urgent question for a friend

[Dr Neil]

are there any things to watch out for or common faults with the td5 discovery's. the one he is looking at has done approx 40k miles with service history and is a 2002. All advice welcome as he is looking at it 2morro, thanks in advance Neil...

[DIE BOK]

Make sure everything and i mean everything works!

[Xtremeteam]

make sure all the electrics work ,also check the front shocker bottom bushes are either new or ok as they are starting to become common for goin (done 3 discos so far this week) & its a press in & out job (8tons to move them) :lol:
check the tre's as if the crimped ends are away you have to replace the complete bar,also make sure the abs works & no warning lamps are lit,if the abs & hill decent & traction control lamps are all on & stay on after goin above 15mph a abs sensor is away & at the mo u cant buy them seperatly,can only get a hub complete(£200) any more i can think off ill post

[DIE BOK]

Neil you have a pm

[Xtremeteam]

if its a poor starter chech the fuel filter head for foost as they corrode between the ada[ters & head so cause air to be drawn in when starting although shouldnt b happening on an 02 car,when oon the test drive go side to side HARD (left to right) to get the car to sway & if it clunks it could be either the rear watts linkage bushes ore the rear arb d bushes,d bushes are cheap to repalce but the watts linkage bushes conme to over £100 for 5 bushes  :shock:

[hobbit]

If possible get somebody who knows these vehicles to go and have a look, or an inspection, AA or RAC maybe

[thermidorthelobster]

If it has ACE (look for a hydraulic ram in the front right wheel arch, connected to something which looks like an anti-roll bar) then check to see if the pump is noisy.  It should be audible, changing with the engine noise, but not obtrusive.  If it's obtrusive then it may start causing problems.

Head gaskets on TD5s can go, but probably by the time you've found out it will be too late.

Also, check the rear air suspension (where fitted);  when you press the dash button to raise the suspension (will only work with the driver's door closed and engine running) it should jack itself up over the course of about 45 seconds.  It shouldn't sink down onto the bump stops when left overnight.

On the whole though, they're pretty solid.

[thermidorthelobster]

By the way - it is possible to obtain and fit ABS sensors, I have a spare in my toolkit :)  You just have to find a friendly independent who accumulates spares when they swap out hubs.

[muddyweb]

For the same reasons as the ABS sensor... check the wheel bearings for play !!

Once again, these are part of the same unit, and LR don't supply bearings as a separate part...  240 quid + vat  per corner  :shock:

[Xtremeteam]

By the way - it is possible to obtain and fit ABS sensors, I have a spare in my toolkit :)  You just have to find a friendly independent who accumulates spares when they swap out hubs.

had a spare hub at work after changing an abs sensor,than a disco came in when the hub parted company with the bearing so fitted that then discovered cos the hub had went over so far the abs ring had chewed through the sensor  so had to find the old sensor in the bin & solder the wires together to get a useable 1,seen sensers on eblag but never got a reply bout them

[Xtremeteam]

one other thing is if it drips fuel on to the ground its more than likely to be the fuel block conector on the head thats leaking as its what u can hear the air purging out of when u switch the ignition on & it whines away,its a starter off job to replace it (did 1 2day,owner never noticed the fuel pourin out)

[Range Rover Blues]

Just read all the above :shock: .  I think my advice would be 'leave it in the shop', buy something older that you can fix with a big hammer.

[thermidorthelobster]

The trouble is if you ask what the points to look out for are, you're going to get a big long list for *any* vehicle - it's a relative thing.

I've had my TD5 for a year and the only problem I had was a weepy hub seal, and an oil leak in the injector loom, both of which were sorted easily (by a dealer, but if I'd been so inclined there would have been nothing to stop me doing both these jobs myself).  The rest has been going swimmingly.

On the whole these are good, solid vehicles, notwithstanding Hightower's  :x

[hrh_dave]

v8redline - yeh you can get new sensors, just not from a rossleigh dealership, if you need them speak to the parts manager at Pentland very helpful people and istr that they are about 50quid.

[Xtremeteam]

spoke to him on fri & yes you can buy the sensors sepratly BUT they dont come with the plug fitted so you have to chop & join the wires so you can fit it  :?

[Dr Neil]

friend has now got his Td5, he's as happy as the proverbial pig in s...!!
thanks for everyones advice it was appreciated..