Discovery problems

[RonMcGr]

Just wondering.
I see a hell of a lot of posts on D2 problems.

How many people have problems with their:

1. D1 Diesel,
2. D1 V8,
3. D2 diesel and,
4. D2 V8?

[dirtdawg]

no probe with my d1 v8 to date

[bblaze]

I think first off you need to asatain what a problem is, I changed a bearing in my aircon idler pulley the other day. Problem, yep, got my bloody hands dirty. To me a problem is a toatal failure of a system that lets you down and it needs trucking home. Using that example in 5-6 years of owning the landrover breed, firstly a 89 rr and now a 97 tdi disco I have never had a problem,
cheers
blaze

[jmkoffice]

Just wondering.
I see a hell of a lot of posts on D2 problems.

How many people have problems with their:

1. D1 Diesel,
2. D1 V8,
3. D2 diesel and,
4. D2 V8?
You also need to be able to add mileage as problems generally increase with wear.

[thebiglad]

Just wondering.
I see a hell of a lot of posts on D2 problems.

How many people have problems with their:

1. D1 Diesel,
2. D1 V8,
3. D2 diesel and,
4. D2 V8?

It seems like a very broad question. I have two Disco's - Tdi 300 auto & Tdi 200 manual and both need work from time to time, eg servicing, replacing a boot floor, replacing worn components such as brakes but neither has ever let me down.

[Zute]

Hmm. I voted for D1 V8. I don't have one, but seems to me they have more problems.


Of course I base this on no factual evidence, I just felt compelled to vote.:D

[Redback]

If you take out 1 equation, ME:D to date i had these after 7yrs and 160,000Ks;
oil in the ECU harness
The 3 amigos
wastegate modulator replaced
gearbox oil pump (being fixed as we speak)
transfercase oil seals replaced
double cardan joint front shaft replaced 3 times (this is due to the extra lift mine has)

Not bad really:cool:

Baz.

[RonMcGr]

I asked the question, based on the amount of traffic in this forum that I see on engine problems.

Given that vehicles of a similar age may also have covered a similar mileage regardless of being diesel or petrol.

I guess the results maybe incorrect if there are more diesels than V8's around.
However there are a hell of a lot of threads on diesel problems. :D

[Psimpson7]

Its not going to take a lot of brain power to work out what's got a good chance of 'winning' this...

half the people on here are so scared of electronics the td5 is going to get votes from people who know nothing about them.....

:mad:

[disco2hse]

I didn't vote because I have had no problems with the engine. Might have been a good idea, to get a better idea of the rate of problems, to have options for those who have no problems in each of the categories.

[29dinosaur]

"There are three types of lies - lies, damn lies, and statistics."

I'm not sure of the relevency of the poll.

Maybe should be:

D1D - Porblems
D1D - No Problems

D2D - Problems
D2D - No Problems

D1V8 - Problems
D1V8 - No Problems

D2V8 - Problems
D2V8 - No Problems

Then you could run a poll on what kinds of problems... could be endless polling coming up....

[disco2hse]

Then you could run a poll on what kinds of problems... could be endless polling coming up....

Just like watching US news :D :D

[Redback]

Maybe a post on whether this poll is

O Good

O Bad

:p

[RonMcGr]

"There are three types of lies - lies, damn lies, and statistics."

I'm not sure of the relevency of the poll.

Maybe should be:

D1D - Porblems
D1D - No Problems

D2D - Problems
D2D - No Problems

D1V8 - Problems
D1V8 - No Problems

D2V8 - Problems
D2V8 - No Problems

Then you could run a poll on what kinds of problems... could be endless polling coming up....

True, however, I cannot vote, as the only problem my vehicle has had was an advance retard unit, normal wear and tear. It has done 108,000km.
I don't think that comes under your "D1D - Porblems" :D:D

[RonMcGr]

Maybe a post on whether this poll is

O Good

O Bad

:p

Go for it.

[rovercare]

True, however, I cannot vote, as the only problem my vehicle has had was an advance retard unit, normal wear and tear. It has done 108,000km.
I don't think that comes under your "D1D - Porblems" :D:D

WTF constitutes a problem the?

This bloke likes justifying his buys alot, or making himself feel better about purchases:D

[loanrangie]

WTF constitutes a problem the?

This bloke likes justifying his buys alot, or making himself feel better about purchases:D

True, one mans problem is anothers inconvenience, like losing all power and not knowing where to look = problem, harmonic balancer falling off your rangie 3.5 and having to walk home 300m to get another bolt= inconvenience :p.

[simonl8353]

I agree with many comments here about the value of this poll.

I always have some issue to fix with my D2V8 and expect it since it has 182,000km on it but don't see continuous tinkering with it as a problem, more a passion!

A blown engine in a remote location through no lack of TLC is a problem, but that's generally down to severe driving, not engine design.

Not having my D2 was a bigger problem :D

[mcrover]

I dont really think there is enough information in the question to create enough data for a balanced result.

In other words.........This poll wont work :eek:

In most cases though, all vehicals are about the same in terms of maintenance needed but not what the maintenance costs but as far as breakdowns go a lot can be put down to maintenance so in that case you need to know history before you can ask who's had trouble.:angel:

I may not service my car at all and complain that I go through engines every 50,000kms or so and blame it on it being a LandRover/A D1 or a Diesel etc etc.:angel:

But for what it's worth, the only thing that has ever stopped my Disco 1 300TDI auto is one of the oil cooler lines came loose off the block, tightened it up and replaced the lost oil, took me longer to get the oil and toolbox out of the back so more of an inconvenience but still in my opinion a breakdown :(

[Fleabag]

D1 V8

Had a faulty petrol pump wiring harness, common I believe.

And had to replace a core plug that had failed due to flashing ingress at manufacture.

[Zute]

I asked the question, based on the amount of traffic in this forum that I see on engine problems.

Given that vehicles of a similar age may also have covered a similar mileage regardless of being diesel or petrol.

I guess the results maybe incorrect if there are more diesels than V8's around.
However there are a hell of a lot of threads on diesel problems. :D

If you looked at the outerlimits forum, you might surmise that the Jeeps are the most reliable because there are fewer post. More likely, these owners have there own Web forums, or just don't drive them off road.
If you look at a forum like AULRO in the tech section, you'll only see problems people are having. Lets face it, who posts " Two weeks and nothing has fallen off".:angel: Do V8's have less than TD5's ? Maybe owners of V8's are more into Horses(four legged type) so don't frequent AULRO as much. Who knows.
Or maybe TD5 owners have more time to sit at a Pooter.:)