Classicdriver
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Well the RAC membership finally proved worth having last night on the way back to London from Birmingham....
I suddenly felt a loss of drive whilst travelling down the M1 and was fortunately passing the Northampton exit, so managed to limp off the motorway and into a lay-by. I also noticed the car pulling to the right when braking. The entire near side of the car was covered in transmission fluid and the f/n/s brake area was drenched in it with a puddle fast gathering below. The leak was concentrated entirely in that f/n/s area, nothing in the engine bay or elsewhere underneath. Bugg3r.
Whilst waiting for recovery, a chap with an exquisite looking silver V8 Classic was kind enough to stop and see if he could help, but only a low-loader would do for this one (thanks for stopping if that was you!).
When the recovery guy arrived he was a bit puzzled by it due to transmission fluid emanating from the brake area and said it could be a diff seal
Anyway, we stopped at a services on the way back where one of his colleagues was recovering a mk1 Disco with horsebox, which had had its head gasket go, apparently only 3 days after the lady had bought it! So Northampton services was not a great advert for 90's Land Rovers last night.
We left the car with a Landy specialist, so will await the diagnosis on Monday but in the meantime any suggestions as to what the hell has happened here would be most welcome as well any realistic thoughts as to how much this might cost to put right? We have our first baby on the way and I have been wondering whether to get a newer Landy (probably Disco 3). This might well force my hand. Bit of a shame after 12,000 miles and almost 2 years of largely trouble-free driving in her.
Cheers
I suddenly felt a loss of drive whilst travelling down the M1 and was fortunately passing the Northampton exit, so managed to limp off the motorway and into a lay-by. I also noticed the car pulling to the right when braking. The entire near side of the car was covered in transmission fluid and the f/n/s brake area was drenched in it with a puddle fast gathering below. The leak was concentrated entirely in that f/n/s area, nothing in the engine bay or elsewhere underneath. Bugg3r.
Whilst waiting for recovery, a chap with an exquisite looking silver V8 Classic was kind enough to stop and see if he could help, but only a low-loader would do for this one (thanks for stopping if that was you!).
When the recovery guy arrived he was a bit puzzled by it due to transmission fluid emanating from the brake area and said it could be a diff seal
Anyway, we stopped at a services on the way back where one of his colleagues was recovering a mk1 Disco with horsebox, which had had its head gasket go, apparently only 3 days after the lady had bought it! So Northampton services was not a great advert for 90's Land Rovers last night. We left the car with a Landy specialist, so will await the diagnosis on Monday but in the meantime any suggestions as to what the hell has happened here would be most welcome as well any realistic thoughts as to how much this might cost to put right? We have our first baby on the way and I have been wondering whether to get a newer Landy (probably Disco 3). This might well force my hand. Bit of a shame after 12,000 miles and almost 2 years of largely trouble-free driving in her.
Cheers
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