Is this a good price?

I recently bought a '94 Discovery 300TDi in a private sale and 6 weeks down the line the Injector Pump needs replacing as it's leaking deisel.

I went to a small local 4x4 garage this morning and was given the price of between £450 and £500 for the new pump, removal of old pump and fitting of new pump. They have one sitting in the garage recently removed from a write off that had only recently been fitted to previous vehicle.

Is this a good price?

Having just spent £1500 on the Disco I'm not keen on losing any more money on it!

Hi m8 from wot i gather a recon will cost u £500 so yes not bad with the fitting

Depends entirely WHY the pump is leaking.

I suggest you DO NOT spend this money, because chances are the fix is FREE, or at worst a few pennies for a gasket or some tiny O-rings, or a few pounds for a new solenoid stopper.

FIRST find out WHERE it's leaking.

There must be a LandyZoner near enough you who can spot it if you can't. ASK!!!

CharlesY

CharlesY said:

Depends entirely WHY the pump is leaking.

I suggest you DO NOT spend this money, because chances are the fix is FREE, or at worst a few pennies for a gasket or some tiny O-rings, or a few pounds for a new solenoid stopper.

FIRST find out WHERE it's leaking.

There must be a LandyZoner near enough you who can spot it if you can't. ASK!!!

CharlesY

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Excellent idea Charles, are there any LandyZoners in South Wiltshire or West Hampshire who'd be willing to have a nose in my bonnet sometime soonish?

Kev627 said:

Excellent idea Charles, are there any LandyZoners in South Wiltshire or West Hampshire who'd be willing to have a nose in my bonnet sometime soonish?

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just clean it and ave a drive round then check it again to see where it's leaking from, it's not rocket science

Or take a close up picture where it leaks. A photo like this one (click on it):



This one doesn't leak, it's the pump on my disco seen from the engine side.

cipx2 said:

Or take a close up picture where it leaks. A photo like this one (click on it):



This one doesn't leak, it's the pump on my disco seen from the engine side.

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I was planning on including a photo in this thread but unfortunatly my camera is buggered, just got back from honeymoon to find screen is cracked.

Yes, I did swear out loud!

Kev627 said:

I was planning on including a photo in this thread but unfortunatly my camera is buggered, just got back from honeymoon to find screen is cracked.

Yes, I did swear out loud!

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Bloody hell what did it see to make it do that??? and on yer Honeymoon as well.

I decided to attempt to take a couple of pics of the diesal pump even though camera is fu...cracked and I was a touch suprised it kinda worked!

I took the pic looking in from the drivers side and have scribbled on the direction of the leak. I didn't notice where the diesal was coming from but I'm thinking there can't be many places that would cause the diesal to leak where I have indicated.

Hoping this will save me a large portion of the £500 I've currently been quoted to fix it....

Kev627

Kev627 said:

I decided to attempt to take a couple of pics of the diesal pump even though camera is fu...cracked and I was a touch suprised it kinda worked!

I took the pic looking in from the drivers side and have scribbled on the direction of the leak. I didn't notice where the diesal was coming from but I'm thinking there can't be many places that would cause the diesal to leak where I have indicated.

Hoping this will save me a large portion of the £500 I've currently been quoted to fix it....

Kev627

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Sorry to push this back to the top but does anybody have any idea what could be causing this leak?

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Sorry but this picture doesn't help much. That's why I gave you a sample for. I can understand your camera is busted but we need a better picture and a closer view.
Or I can try dig up some pictures for you to edit and pinpoint the leak. If you're still interested...

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Sorry but this picture doesn't help much. That's why I gave you a sample for. I can understand your camera is busted but we need a better picture and a closer view.
Or I can try dig up some pictures for you to edit and pinpoint the leak. If you're still interested...

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Yeah, if you could that would be great thanks.

I live in Cranborne in Dorset which borders Wilts and hants( 5 miles from verwood,12 from salisbury and 8 from Fordingbridge ) if you want i could pop up and have a look as I'm off for 6 days now !

Disco71 said:

I live in Cranborne in Dorset which borders Wilts and hants( 5 miles from verwood,12 from salisbury and 8 from Fordingbridge ) if you want i could pop up and have a look as I'm off for 6 days now !

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Thanks alot for the offer but I got talking to a Disco owning friend who has recommeneded a local garage and I'll be contacting them on Monday. I was told they should be able to get it all sorted on site as they carry a large number of Disco spares and a very well priced.
Thanks,

Kev627

I work for a very Large Diesel Engine Company and will ask our Bosch guys monday and show the photo....let you know next week.

I contacted other garage I'd been recommended and they have quoted me a much better price.

Replacement diesal pump, replacement fuel filter, replacement cam belt, replacement tyre as recently suffered a side wall puincture all fitted £250.

They get 'Dave' in a couple of weeks time.