Disco 2 advice please

Hi, I'd like some advice from people in the know regards my Disco2 please......the engine cooler is leaking oil and due to its high mileage (174k) Im wondering if its worth fixing this or going for an engine replacement. The engine seems fine but I cant decide whether its worth fixing it and get some more miles out of the engine or bite the bullet and do an engine change. Unfortunately I cant afford a Turner engine and would have to try and source one off ebay for example. The problem I think is that 70% of its time is spent towing. Any advice appreciated.
Thanks.
Graeme

Blimey how much is an oil cooler if you are considering buying an engine instead?
Chances are an Ebay engine will have the same or another problem anyway.

Its more the cost of fitting it - Ive quoted around £400 in labour vs using the money to fit an engine with lower mileage instead. But trying to find one thats not got problems too is a gamble too, like you say.

£400 how many hrs is that ?
Parts and VAT on top?

Never mentioned how many hours but it seems that all the gubbins from the right hand side of the engine (if youre looking from the front) need to come out. Sorry, am no mechanic. I was going to buy the kit and hope the casing is ok.

Is it a local independent Land Rover place doing the work?
Just been reading up and apparently the oil can leak into the coolant when the cooler fails.

Anaconda said:

Is it a local independent Land Rover place doing the work?
Just been reading up and apparently the oil can leak into the coolant when the cooler fails.

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Yes, its an independent. I dont think the cooler has failed, I think its the gasket. The car does around 25k miles/year and with the mileage at the moment Im thinking if its worth doing.

Repair it engines last forever

Repair it, td5s are strong

MJI said:

Repair it engines last forever

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This is where I get so much different advice - the chap that has looked after my Defender 300tdi and now the TD5 disco reckons the TD5s are a bag of cack and I should get a Disco 3/4 but I get told these are crap too.

Not that hard, and certainly not really an issue that requires an engine replacement.

glark1 said:

This is where I get so much different advice - the chap that has looked after my Defender 300tdi and now the TD5 disco reckons the TD5s are a bag of cack and I should get a Disco 3/4 but I get told these are crap too.

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Td5s are good engines he's chatting shìt

glark1 said:

This is where I get so much different advice - the chap that has looked after my Defender 300tdi and now the TD5 disco reckons the TD5s are a bag of cack and I should get a Disco 3/4 but I get told these are crap too.

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He only wants you to get a D3/4 as he can charge more when it goes wrong!

glark1 said:

This is where I get so much different advice - the chap that has looked after my Defender 300tdi and now the TD5 disco reckons the TD5s are a bag of cack and I should get a Disco 3/4 but I get told these are crap too.

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Pfft the V6 dizzle in those D3/4 are utter shít snapped cranks fubar'd turbos etc etc..

The TD5 and 300tdi by comparison are near unbreakable.

He's just a tw@

MJI said:

Repair it engines last forever

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Ditto, fit steel dowels, thickest head gasket and reuse head bolts. Cheap as chips.

glark1 said:

This is where I get so much different advice - the chap that has looked after my Defender 300tdi and now the TD5 disco reckons the TD5s are a bag of cack and I should get a Disco 3/4 but I get told these are crap too.

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To be fair they are a bag of cack, but a pretty reliable bag of cack.

glark1 said:

Never mentioned how many hours but it seems that all the gubbins from the right hand side of the engine (if youre looking from the front) need to come out. Sorry, am no mechanic. I was going to buy the kit and hope the casing is ok.

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Turbo and manifold are actually pretty easy to remove, might be worth getting the manifold skimmed whilst you have it off.

glark1 said:

This is where I get so much different advice - the chap that has looked after my Defender 300tdi and now the TD5 disco reckons the TD5s are a bag of cack and I should get a Disco 3/4 but I get told these are crap too.

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TD5 and 300 last forever with regular maintenance .

V6 snap cranks

MJI said:

TD5 and 300 last forever with regular maintenance .

V6 snap cranks

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And spin bearings. And **** their oil pump. And blow turbos. And crossover pipes. I loved mine

Bantam1 said:

Ditto, fit steel dowels, thickest head gasket and reuse head bolts

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3 x bad advice IMO ...eventually explain why would you do such things but with technical arguments if you can not that somebody said it's OK