Member Since: 12 Aug 2020
Location: Alajuela
Posts: 25
I felt the pain but I was lucky!!!
Hi friends...3 months ago, driving my 2007 Disco 3..A car that I always wanted and finally after ..Believe it or not...many years saving money I was able to buy...The very painful oil pump failure hit me and you know how painful that is..well I was told by a mechanic to be ready for an expensive repair..I was demolished, without work because of the covid 19 pandemic, I'm a tour guide here in Costa Rica and tourism is dead I was very afraid of an engine repair of a car that I'm still learning about and getting use to...To make a long story short and again Believe me or not, I got lots of help from Jaguar - Land Rover Costa Rica and they are going to send my Disco 3 back home running again...Broken oil pump yes and a damage camshaft plus new water pump just in case and timing belt and components...no internal damage...and total repair cost of about $4000..Thanks to a discount I got for parts and mechanics work..I know prices in Costa Rica will sound crazy for some of you, but Discos here are very very expensive..One like mine a 2007 HSE goes for about 14000 to 15000 American Dollars and engine repairs can be easily 7 to 8 thousand ..I just wanted ;as a new member here to express how happy I'm to know that my Disco 3 is alive and coming home in two more days..I didn't know about the oil pump failure problem until It happened and read about it here..So I will give it another try and see if Land Rover stays as my dream vehicle or a nightmare..I will continue to get tips and advice from all of you and hopefully prevent another major problem before it happens...Cheers and greetings from Costa Rica..Stay safe and healthy.
12th Aug 2020 10:30 am
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 14493
Welcome. Sounds like a good result
I hope things pick up for you soon, but it’s going to be a tough few years ahead for many.D4 HSE EU6 (Known as Jeeves)
New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!) Sold
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
12th Aug 2020 12:42 pm
Landi J
Member Since: 12 Aug 2020
Location: Alajuela
Posts: 25
G'day Moo....yes, definitely this will be a hard recovery, but hope can not be lost. Thanks for the welcome and if ever in the near future Costa Rica becomes a destination for you, let me know..
12th Aug 2020 5:33 pm
kajtzu
Member Since: 10 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6774
Nice looking vehicle, welcome.
Are you sure it’s buck blue? It looks very much like cairns blue in that sunshine....... 8)
12th Aug 2020 5:40 pm
Lee Trinder
Member Since: 12 Aug 2018
Location: Henley in arden
Posts: 516
Good on you mate, enjoy it.
12th Aug 2020 6:08 pm
davidhem
Member Since: 21 Feb 2013
Location: Kenilworth
Posts: 710
Good result, hope everything works out OK.David
12th Aug 2020 8:04 pm
Landi J
Member Since: 12 Aug 2020
Location: Alajuela
Posts: 25
Thank you very much...
12th Aug 2020 10:15 pm
Landi J
Member Since: 12 Aug 2020
Location: Alajuela
Posts: 25
kajtzu wrote:
Nice looking vehicle, welcome.
Are you sure it’s buck blue? It looks very much like cairns blue in that sunshine....... 8)
I think it is Buck Blue..I will double check as soon as I get it back..Yes colors seem to change a little here...only 10 degrees south from the equator...How many tones of blue are there for 2007 Discos?..Gosh that sounded like a bad movie.."Fifty shades of blue"
12th Aug 2020 10:21 pm
Landi J
Member Since: 12 Aug 2020
Location: Alajuela
Posts: 25
Lee Trinder wrote:
Good on you mate, enjoy it.
Thank you mate..I will ..Greetings from Costa Rica
12th Aug 2020 10:23 pm
kajtzu
Member Since: 10 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6774
Landi J wrote:
kajtzu wrote:
Nice looking vehicle, welcome.
Are you sure it’s buck blue? It looks very much like cairns blue in that sunshine....... 8)
I think it is Buck Blue..I will double check as soon as I get it back..Yes colors seem to change a little here...only 10 degrees south from the equator...How many tones of blue are there for 2007 Discos?..Gosh that sounded like a bad movie.."Fifty shades of blue"
I mean it looks very similar to this one which is cairns blue
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Buckingham blue is a much darker in my opinion
You should be able to see the color code and name on the slam panel in the engine compartment.
13th Aug 2020 11:54 am
M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8244
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LandiJ:
You certainly are lucky, not like Mrs O, her Mini will never come back
Took all of 10minutes to look like this.It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
13th Aug 2020 4:35 pm
kajtzu
Member Since: 10 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6774
That’s a hot looking mini
13th Aug 2020 6:18 pm
Landi J
Member Since: 12 Aug 2020
Location: Alajuela
Posts: 25
M3DPO wrote:
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LandiJ:
You certainly are lucky, not like Mrs O, her Mini will never come back
Took all of 10minutes to look like this.
Holly mini caw!!!I so sorry about that...
13th Aug 2020 10:21 pm
Landi J
Member Since: 12 Aug 2020
Location: Alajuela
Posts: 25
kajtzu wrote:
Landi J wrote:
kajtzu wrote:
Nice looking vehicle, welcome.
Are you sure it’s buck blue? It looks very much like cairns blue in that sunshine....... 8)
I think it is Buck Blue..I will double check as soon as I get it back..Yes colors seem to change a little here...only 10 degrees south from the equator...How many tones of blue are there for 2007 Discos?..Gosh that sounded like a bad movie.."Fifty shades of blue"
You are definitely right..I was not able to get my Disco today and check the color chart because of driving restrictions due to the pandemic. But looks like you are right..Cairns blue.
I mean it looks very similar to this one which is cairns blue
Click image to enlarge
Buckingham blue is a much darker in my opinion
You should be able to see the color code and name on the slam panel in the engine compartment.
13th Aug 2020 10:25 pm
Landi J
Member Since: 12 Aug 2020
Location: Alajuela
Posts: 25
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