Reply With QuoteWhack on a new head and some hoses and off you go for another 200K or so.
Fossicker
Well my 2001 TD5 decided it was going no more at the most inconvient time while towing float with horse on way home from show on the Monash Freeway. A water pipe burst and of course I had no idea until car just shut down on me. I want to thank the RACV Tow truck driver, my friends coming to rescue horse and float. Iam in mourning my disco worked hard till the end it has 470,000 on the clock.
Last edited by incisor; 30th January 2014 at 10:22 AM. Reason: Put it in the markets
LordRover
SubscriberWhack on a new head and some hoses and off you go for another 200K or so.
MY08 TDV6 SE D3- permagrin ooh yeah
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Wizard
I shall stop complaining about the paltry 260000k's on my '99 fender then - TD5's rock anyway!
Hope you can get yours sorted.....
Louis
'99 'fender - it goes... (quite well actually!)
Fossicker
Unfortunately due to reasons beyond my control the vehicle will not be bought back to life...........It has served me well and unless I win tatts it is going to scrap metal.......
Admin
Its sad that your landy passed away
but to be honest I cant believe you were still towing with it especially as you knew it had issues when towing. (overheating if I recall from your SOS thread)
Or is this still the same situation from when you did post that thread?
Still hopefully you have better luck with your next tow vehicle and hopefully it hasnt put you off getting another Land Rover, as they do tow well and in comfort
Our Land Rover does not leak oil! it just marks its territory.......
Fossicker
I got that issue sorted a water pipe burst and no one including mechanic who installed new viscous coupling and fan could have forseen that happening. I even took for test tows etc and it was fine up until the water pipe busting I had a back up if I didnt get fan sorted I wasnt going to drive it if I hadnt got the fan sorted,
I am looking at a 2013 Ford Ranger today then off to ULR to compare price etc with 2013 Landy so Iam a busy lady.......
SysAdmin (Owner)
hope the hunt for a new one goes well...
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Throw an Isuzu TD into it and keep it going for another 500K km!
You won't find me on: faceplant; Scipe; Infragam; LumpedIn; ShapCnat or Twitting. I'm just not that interesting.
Fossicker
It would cost me too much money to get another motor by the time I buy everything then pay labour etc...the car will then owe me too much money..plus I deserve a new car I work hard so I figure why not....Off to ULR tomorrow tried the ranger so I will see how the new Landy compares....
Wizard
Sorry to hear about your Landy , just as a mater of interest do you know what pipe/hose failed ? not that It makes a lot of difference now . I had the thin pipe that runs from the rad to expansion bottle crack ,as It had gone brittle , there was no way you could see It as It was under the cowling . Your vehicle will have a value higher than just scrap . Good luck with the new vehicle you choose . jim.
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