Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18
All I can say is:
Stockers
Current and Previous LR:
2009 Disco 4 3.0 V6
1990 classic RR 3.9 V8
1987 County 110 3.5 V8
1985 County 90 2286
1977 classic RR 3.5 V8
1958 Series 1 109 3/4 tilt
30th Jan 2015 11:37 am
fat bloke
Member Since: 07 Aug 2006
Location: OXFORD
Posts: 1257
New Black Pack coming out both rear panels are sprayed BLACK to compliment light clusters
30th Jan 2015 9:41 pm
stockers
Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18
OK, a bit slow to post, but my new girl came home on Saturday.
Here she is
Click image to enlarge
Sigh… happiness is Disco shaped.
cheers,Stockers
Current and Previous LR:
2009 Disco 4 3.0 V6
1990 classic RR 3.9 V8
1987 County 110 3.5 V8
1985 County 90 2286
1977 classic RR 3.5 V8
1958 Series 1 109 3/4 tilt
10th Feb 2015 9:36 pm
jupiter8
Member Since: 13 Jul 2013
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 12
Very nice. Welcome back to the fold!Discovery HSE 2015
XKR 500bhp 2009
Alfa Mito 2009
Disco 3 SE 2008
10th Feb 2015 9:40 pm
Iceman08
Member Since: 22 Sep 2014
Location: Hereford
Posts: 2284
stockers wrote:
Ah, photos…
(hangs head in shame)
Here's one I grabbed from the Colliers website (and thus I acknowledge their copyright) to be going on with…
cheers,
Stunning looking D4 that is
Maybe one day.......just maybe!!
10th Feb 2015 10:04 pm
stockers
Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18
Well, I haven't exactly been a prolific poster, have I?
'Dottie' has now done 107,000 miles with little more than ordinary servicing. She had a tendency to eat dipped beam bulbs, possibly because there was some form of fault with the left hand unit, now replaced. Time will tell on that one.
Other than that a recent issue has been squealing front left brakes. An adjustment and some bits from my local garage has improved matters but it's still not quite right. The squealing can still come back after a journey of, say, 20 odd miles but not as badly as before.
She's due a service and MOT in the coming three or four weeks.
One thing I've noted reading about Discos is that it's probably way past time that the transmission fluid was changed. I know I've mentioned it to my (generic) garage in the past and been told it's a lifetime fill of glop. But reading more the suggestion is that 'lifetime' is more like 60-80k miles, after which the manufacturer has tended to reckon it's been sold on/they don't exactly care any more.
I do about 8,000 miles a year and would like to keep this Disco for a good few years to come. Because of this I got the belts changed good and early, about 93,000 miles.
What would the assembled experts suggest, if anything, that I do to ensure a long and happy life with this machine? Another 107,000 would be great!
Cheers,Stockers
Current and Previous LR:
2009 Disco 4 3.0 V6
1990 classic RR 3.9 V8
1987 County 110 3.5 V8
1985 County 90 2286
1977 classic RR 3.5 V8
1958 Series 1 109 3/4 tilt
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6th Nov 2018 12:33 pm
Dave T
Member Since: 03 Jul 2009
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 6910
definitely get a gearbox flush asap before you feel any problems, Bodsy is your man for thatJoined the BMWX5 45e group
1994 Defender 90
2015 RRS Corris Grey/Black roof
2016 D4 Graphite Santorini Black
2012 D4 XS Orkney Grey
2005 D3 S Maya Gold
Convoy for Heroes 2011
6th Nov 2018 12:50 pm
stockers
Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18
Thanks Dave. I'd just messaged Bodsy after posting here.
Cheers,Stockers
Current and Previous LR:
2009 Disco 4 3.0 V6
1990 classic RR 3.9 V8
1987 County 110 3.5 V8
1985 County 90 2286
1977 classic RR 3.5 V8
1958 Series 1 109 3/4 tilt
6th Nov 2018 12:55 pm
stockers
Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18
Right, hardly rushing my posts, but on the whole perhaps you’ll agree that’s a good thing, not too many bits have fallen off or expired.
So, gearbox was duly flushed by Bodsy (both very pleasant and professional) diff oil changed at the same time, I trundled on.
This summer, whilst we were on holiday in Pembrokeshire, the epb decided to stick on. It didn’t require a whole new replacement, rather sorting out a plastic gear and related bits. Still, not cheap as labour sucked up the cash.
A question to the great and good: I think I’m correct in saying that later Disco 4s had a better epb. At 115k miles now and with the Disco ten years old I’m still intending to keep going with it. Do you think it practical/possible/wise to change the current epb for the (better?) newer version?
Cheers,Stockers
Current and Previous LR:
2009 Disco 4 3.0 V6
1990 classic RR 3.9 V8
1987 County 110 3.5 V8
1985 County 90 2286
1977 classic RR 3.5 V8
1958 Series 1 109 3/4 tilt
28th Aug 2019 1:40 pm
M3bobby
Member Since: 21 May 2018
Location: Sleaford, LINCS.
Posts: 857
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
28th Aug 2019 3:23 pm
stockers
Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18
Hi guys,
Now at 118,000 miles. I average about 8,000 miles a year. Running very nicely thank you. Ever since the EPB problem reported previously I simply haven't used that.
The EPB is of course part of the MOT, it passed in December with no problems and no advisories. Phew!
Having read of all the DPF/AdBlue etc. issues on the latest vehicles (and, for once, I'm sure that LR products are not alone) I'm even more certain that I'm keeping my baby for ever.
Cheers,
StockersStockers
Current and Previous LR:
2009 Disco 4 3.0 V6
1990 classic RR 3.9 V8
1987 County 110 3.5 V8
1985 County 90 2286
1977 classic RR 3.5 V8
1958 Series 1 109 3/4 tilt
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