Thread: Td5 oil pump bolt

A new TD5 motor is around the $18K mark. If you are lucky, you can pick up a good second hand one from a rolled disco/fender (which is what I did)...If you get it looked at though, one less thing to worry about.

I just did mine for peace of mind, had read about it, and also spoke to my local independant specialist who had replaced 2 engines because of it and checked a further 3 cars, 1 was tight with loctite, 2 others were able to be turned a "little" but had no loctite on them.

Not sure of the mileage on the cars tho. Mines an April 2001 and has now done 90,000 miles, mine was not 100% tight, but as in the pictures from my write up there was no loctite on it.

www.discovery2.co.uk / TD5 "Famous" Oil Pump Bolt

PS my m8 is a little "concerned" now lol and will be doing his soon to

Had my MY2003 Disco TD5 at Graeme Coopers earlier this week for an ECU upgrade and service and had them check the oil pump bolt. All was good.

They have had 3 other TD5's in the past few weeks with owners wanting the oil pump bolts checked. For peace of mind it's worth doing.

Thanks for those write-ups / link Discodancer & Urban Panzer.

I'm about to do mine with the next oil change. Your instructions & experiences will make the job a whole lot easier.

Another just to emphasise the point...

Landrover Discovery Oil Pump Bolt Failure

Originally Posted by BMKal

Thanks for those write-ups / link Discodancer & Urban Panzer.

I'm about to do mine with the next oil change. Your instructions & experiences will make the job a whole lot easier.