Thread: Question for owners of high km D4's

Originally Posted by gavinwibrow

Would that perchance be Steve at Whyatts in Geraldton?

Absolutely

Can't fault Wyatt's, know their stuff and good old fashioned service too.

I brought my 2010 D4 3L new in 2010 I am just short of 260000klm. The car has needed fixes along the way most of the common things as well servicing every 6 months and regular gearbox services. The last gearbox service was a torque converter change.

I had been thinking about what next and it was never going to be a Discovery 5 I never liked them. I decided on a new Defender I have a P400 S 110 on order now which I currently don't have the money to pay for (I do have a plan) I didn't go for a D300 as you can't get them in an S 110 which I find odd and our average weekly running would seen us possibly have DPF issues. So the new Defender is a year away.

I have sold my 2008 TDV8 L322 that goes to its new home this week and I will miss that car. The Discovery 4 we have one trip to do in June and then it will be sold. It has honestly been a great car with some frustrations but a pure joy to drive. That leaves us with an R56 MINI Cooper S until the Defender arrives.

Originally Posted by Eric SDV6SE

Can't fault Wyatt's, know their stuff and good old fashioned service too.

So there sits my D$ having its mid life crisis / rebirthday.....

My bank manager (is there any such a thing nowadays) is laughing at my plummeting reserves.

Not sure what I am doing wrong but getting my pictures the right way around seems to be a skill that I don't posses.

Here you go

Originally Posted by LGM

So there sits my D$ having its mid life crisis / rebirthday.....

My bank manager (is there any such a thing nowadays) is laughing at my plummeting reserves.

Not sure what I am doing wrong but getting my pictures the right way around seems to be a skill that I don't posses.

Can we comment and critique the proposed work list?

Jesus - I'm having a panic attack just looking at that... The problem is, with the body off, it makes sense to get all those little jobs done. But dear Lord, that'll cost...

Originally Posted by Jpdv

Jesus - I'm having a panic attack just looking at that... The problem is, with the body off, it makes sense to get all those little jobs done. But dear Lord, that'll cost...

So I was due to have the timing belts replaced along with the oil pump......then I wanted all the hoses including the engine block inlet / outlet replaced......add to that the right bank intake manifold that had crapped itself....so whilst we are doing that we may as well do the left one at the same time.....there was also a minor oil weep at the front of the sump.....so lets fix that....sump off.....so lets replace the oil level sensor unit just to be on the safe side......all this is easier with the body off.....so off it came only to find the crossover pipe at the rear of the motor was blowing....so lets replace that while we are here.....easier with the engine out.....no worries, no extra charge to me......so with the engine out we can see the rear main has a very slight weep as well....lets sort that out too....and so it goes!

It is fair to say that, at first, I was a bit taken aback. But lets draw a breath and put some perspective on this.

I was thinking about changing the vehicle out, but when push came to shove, I would have had to lay out somewhere around $50 to $60k mark to get into a later model equivalent vehicle and remember that it is not a new vehicle we are talking about. That 'deal' could either be fantastic or it could be a nightmare ....used vehicles can be a bit of pot luck!

My D4 has done 322,000km over 11 years of ownership since brand spanking new. Now I am hoping it will last another 11 years, by which time my need for a vehicle of this size will no doubt have reduced. My outlay for all the work being performed is around the $13k mark and will give me the confidence to continue to use the vehicle well into the future. Mind you the auto trans might need to be rebuilt at some stage but at this time its doing the job just fine.

So by my reckoning I am way better of rebirthing what, is to my way of thinking, a terrific vehicle.

This work is being done by my trusted LR service agent that have been very careful to explain all the issues and costs and options before we did anything! I should have my D4 back with me by the end of next week ready for the next set of travelling adventures!