TD5 oil pump bolt thread.

[Rosscoe68]

theres been quite a few Disco 2 TD5 complete cars for under 10k, i'd be looking at buying a cheap one and parting it out and keep the engine

[TD5WA]

I have heard that after 2002 the problem was fixed. But have no hard evidence of this.
IMO anyone buying a TD5, knowing about this problem, yet procrastinating about this simple yet critical check, has no one to blame but themselves.
These engines are all at an age where doing the sump gasket wouldnt be a waste anyhow. The time and effort wasted to figure out if the bolt had or hadnt been checked could be better spent just doing the job and being certain.

Just do it.

Cheers.

So, 'who' on here knows if indeed the problem was fixed after 2002 ?

[5teve]

i know that my 2002 disco hadnt got Loctitie on and was 'not tight'

cant remember about the defender tho.... brain has gone into shutdown.... i think it was ok... and thats a 2002....

That doenst help does it?

Steve

[Pedro_The_Swift]

So, 'who' on here knows if indeed the problem was fixed after 2002 ?

at the cost involved, both to check and to replace the motor,,

just do it.

[MickS]

Hi,

I have a 2001 disco with 185,000k on the clock and the bolt that is the subject of this post has just gone causing engine failure. The loctite fix contained in this post would have been great in hindsight - but unfortunately I only turned to this forum to learn more about this type of engine failure after the fact (ie today). The Disco was bought 2nd hand from a dealer in Dec 09, so its very disappointing and my mechanic has said its about a 10k operation for a reco engine.

Does anyone know the latest official stance on this at LR? Would be great if that recall/acknolwledgement of assembly fault came through! Any help with locating a suitable replacement engine at reasonable cost would also be appreciated. I notice there is one on ebay for 8k.

Or do I just need to suck it up and spend the 10k on getting a reco fitted?

Thanks,

Karsten

Check with Land Vehicle Spares in Sydney...that's where I bought mine from.

Landrover Discovery Oil Pump Bolt Failure

[farmergeo]

So, 'who' on here knows if indeed the problem was fixed after 2002 ?

A friend has a 2005 td5 Defender and the oil pump sprocket bolt came loose at +-180000kms.

farmergeo

[karst01]

Thanks for the replies. I can get a 2003 MY (pamel) damaged Tdi5 from a local wrecker that has just over 100k on it - Can anyone tell me whether this will be a straight swap in? Is it worth the hassel? Are there engine or mounting variations to look out for? Is the swap complicated? A mate and I are thinking we'd like a challenge of doing the swap as I have access to full workshop and tools etc... Could be a good little project. Alternative at this stage is to sell car to a wrecker, which I am less than happy with.

Karsten

[alanw]

Have just checked this bolt on my 2004 td5 defender with 170K - bolt was not finger loose - but was not at all tight - little finger on a short 3/8 drive ratchet easily undid it and there was no loctitie on the bolt at all.

Has gone back in much tighter and with 262 loctite.

Was an accident waiting to happen.

Thanks all.

alanw

[Frenchie]

Was an accident waiting to happen.

Not sure accident is quite the right word!

[Pedro_The_Swift]

So, 'who' on here knows if indeed the problem was fixed after 2002 ?

do these answer your question?

i know that my 2002 disco hadnt got Loctitie on and was 'not tight'

cant remember about the defender tho.... brain has gone into shutdown.... i think it was ok... and thats a 2002....

That doenst help does it?

Steve

A friend has a 2005 td5 Defender and the oil pump sprocket bolt came loose at +-180000kms.

farmergeo

Have just checked this bolt on my 2004 td5 defender with 170K - bolt was not finger loose - but was not at all tight - little finger on a short 3/8 drive ratchet easily undid it and there was no loctitie on the bolt at all.

Has gone back in much tighter and with 262 loctite.

Was an accident waiting to happen.

Thanks all.

alanw