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daslandroverman Part of things Posts: 724	Facelift Discovery 2 (Td5)daslandroverman @daslandroverman
	Jan 20, 2019 12:25:59 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	We've had the car a while, I've do e a fair bit of work with it, clocked up some miles, and I've become quite fond of it in that time, enough to leave me thinking it would be good to post about it. So, here we go... The thought of buying a Discovery came about after the other half tabled a request for a 7 seater, the Leon we had at the time wasn't a bad car, but wasn't great for shipping children, dogs and other assorted curse word around the countryside. Having had a selection of people carriers pointed out to me in various adverts (Zafiras, Sharans, Sedonas and other equally horrible machinery) I mentioned a Discovery and was met with some resistance, 'I don't like modern Land Rovers' being the main complaint. A week or 4 later I had a message from a Land Rover owning mate asking if I had any interest in a Td5 Disco that was up for grabs, the guy was under some pressure to get it moved on, and was only looking for £400, this was enough to peak my interest and I went to have a look. It had a few dents and scratches, smelled of dog, and needed a bit of work. However, the engine was pretty crisp, the gearbox nice and tight, and factory fit solid anti roll bars The fact it was also a facelift model meant that as an absolute worst case scenario I could break it up for bits and at least double my money. I returned home that evening and informed the good lady that I'd bought her a Discovery, initial scepticism softened some when shown a few pictures, and moved on to 'It's alright actually' when she sat in it after I picked it up the following weekend. More later.


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markmk1s Part of things Posts: 73	Facelift Discovery 2 (Td5)markmk1s @markmk1s
	Jan 20, 2019 12:36:48 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Cheap td5 that any plans any standred problems to fix?


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daslandroverman Part of things Posts: 724	Facelift Discovery 2 (Td5)daslandroverman @daslandroverman
	Jan 20, 2019 14:00:36 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Plans, a decent reliable car. Standard problems? Well... Initial inspection showed the chassis to be generally good, a bit of welding done a year or two previously, but the only visual letdown (considering I was lieing under it in a field) was that the N/S/R spring seat had escaped it's welds and was now relying on the inner arch/boot floor to keep it roughly in place. Not a deal breaker by any means, I've saved worse in the past, and as I've already mentioned; It's a £400 Disco. So, on the lift, wheel off, spring out and here's the starting point. It became apparent it was going to get worse before it got better, the white stuff visible is remnants of fibreglassing. The inside wasn't much better when I started to it, whilst it became apparent that the previous 'repairs' were playing over the rot, rather than cut it out and replace, so I kept cutting... Then adding fresh steel back in to keep some structure, and replace the rot. Then a bit more on the inside. Then repaired the spring seat... Welded it on. And added the spring to make it all self supporting again. There was quite a bit of rotten steel came out, over a total of about 18 hours. A bit of a wash, and 2 front sidelight bulbs saw it MOT worthy, and it left the testing station with a pass. Straight into use, we got to enjoy such modern conviniences as the Curry hook, and a few other refinements in which my 110 is lacking. The first weeks running was trouble free, but for The development of a squeak from the front propshaft, a common Disco 2 issue of the -non greaseable- ouble carden joint at the gearbox end falling apart. Being a thrifty chap, I wasn't keen on spending out on a new propshaft, so instead raided the parts stockpile and found a more traditional shaft from a 300 Tdi Discovery. Fitting the 300 Tdi item required swopping the front output flange on the transfer box for one to suit (the D2 one has a larger PCD) but was a straight swop over by the simplest of definitions, and left a propshaft with greaseable joints either end. All continued to go well until one afternoon I got a phone call from herself saying it wasn't going into gear properly. Some diagnosis revealed the clutch was likely bollocksed, so back on the lift and pull the box out to find a 4 piece clutch kit. Not sure where the rivets ended up, but not worth worrying about. £200 saw a new clutch kit arrive from Clutchfix LTD, including a nice billet release bearing. Fortunately the flywheel was in excellent condition. Very grateful to my mate Jack for coming out for the evening to give me a hand getting the box back in, it was a pig of a job for 2 of us, I can imagine it taking twice as long if I'd attempted it myself. Since the clutch, it's been racking up the miles, the main highlights being finding an 18" rim for the spare to match the others on the car, and a couple of tyres, a bonus buy at £15 each for nearly new tyres from the local breaker. I was also fortunate enough to get hold of a couple of key fob chips from scrap vehicles for next to nothing, and bought a pair of refurbishment kits on eBay (£8 to my door) and another £10 spent on getting the fresh blades cut to suit. 15 minutes with my mates Nanocom saw them programmed to the car, and we had two new programmed keys for it for less than £20. It's taken a bit of time and effort, but doing some sums with purchase price, parts and MOT, we've got a good solid (and quite well specced) car for less than £800. What's not to like? Pictured with my 110 (it's looking a bit rough recently) And this one, just because it looked good.


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STick220 Part of things Posts: 28	Facelift Discovery 2 (Td5)STick220 @stick220
	Jan 20, 2019 18:25:24 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Bookmarked, I like a nice Discovery 2!


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daslandroverman Part of things Posts: 724	Facelift Discovery 2 (Td5)daslandroverman @daslandroverman
	Nov 4, 2019 10:43:57 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	A brief update after its second MOT in our ownership. Just over 15k miles in the year, and mostly without issue. I bought another car with a rotten chassis which yielded a load of spares, and has allowed replacement of missing parts such as the rear wiper motor, and the addition of cruise control, whilst also leaving me with a complete driveline which owes less than £100. A pair of shock absorbers on the rear has made it handle a little better, whilst I have a pair to go on the front when I find some time. A nearly new set of Terrafirma items at £50 seemed pretty good value. A clutch slave around the same time (£13) improved the clutch pedal dramatically and also made it a more pleasant drive. Other consumables included a pair of tyres at £45 each (eminently reasonable) which saw it sail through its test without issues. It had a trip home on a recovery truck a few weeks back, as the 'green pipe' from the fuel pump (google it, common problem with Td5 Discoverys) meant no fuel getting to the engine, and no go. Bit of a pain getting the RAC to understand I just wanted a recovery and a patrol wasnt going to fix it by the roadside, and also that my trailer plus trials motor wasn't overly massive or heavy. However, the driver who turned up was good craic, and I was fortunate enough to be out of the way on a back road rather than the A595 which would have been a lot less fun. A replacement pipe was sourced from the spares stock garned from the parts car, and it continues on unhindered. The PAS pump is starting to get a bit noisy and will want changing soon, but I can't really knock it for that. Who wouldn't want a Disco?


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