Recent content by glark1

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...