention and it breaks it hits the transmission. Not good.
As long as it is leaking fluids, is still has its fluids
@@bartjanflikkema lol!
No, it won't run forever if you keep up the fluids. Keep driving with a busted headgasket, and it will overheat badly one fine day. The aluminum block will crack when that happens, and a major coolant leak into one or more cylinders will develop. It will misfire and run like crap after that. Re-sleeving the block with flanged "top hat" liners and rebuilding the engine will cost more that the truck is worth. You can get a used engine, but no one knows how many times it was overheated and how long it will last. The only permanent fix is a GM LSx swap, 5.3s can be had for short money these days. But that's a lot of work, and you need to know what you are doing very well. Neither of the two ZF trans will hold behind a GM engine, so you'll need a GM trans and an adapter for bolting a Rover LT230 transfer case to it. Don't go crazy on GM power, the diffs and axles can barely cope with 5.7 LS1 in its stock form. Add some more power, and you will need expensive diffs and axles. That's why GM 5.3 from a Trailblazer is a perfect engine for this truck. Just enough horsepower to wake it up, not enough to start breaking driveline parts.
If a british car isn't leaking oil, it means its empty!
Not been british since the '90's - was German, then American and now is Indian.
DO NOT TRUST THE TEMP GUAGE!!! It will sit rock solid halfway no matter what the coolant temp is. Once the guage goes up it is too late. Fit a temp alarm.
Right on! Get a ScanGauge!
Not true... I caught mine and quickly switched the vehicle off. Turned out tobe a bad thermostat. Replaced it and ran perfect.
Mines always half way it's just where it likes to sit
I love me old disco 2! But mines a TD5, been really reliable never had any "major" issues 😂 just a few niks to sort out. I'd love to try race you! See how mine remapped 2.5 TD5 going against yours :P
I've seen yours go on your channel. Guaranteed the remap td5 will smash the 8
Lol my 2003 doesn't leak at all and has been awesome! Finished replacing the water pump AC unit and driveshaft myself as well as getting some help installing my Terrafirma lift been an awesome vehicle! Plus you cannot beat the capability and looks of the disco 2.
Elliott Grossman so it doesn’t have oil in it ? because the leaking on ours is a sign that there’s still oil
@@haihoegaatet6963 it only condeses on the bottom of the front main seal a bit otherwise the other seals have been replaced before I bought the truck, it's been great.
Discovery 1, especially the 200tdi is a beautiful Landie, I've driven thousands of miles cross country and on trails in the N.W. Sahara and my Discovery 1 has always got me through rough terrain and never let me down.
I so miss my 200tdi. Body rottted with perfectly good mechanics. She was ripe for a 100’ defender body to be dropped on but circumstance was against it.
The 'rod knock' may be cylinder liner mis-alignment (also could be why the engine loses coolant). Liner shift can present as a blown head gasket, impacting performance, fuel economy, and temperature stability. The coolant bubbling and coolant staining suggests it has overheated at least once, which is one of the primary causes of liner shift in the 3.9/4.0/4.6L motors.
yup, typically a crack in the block which will display as a polished clean piston and cylinder on one of the inside cylinders. Before committing any cash to fixing it, remove the spark plugs and inspect each cylinder. If one of the outside ones is polished, do the heads. If one of the inside ones is polished, you've got a bad block - buy a cummins diesel or an LS and swap that bitch for a badass truck that'll last as long as any Toyota!
I had all the liners on mine replaced with top hat liners, solves the liner shift issue.
@@knewsom have had two Toyota Hilux both broke before the land Rover i've got
missing the 4.2
@@GrumpyMonky8127 Welp I guess there's a first time for everything lol
That is such a good looking vehicle.
these videos helped me push the button to go out and get a disco.
i found a 130,000 mile 04 on craigslist. the previous owner has taken super good care of it...all new hoses and the head gasket has already been replaced and it’s running perfect so far. the headliner could be better and there’s a leak near the driver’s side window but honestly i don’t expect to live anywhere else where it rains and snows much.
i don’t wanna jinx it but I feel safe enough with the reliability so far that i may be comfortable putting some $ into making it look like a trail edition. i live in sierras near the rubicon trail but I love this car so much i don’t think i’ll ever risk taking it on any trail crazier than a semi-level dirt road.
thanks for the content!
They are great! Just gotta stay on top of them, I've replaced the radiator and the thermostat to a grey/black 180° t stat basically fixes the overheating issue. Otherwise awesome vehicles!!
I also bought a 2004 Discovery 2 8 months ago, although I bought a TD5 (Ireland). It had 114000 miles on the clock, a full service history, no tow bar so never seen a trailer or was farm and to top it off it came from London so probably never seen a dirty road! I've had a few other 4x4's in the past, but like yourself I absolutely love driving mine and I would buy another tomorrow if this one let me down.
I'm a member of the many Discovery groups on Facebook and it always amazes me that people are constantly having problems. Now mine isn't perfect, it does leak oil from somewhere, it leaks water around the door seals, but apart from that I've had no problems. I've carried out preempted repairs on the common faults, after I've taken it off road I always give it a real good clean underneath making sure to hose out the chassis rails - I generally maintain it really well.
Today I just dropped it off over in Scotland to have the chassis cleaned, descaled and protection applied to prolong the life of especially the chassis which should see it good for about 5 years before it needs protection again.
Would I recommend a Discovery 2 to someone looking to buy one? Absolutely, I would say find a lower mileage one which has a full service history and if the chassis is good, then go for it!
I am a giant fan of the Disco I and Disco II. You were right not to do the head gasket, the most "Over sold" repair to a Land Rover. Not to say they don't fail, YES THEY FAIL, but it is obvious when they do. If you buy one that has not failed, just make sure you replace the thermostat and water pump, service the cooling system. The quart of coolant is not being burned, check the throttle body leaking. I did say throttle body, it sends coolant through the throttle body to cool it. The "Rod knock" is not a knocking rod, it is the internal valve lifters located centrally in this engine. They are prone to "Pumping down" when you do't use the right oil or when they get some miles on them. Make sure you use Shell Rotella 15W-40 with a good AC Delco filter. On the coolant, go to Cadillac and buy the tablets they sell for the Northstar and drop them in the system when you service it every 30K miles. I have owned more than 60 of these and currently own 5 Disco Is and IIs. There is a saying in Discoville, "I it ain't dripping something, it ain't running!".
This is a great video on the channel you should make this into a series! Good for comic relief with good info as well
It's not leaking oil, it's sweating power
I’m thinking blocked transfer box breather, but I like yours better :)
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People can laugh at the Land Rover all they want but when you get it 90% in shape minus the interior it'll run for 30+ years.
I replaced the gaskets on my old one and when I got everything out I removed the Air conditioning unit since up here in Canada we need more heat than cold air. If this came on bring a trailer I'd definitely bid on it. Only place to watch for rust is the rear door sills at the wheel wells, otherwise it'll be the bumpers that go.
I’m thinking about buying a used one for the year, maybe two that I’ll be in YYC before I head back to a car-less city... what do I need to watch out for?? I LOVE THEM, but I’m terrified to buy one for 7,000$ and then be stuck with a beautiful paper weight that needs 10,000 in repairs... advice??
you guys should do a night vision video at 3 am and see all the meth heads that roam Colorado at night...seemed like such a beautiful, idyllic place to live until i saw that interesting tid bit
Where were you driving? Lmao I live here and dont see meth heads everywhere
Boulder is full of vagrants (it draws a lot of alternative lifestyle people with its liberal culture) so I suspect it was just one of them hanging out in the car to stay warm over night. Probably why they took the gloves and not the sat phone.
Colorado Biking there’s vagrants and homeless people all over Colorado and the US. Blaming it on alternative lifestyle or liberal culture seems short sighted
It’s in every western city ..doesn’t matter where .. denver, seattle, vancouver, london, manchester, berlin, paris .. they’re everywhere. China destroyed the west with the drug trade and idiot wstrn politicians. Game over.
the age old “yeah, but she’s mine”
Tommy's getting really good at this stuff.
probably making Roman think about retiring.
Keep up the good work!
I've had 3 Disco 2 and all had Rod knock, leaking head gaskets, all sorts of broken interior parts, but like you it was the best off road and fun on road SUV I've ever driven.
Land Rovers are built to last , just keep up on your Landies condition and do proper maintenance, goes on forever if you do. Forget modern false landrovers.
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@@myrongaines5542
Mike, do you know you touched emojies too much?
If you're the type of person that will run to a mechanic every time your disco squeaks and have to shell out $2-300, then yeah, you're going to hate it and call it a money pit and all that stuff. On the other hand, if you 're moderately interested in self-reliance and maintaining your vehicle yourself, you're going to have a high level of satisfaction, because it's easy and cheap to work on yourself, it feels good to fix things and feels good to drive something you know you fixed yourself and you're intimately familiar with its workings. You're going to feel great every time you spend 20 minutes fixing something and save yourself $300.
You can stick your jeep shit ,I know what I would rather travel in and it ain't the jeep .A pal of mine had a Jeep new he said the build quality was outrageously bad it fell apart over a 5yr period and was very poor on the road .And by the way I own neither of these vehicles.
When the engine or transmission grenades that would be a sweet platform for a 2.8 crate diesel swap paired with a good 6 speed.
the transmissions are pretty bulletproof. The engines aren't great
I Ray ... That's actually a GREAT GREAT idea!! Hmmmm....
4bt Cummins
My men.
Honestly I'm surprised there aren't a million 3800 swaps out there, that old rover V8 supposed to be a Buick-based motor right? Why not drop in a series II supercharged motor off a wrecked regal gs?
I’ve had my 2004 for a few months. Only one thing needed to pass inspection. The wiper lever on steering column. Wasn’t hard to find the part.
My $1000 Land Rover discovery 2 has had 0 issues since I bought it 4 years ago besides the head gasket which i know was out when I bought it and fixed it in one weekend. Easy to work on
LS swap it!
You’re probably getting better mileage than you think......I doubt the speedo was re-geared after the bigger wheels were installed so now you’re probably under reading on speed and distance on account of the greater distance travelled per wheel revolution as compared to when it was stock.
Good point
you want a reliable land rover?? LS SWAP, 4L80, ATLAS TCASE AND DANA AXLES... no more "will it run? whats going to brake next?" conversation ever
I have the exact same Discovery(almost)...I have had great success with a product called K-Seal for greatly reducing coolant loss(and no plugging of the heater core) and another product called ATP AT-205 Re-Seal for engine oil and gear oil leaks. These are definitely worth trying in your rig!!
I couldn't fix a car before I got a landrover now some would class me as a mechanic 🤣
What they mean is not to buy an American land rover. Buy any European model your good.
Worry about the rod knock! Ignore it and you will need to replace the whole engine. If you replace them niw, you may be able to just replete the bearings and oil pump before all the bearing metal ruins the cylinders.
This was just a fun video to watch. Very entertaining.
Partly due to this particular TFL project, after years of wanting one...I have finally purchased not one but two Disco 2s (2003 & 2004) in the past 4 months....LOVE them, niggles, leaks, quirks, wrenching, forum research, UA-cam repair videos and all. When I have them where I want them mechanically, they will be outstanding and I’ll probably have at least one Disco 2 in my garage from here on out. They are addicting, there’s nothing else like them. Ive even thought about buying them, fixing them and reselling them to help keep these glorious machines on the road.
In the U.K. we race those axels because they are fairly tough. Don’t know why the transfer case is leaking, that isn’t normal? V8 might have a dropped cylinder liner rather than an actual head gasket issue. Not saying it has, but it’s knowledge worth sticking in your back pocket.
IMHO...it looks great with the tires, lift, and roof rack!! I like the color and the interior is nice. However, if this is truly a "PROJECT" then every 3 or 6 months fix something on it. NO more mods, but fix. So, I would start with the transfer case. Pull it and replace the seals or bushings or whatever to seal it up. Then in another 3 or 6 mths, do the head gaskets. NOW...you will have a much more reliable vehicle. Besides, who is checking the transfer case levels??
Being with TFLoffroad, you can do the work yourself. Or, enlist a Land Rover tech (and help)...and feature him/her during the videos. FREE business exposure. It would ADD a tremendous value to the channel...IMHO.
biz4two biz4 TFLGarage
@@FutureNcSWAT ... lol!! Exactly... haha
I'd prioritize the transfer case too. Heck I'd just pay the dealer for that part. Everything else, water pump, head gaskets, that's a weekend in the driveway as long as you don't have to deal with 300 sensor leads
Just buy a used t-case and seals, swap the seals into the new case, then swap the cases. The LT-230 is cheap as chips, as it was in every D1 ever made. BEFORE YOU DO THE HEAD GASKETS: inspect the cylinders with a camera through the spark plug hole. If an internal cylinder is polished, your block is bad and you need to do a motor swap. If an outside cylinder is polished, you can just do the heads and water pump (a weekend job, easy stuff). If you need a new motor, this is your chance to truly make this a forever truck that will last through the zombie apocalypse - LS or Cummins 4bt diesel. Your Yota loving friends will die of jealousy.
biz4two biz4 TFL needs so much of your advice. You're spot on!
When’s the next Land Cruiser video, more off-roading/overlanding please!
Replacing a head gasket and water pump is not very expensive if you do it yourself. Buy a chiltons and get to work!
You're showing your age by mentioning Chiltons.....just about every repair for every make and model is right here on UA-cam these days
@@flenbo76 You are right I am 46. I have been working on cars for over 30 years as a hobby and to save money, not as a profession. My father taught me the joy of fixing things myself. I believe in self reliance in all aspects. I build my own computers, I don't buy my meat in a grocery store, anything and everything that breaks at my house I fix. I enjoy and take pride in learning about anything that I use on a daily basis. I don' t just use chiltons, I use haynes sometimes. I also have been known to use youtube from time to time. Most of the time youtube does not give torque specs and such that are needed to actually do a job correct.
@@flenbo76 You are right if you want possibly wrong and incomplete information.
Just download a free copy of the Rave manual... I took apart a used block and rebuilt it in a week using that. Then put it in the truck. Runs like it did off the factory floor
The only people who don't like these older LRs / Discos are those who never own or drive them. And as you said it well, at 1:17, the greatest enemy of this truck is those guys... (LandRover Dealers / specialist).
Its an eternal love, with all its sweet and sour memories! I still think my best out going memories comes from when we had our 1999 SE7 Disco. No car made it again, that way. May be I need to buy one again! But that is, if this video has not rose the prices beyond the reach!
Love everything about it except it’s gas. My TD5 gets an avg 20 mpg but it’s on 31s with no lift so if it had your setup it may go down to 17...
I recently got my first car aka a 2004 disco 2 se7. The abs light, tc light, and hill descent light will randomly come on, the rear sunroof drain will wet the headliner (getting this fixed soon), it drinks gas like a white girl drinks Starbucks, burns oil, and is noisy because the previous owner replaced the rear driver window but didn’t put the weather seals back on (also getting this fixed). Also the roof rack howls like a wolf at the moon. Would I ask for any other car though? Absolutely not. $3,000 was probably the best deal I’ll ever get on a Land Rover. The interior is fantastic, it’s got an aftermarket sound system that has Bluetooth which is fantastic, and most importantly it has no check engine light and drives flawlessly. Yeah yeah ik it’ll be expensive. I didn’t go into this deal thinking it wouldn’t be expensive, but a good thing is that the previous owner already spent a crap ton maintaining this thing. 😂 (also forgot to mention that it will make a tippy tappy sound at idle, just normal Land Rover ownership)
Since your loosing coolant and you say you have rod knock which isn't really a thing on these engines you might have cylinder sleeves. Which is landrovers "ims bearing problem" and overblown. The more common problem is a leaking throttle plate heater and lifter tick.
Great video. Though something is off on the gas mileage. Mine is set up identical to yours rack, bumpers, 33s and I I get between 15-17 on the highway and 11-13 around town. My truck also has 241,000 miles on it- original head gaskets and looks great inside and out. My favorite vehicle I ever owned.
I might mention that your odometer is off about 10-12% because of the oversized tires and you may not be taking that into account when figuring your mileage. Check against your GPS device.
I watched another video of yours and your were irritated with the climate control beeps when changing the temps and fan speed. Look in your owners manual as there is a way to turn the beeps off.
It's not leaking it's marking it's territory! Don't know weather you have LPG" liquid petroleum gas " in your part of the world but I have the 3.5 V8 version of this engine in the UK and the LPG make running the car a more enjoyable .
I see the legendary stories of boo boo British engineering I heard as a boy are still consistent 50 yrs. later. You know the ones...Triumph and BSA bikes being as fast as anything on the market but destroying themselves in 5k miles with oil leaks and broken parts galore. Don't ever change limeys! That's why we love you.
Do not let it overheat, stop imediately. It'll save the liners from slipping. Replace the seals. Regular oil changes and it'll go for thousands of miles. Love it!
I have a 1990 Range Rover Classic. It runs pretty well, surprisingly, and this weekend I changed the air filter, engine oil and the catalytic converter, so now it will be better
dad bought the same Rover for 6k in 2014...you cant get a Jeep for that price that is that capable...ours has had a few minor problems but its been very reliable. we use it for off road and other times when we just want to be comfortable...i said in the beginning it was a good deal and the mechanic was a shyster...you will know if it needs a head gasket and it probably never will
We bought a 1987 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ60 brand new. That thing was a complete nightmare. Cost of service, slow on freeway, super expensive parts, scraping the rear end on the ground when moderately offroading. Years later came the rust! Wheel wells rusted through. Tailgate rust. Gas mileage was I think 9 MPG. Underpowered. Complete junk. We sold it and bought a 1995 Range Rover LWB. Now that was a nice truck! Way more reliable and parts were not that expensive.
I spent $7000 on my 04 and have since put on 20,000 uninterrupted miles of highway, city and of course Texas hill country!!! Hands down my favorite vehicle ever and I’ve had lots of them.
when people say that the land rover range of cars is garbage, they're not talking specifically about one car or your car. The thing is YOU ARE ONE LUCKY GUY WHO HAS BOUGHT AN EXCEPTION OF THE LAND ROVER BRAND. A ridiculouly high percentage of range rover (and mnost land rovers) have terrible mechanic issues and that's a fact. I'm tired of watching these pieces of trash enter my friend's garage with a bunch of problems.
Rod knock more likely a slipped liner, especially if goes away when warmed up. If you haven't already, check the OBDII codes, and fix any O2 sensor problems, and replace the MAF sensor (MUST be genuine Bosch) and with any luck, the fuel consumption will improve, and the power will also be better (My 4.0 gets about 16MPG on a highway cruise). If engine eventually lets go, a few people make LS kits for these so you can throw in a 5.7L with same gearbox, or a 6.0L/6.2L with the GM Auto box with transfer adapter. Then you move on to HD propshafts and Diffs to deal with the extra power and torque it was never designed for :-)