Thread: Leak free Disco

Mate, my advice would be to go and see your local pink slip inspection station right now whilst there are still no leaks, ask the guy if he'll give you roadworthy certs for the next ten years. I have seen these Landrovers leak new, on the showroom floor, my mate bought a brand new Deefer 130 ute and it immediately leaked oil on his garage floor, the dealer was not successful in stopping all the leakage within the warranty time. Very rarely will you see any Pommy cars with no leaks. If they are not leaking then there is a strong possibility there is no oil in them. But that being said, I have had 3 Jags, 2 Triumphs, a Morris, first car was an Austin A40 and a few Landrovers in my time, still have the old Disco, and loved the lot of them, warts (oil leaks) and all, I think they are addictive.

Are you sure you weren't dreaming or on a mind altering substance.

I will bet you $ 10 that it will be leaking within 3 months

lol You guys are all so pessimistic! I reckon the only leak I have is oil cooler lines which I'll be replacing shortly. Past that I reckon my D1 is pretty clean and I've never had to top up any oil level.

Also I don't clean it, so maybe the oil is all hidden in dirt.

Originally Posted by Judo

lol You guys are all so pessimistic! I reckon the only leak I have is oil cooler lines which I'll be replacing shortly. Past that I reckon my D1 is pretty clean and I've never had to top up any oil level.

Also I don't clean it, so maybe the oil is all hidden in dirt.

Thats my method for leak prevention, just let the mud congeal with the oil and it will seal itself .

Are the oil cooler lines a common and or most common culprate for oil leaks?

Originally Posted by Monty

Are the oil cooler lines a common and or most common culprate for oil leaks?

Yep definitely - at the solid to flexible joins it very slowly leaks and drips. Mine drips down onto the diff and prop shaft so it gets flicked everywhere. I picked up a new pair of lines for $120, just haven't installed them yet.

Originally Posted by bussy1963

Are you sure you weren't dreaming or on a mind altering substance.

I will bet you $ 10 that it will be leaking within 3 months

Im not betting anything, if it last more than a month I will be happy never had a leak free disco before so enjoying the moment. It wont last for ever that I know It seems to be that owning anything landrover means you are just waitng for the next thing to fail but they have heaps of character that all the jap 4x4's seem to miss. She's a good old work horse that is now part of the family and am enjoying it all ( good and bad )

I had a leak free disco once, it lasted 3 days !!!
But it was a good 3 days and showed it to my mates who have discos just to rub it in lol