Thread: Discovery 3

Setting motor forward increases axle load, changes bonnet length, impacts handling.m

I take it you may never have ventured into racing or chassis/suspension/ handling design

There’s a lot more to it than just “wanting to make it awkward”

Body off design actually shows a great amount of thought in servicing - as they made it very simple and quick to do.

Originally Posted by Tombie

Setting motor forward increases axle load, changes bonnet length, impacts handling.m

I take it you may never have ventured into racing or chassis/suspension/ handling design

There’s a lot more to it than just “wanting to make it awkward”

Body off design actually shows a great amount of thought in servicing - as they made it very simple and quick to do.

Agreed, weight balance is one of the attributes that makes the disco such a nice driving/handling vehicle.
Not many nearly 3 ton vehicles you can throw around in the corners like a disco.

Originally Posted by Keegan

So IMHO...

Get the left bank rear injector out, insert bolts in back of right induction cover, see how long it takes to get the oil cooler out of its oil well, see how much mucking around to get the oil vapor out, replace the dash in a couple of hours ??? its easy for you to say as u quote you are mechanic with hoists.
Really is crazy having to remove the body.
all could have been easier by setting The tdv6 further forward.
all good and well design a assemble in factory
I bet half the workers would not know how to get in a cramped area and remove a part. lets say the rear timing chain?????
Typical of the quality of these days, all about the quick dollar. surely land rover can see what owners are saying.
And probably dont care.

For the sake of the engine gods, pick a job thats actually hard on a D3 / D4.
*Injectors, inlet manifold, oil cooler, crank case venting (the plastic thing at the back) to change injector pump, I dont consider any of these jobs difficult, none of which needs a hoist.
*Perhaps its the amount of times I'm doing these jobs that I dislike, as in back to poor build quality, nothing more, nothing less.

Originally Posted by DazzaTD5

For the sake of the engine gods, pick a job thats actually hard on a D3 / D4.
*Injectors, inlet manifold, oil cooler, crank case venting (the plastic thing at the back) to change injector pump, I dont consider any of these jobs difficult, none of which needs a hoist.
*Perhaps its the amount of times I'm doing these jobs that I dislike, as in back to poor build quality, nothing more, nothing less.

Practice makes perfect

Originally Posted by PerthDisco

Practice makes perfect

And sometimes consumes inordinate amounts of beer.

Having had to slide hammer out a diesel injector, yes, I’m learned on that topic