Thread: Repair stocktake after Cape trip : Disco vs Cruiser

Originally Posted by Slunnie

I had a service and report done on mine when I got back from Cape

Apart from the normal, I had:
Renew water contaminate rear diff oil
Tighten loose transfer case bolts.
Tighted X-member bolts.
Tighten all suspension bolts
Wash down engine.

LHF door check strap broken.
RHF chassis rail cracking near steering box.
Front pinion seal leak.
Transmission output/transfer input seal leak.
Rear control arm bushes split.
Rear prop uni slight play.
LH Headlamp cracked.
Exhaust manifold leak.
Cam seal leak.

I also replaced the radiator while on the trip.

Slunnie what color is your car and when did u go?? I didnt see many discos and remember most...your post gives me a reminder to check a few more things. cheers

Originally Posted by waynep

That's fairly normal for a TDi - 9.5 to 10.5 litres per 100 k depending on how mucch low range work etc.

Yep those figures are for the 8000km round trip from Vic...there were legs where I got around 12 (old telegraph leg-Wiepa to Bamaga) but not worse than that. go the tdi!

Originally Posted by wardy1

WOW....60% more fuel!
On a trip like that you could have paid for all the repairs to the 100 with the fuel savings in the Disco

I failed to mention he had roof racks and I didnt so that would exaggerate the differnce, wind resistance and all.

My 2001 trip to the Cape only repair & a biggy when I got home was an injector pump & injectors about $5000 but Land Rover paid half, the parts had done 60,000km (over 12 months old) after being replaced once before. No others needed replacing, did oil replacement but was normal service anyway. 10.8 litres per 100 with roof rack & two swags on the roof.

Oh yeh I forgot my passenger 120kg + tried to pull himself up on the roof rack & grabbed the PVC tube with tent poles in & bent/broke the brackets & repaired with cable ties that lasted 3 years until snapped off & lost the tube in the High Country in vicinity of Davies Plain area with 6 alloy poles.

Originally Posted by edddo

Slunnie what color is your car and when did u go?? I didnt see many discos and remember most...your post gives me a reminder to check a few more things. cheers

You'd remember Slunnies car if you saw it.

Originally Posted by edddo

Slunnie what color is your car and when did u go?? I didnt see many discos and remember most...your post gives me a reminder to check a few more things. cheers

Gday Edddo, it is Oxford Blue and running on Simex tyres. Wheel also on the roof rack. Here are a few pics. Did we cross paths?

no dont think I saw u on the road...I was there (between Mareeba and the Tip somewhere-thats a ****load of dirt actually), for most of july-what river crossing is that in the pic?

Ah ok. We were up there between Cairns and the tip between 24th June and 17th July.

That crossing was one of the river crossings on the Hahn River Roadhouse property. Some deep holes in that one, though at least it was a hard rock base.