Thread: opinions on reliability

I'm not a Disco owner, but I've got a 1988 Range Rover. The motor is going strong, not leaking or using any oil and has done 433,000km. Basically the same motor as a Disco, so I'll vouch for that part.

Welcome to AULRO skidmark77

Plenty of happy V8 owners here,, be it Rangie, County or Disco.
Lots of high mileages with little trouble,

Run a GOOD oil, change it at 5K,
and Bobs your proverbial


(and I've owned the red one for 10 years and 288000kays, no oil leaks, goes like )

I own a 96 Disco with gas and are very happy with it.You will have to fix things,It is 11 years old but follow this forum on mod's(suspension,servicing etc) and you will be a happy camper. Pat

I've got a 97 diesel, so can't advise on the engine, but the rest of the car is brilliant. 10 years of reasonably hard work and it's holding together well. Still rides very comfortably and all the trim etc still looks good. We've taken it on all sorts of holidays with 3 kids and all the gear and it's a great touring wagon.

I'm biased towards diesels, but that is whole other argument

Originally Posted by spudboy

I've got a 97 diesel, so can't advise on the engine, but the rest of the car is brilliant. 10 years of reasonably hard work and it's holding together well. Still rides very comfortably and all the trim etc still looks good. We've taken it on all sorts of holidays with 3 kids and all the gear and it's a great touring wagon.

I'm biased towards diesels, but that is whole other argument

Don't bother putting a Holden or Ford in, they are about 100Kgs heavier, the Disco V8 is a very long lived motor if serviced properly, they have a "y" shaped block with the sump pan rails well below the crank centreline and have great strength for an Alloy block, the later 4L and 4.6L have 4 bolt mains, crossbolted. The low compression and long stroke makes for great low down torque, unlike most other brand V8's, keep it all Land Rover and you won't be disappointed, Regards Frank.

buy, buy, buy!!

G'day skidmark and welcome to AULRO...

Before I bought my Disco, I rang Graeme Cooper who said, if looked after, a V8 should go for 600,000 kms - positive...

Here's a quick run down with my 93 3.5 V8i - I have owned it for 4 years. Got it with 220,000 on the clock and is now at 290,000 ks. I only do regular maintenance like plugs and oil/filters etc..... then I fix (with help from here) when a problem arises....

Tends to get thru plugs, as they get sooty after a while...
I've never bothered to work this out seriously.
Firetrap (PCV valve) lines and heads gummed up; cleaned out and fixed.
Fuel pump let go recently - new pump, new fuel filter, new leads, new plugs, was running a bit rough after all this, but has, err, self sorted.
It's getting old and doesn't deliver as much grunt as it once did, but maybe a really good tune and a go over of the injectors would fix that.
Have had to change all cooling hoses.

End of engine story.

Other:
Power steering leaks.
I need to change the bearing in the air con compressor.
The heater matrix went bang a few years ago so I bypassed it.
The left front door has a locking mechanism issue...
New front wheel bearings at 280,000ks.

General: Same brake pads, battery and alternator, tyres and shocks for at least the last four years, all electrical things work fine. Gearboxes seem real good, as do the diffs. (A little play in the driveline). Body tidy, paint on roof/bonnet is fading...no rust around top rear glass, but some spots underneath rear guards.

Drinks fuel, so what.... goes anywhere i want to go...
nice ride, I'd like a last of the Disco 1 updates (1998-9?)

Good luck with yours,

GQ

hmm, yea a bit more,, thanks quiggers
rust in rear floor,
rust in alpine windows,
make SURE heater works,
yea, my navs door lock sometimes does and doesnt,

nothing like A V8 auto on the beach