We love our Disco, but c'mon!

[akelly]

G'day All,

We do love our TD5 D2 - getting on a bit (2000) but its such a bloody good car... however, in the last month I've had:

- Fuel pump died. Luckily about 200m from home.

- Front propshaft died. Luckily I picked this up before a disaster.

- Injector Loom died. Again lucky, picked it up before getting stranded.

Admittedly I've had bugger all other dramas (except the exhaust manifold coming loose) and the car has done 200k, including all around the NT and across Gibb River Rd when we lived up there...

Thankfully I can fix all these little problems myself and Karcraft can provide the bits for a decent price!

One last problem - the bloody amigos! But after about 80k of them I'd kind of miss the little buggers if they went away...

It goes in shortly to have some minor panel work and a new bullbar (its my wifes daily driver!) - should be as good as new after that.

Anyway - here's to my Disco, looks like its here to stay! :twobeers:

Cheers!

Adam

PS - anyone know why it keeps warping the LH front disc? :lol2:

[spudboy]

Well ....... that's pretty reasonable for 8 years use. Bad luck it happened all at once though :(

[long stroke]

Glad your happy with your disco, i like it when people start a thread on how much they enjoy owning a rover:D

CHEERS TIM.

[justinc]

The warping left hand front disc could be a siezed brake caliper sliding pin. I would pick the RH side because the left one may be doing all the work, OR, it could be the LH one, as the outboard pad may not release and overheat the disc on one side...
Anyway, I bet one of them is sticking/ siezed. I find it quite commonly on high KM older D2's, and sometimes the pin can't be freed, even with gentle heat so I have to buy a SH caliper and bracket.


The KM you mention is about normal for a fuel pump and front shaft, some only get HALF that distance:eek:

I'm glad you are keeping it and not going to the dark side, I could tell you PLENTY of maintenance and repair issues with the other major Asiatic brands...:twisted:

JC

[akelly]

I'll never buy another brand of 4WD - in fact I never have! 5 Landies and counting...SIII wagon, SIII ute, County (Isuzu), this Disco and a SIIA Shorty. I love 'em all but only have the disco and shorty left around.:(

Thanks for the tip on the brakes - last time I changed the pads I did find the RH side caliper a little "sticky". I'm onto it this weekend!

Any recommendations for discs? I'm on my 3rd set of the factory ones, they seem to last OK but is there anything else out there that does the job better for a similar price?

Cheers,

Adam

[crl]

Glad your happy with your disco, i like it when people start a thread on how much they enjoy owning a rover:D



Me too. I had to do some soul searching recently (this week) when my alternator died exposing me to the public humiliation of having my Disco loaded onto a tow truck. This only a couple of months after the front driveshaft was replaced. But, as mentioned previously I wouldn't want to own another brand of 4WD.

[B92 8NW]

Me too. I had to do some soul searching recently (this week) when my alternator died exposing me to the public humiliation of having my Disco loaded onto a tow truck. This only a couple of months after the front driveshaft was replaced. But, as mentioned previously I wouldn't want to own another brand of 4WD.

I think I've told this story 1000 times, but when my 200Tdi alternator seized, I chopped the belt off and drove 320km home:D

[crl]

I think I've told this story 1000 times, but when my 200Tdi alternator seized, I chopped the belt off and drove 320km home:D

Pardon my ignorance but I presume the 200Tdi doesn't have an ECU or anything else that needs electricity to run the engine.

[McDisco]

One last problem - the bloody amigos! But after about 80k of them I'd kind of miss the little buggers if they went away...


Buy yourself a nanocom...excellent little bit of gear and not that expensive. It can easily clear the amigos.

Angus

[martinozcmax]

Pardon my ignorance but I presume the 200Tdi doesn't have an ECU or anything else that needs electricity to run the engine.

Very light on, diesel no sparks required.

When my alternator died on the Disco 1 V8 I had before the Tdi 200 I drove home on the battery power. Recharged the battery and drove it to the auto elec the next morning. LR dealer wanted $1,600 for a replacement alternator. Got the elec to fit a Nissan one for $165 and got another 7 years out of it.

[wardy1]

I have an 01 td5 and I love it but oh boy, the last 12 months have tested my wallet somewhat. Had the front double cardan go (fortuantely no damage but was in the middle of the parramatta road at peak hour when it went....no cdl at that time either), had to have the entire auto reco's and a new torque converter, installed a cdl (the whole thing) plus linkages, about to replace the radiator (will be about $750 installed) plus new springs and shocks......... I'm about $8,500 lighter!
Lucky I like the car so much..... couldn't afford to sell it now in any case.