Thread: Discovery 4 purchase

I’m going down to look at a D4 on Saturday morning it looks promising but there is just a couple of things which I think seem a little weird but then again I don’t own a Land Rover so this may be a normal thing haha this D4 has 135,ish KM on the clock but has had the torque converter replaced already the owner also said it has had the auto serviced (has receipts) he also said it’s had the 160k major service which involves the timing belts? My question being is it an underlying problem for the torque converter to have already been replaced? He didn’t mention if it has or hasn’t been used for towing.
Is there anyone who can shed some light on if this is a red flag or Land Rover D4 normality?

Yes , normal if it's the 6 speed for the torque converter to be replaced at those kilometres if it has been towing heavy and the trans wasn't serviced , owner didn't tow in sports mode etc.

Originally Posted by discorevy

Yes , normal if it's the 6 speed for the torque converter to be replaced at those kilometres if it has been towing heavy and the trans wasn't serviced , owner didn't tow in sports mode etc.

Thanks! Unfortunately the bloke was hesitant on selling and isn’t “ready” to part with it which I don’t understand why you would display something for sale if you don’t want to sell it

You probably asked too many questions and frightened him out of selling to you😃

Don't worry there's a lot out there to choose from. Took us over a year to get our SC V6 petrol at the right price.

IMHO...
My pick BELIEVE IT OR NOT...
A Discovery 4 2.7lt, but even the 3.0lt is still in my pic of vehicles.

*A disco 4 is a good improvement over the disco 3, it just seems to do everything more elegant.
*A D4 2.7lt seems to be engine failure free, if thats possible. I've not changed an engine out on one.
*I have picked up a few 2010 D4 2.7lt recently for customers with high km's (260K) and got them for $15K - $17K.
*My opinion is once they have got to these km's they have dodged that engine failure bullet.
*I also did give them a list of what I recommend should be done when they buy it, full service, driveline fluids, auto service, egr/tune, timing belt, brakes, lower control arms etc etc.
*Average cost estimate was round say $6K, when the vehicles got to me, most went out finished at round $3K depending on what needed doing.
*I have quite a few customers with D4 2.7lt models that also have high km's and going great.

*Even the D4 3.0lt realistically seem to have less engine failures than when the D3 was the same age.
*But a D4 3.0lt if it does fail is going to cost big dollars to fix.

*Another point (i dunno maybe) is I've not personally had any of my customers have engine failures if I have been servicing the vehicle since new or near new.
*So its not that I am so dam clever at changing oil, my point is that after all the bluh bluh about big long service intervals and how great oil is nowdays, it doesnt seem to gel in the real world. 10K servicing is what I'm always going to recommend regardless of what the manufacturers say. Manufacturers and dealers simply can't be trusted when it comes to anything regarding the extended life of your vehicle.

*There is not really many vehicles out there for sale at the moment and I don't see this getting any better. People arent buying new cars and seem to be holding onto their current vehicle. maybe a case of the devil you know.

The 2.7 D4 is great once sorted out although 8 speed would be nice.

Originally Posted by DazzaTD5

IMHO...
My pick BELIEVE IT OR NOT...
A Discovery 4 2.7lt, but even the 3.0lt is still in my pic of vehicles.

*A disco 4 is a good improvement over the disco 3, it just seems to do everything more elegant.
*A D4 2.7lt seems to be engine failure free, if thats possible. I've not changed an engine out on one.
*I have picked up a few 2010 D4 2.7lt recently for customers with high km's (260K) and got them for $15K - $17K.
*My opinion is once they have got to these km's they have dodged that engine failure bullet.
*I also did give them a list of what I recommend should be done when they buy it, full service, driveline fluids, auto service, egr/tune, timing belt, brakes, lower control arms etc etc.
*Average cost estimate was round say $6K, when the vehicles got to me, most went out finished at round $3K depending on what needed doing.
*I have quite a few customers with D4 2.7lt models that also have high km's and going great.

*Even the D4 3.0lt realistically seem to have less engine failures than when the D3 was the same age.
*But a D4 3.0lt if it does fail is going to cost big dollars to fix.

*Another point (i dunno maybe) is I've not personally had any of my customers have engine failures if I have been servicing the vehicle since new or near new.
*So its not that I am so dam clever at changing oil, my point is that after all the bluh bluh about big long service intervals and how great oil is nowdays, it doesnt seem to gel in the real world. 10K servicing is what I'm always going to recommend regardless of what the manufacturers say. Manufacturers and dealers simply can't be trusted when it comes to anything regarding the extended life of your vehicle.

*There is not really many vehicles out there for sale at the moment and I don't see this getting any better. People arent buying new cars and seem to be holding onto their current vehicle. maybe a case of the devil you know.

British Off Road is also recommending 10,000 km services.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

British Off Road is also recommending 10,000 km services.

6 monthly oil change *was* the D3 2.7 LR factory interval and is what mines had since new. IMHO 12 monthly came in only to try and match the comparatively low Tojo Cruiser service cost.

My average km interval is 9,000 with 8,000 to 13,000 as the high low range. On this basis even if you accidentally missed one you’d be only at today’s “recommend” interval.

I think that correlates well with an ‘arduous’ duty cycle of city driving. Totally agree that the dealer has no incentive to service in a way that will extend life and minimise parts replacement.

I hope The Prince of Darkness @DazzaTD5 is correct. 222k km and counting.


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