Thread: Faulty TD5 Oil Pump Bolt - Update

If your not confident with doing it yourself I would enquire with your nearest Land Rover dealer about them doing it for free! Try the customer loyalty angle. If not get someone you trust to do it.

Originally posted by teedeefive
Dear all

I am the proud owner of a 11/99 HiCap Defender Td5 130. I read about the bolt problem some years ago and decided to wait a while...I have about 70K on the clock (used for bush work only). But after reading of the incident described recently re the family holiday I thought....well ' I could be in that situation too'.

Would it make sense to have a 'reputable mechanic' pull the sump off and check the offending bolt and loktite etc?? Any thoughts :?:
and how much??
Phil

Td5 130
SrsIII 88"
Darwin, NT

I had an estimate of $260 on my 2001 td5 Discovery from Southside Land Rover in 2004. I did not go ahead with it as it seems to happen to early td5's (1999) from what I read.

Thanx for the response....I might drop into the local LR d(st)ealer and try the loyalty angle tomorrow...and see what happens..

Cheers

Mate, it would be worth your while. It only has to loosen off half a turn and she'll go. Mine had loosened off about 3 turns.

I'd say take them on. This would fail any of the merchantable quality, or fitness for purpose tests in the Sale of Goods Act or the Trade Practices Act.

I had two major fights with LRA over warranty claims. I had my lawyers ready to go with specific performance claims in the Supreme Court - bypass all the small brains tribunals.

LRA caved in at the 11th hour both times.

Regards
Max P

I have a TD5 auto , compliance plate january '00. I have seen a date on the engine but can't remember where, but I think its sept' 99. I happy to spend $250 to get somebody to pull the sump off and locktite the bolt up & know for sure. I had my car for 2 years and its done 120000 klms and I have watched the problem on the net since I bought it, wondering what should I do, but this crap has made my mind up. The sump is coming off ASAP, better safe than sorry.

MIck - sorry that its happened to you but it is a warning to the rest of us to do something about it before its too late.

Steve

Originally posted by stevep
I have a TD5 auto , compliance plate january '00. I have seen a date on the engine but can't remember where, but I think its sept' 99. I happy to spend $250 to get somebody to pull the sump off and locktite the bolt up & know for sure. I had my car for 2 years and its done 120000 klms and I have watched the problem on the net since I bought it, wondering what should I do, but this crap has made my mind up. The sump is coming off ASAP, better safe than sorry.

MIck - sorry that its happened to you but it is a warning to the rest of us to do something about it before its too late.

Steve

Steve I agree with you 100%. A little spent now is good Insurance. From what I read your 120000km is getting close to when they seem to let go.

My 2001 is 106000km and I am a bit concerned. On my 110000 service I will ask what my mechanic (not stealer man, but ex stealer mechanic) has seen through his experience.

Barry

Yep, as much as this has hurt my family and I, both financially and depression wise, I hope that through my experience, others can benefit. Therefore have it checked so that you won't get burnt like we did.