My first V8

Hi Guys my first post in this section.

I'm picking up my First V8 Discovery on Sunday, she's a 95 model 3.9V8i, full dealer service history up to 72,000 miles and lots of service receipts after that, new cat fitted 1000 miles ago as well as a set of BFGoodrich AT's. Chassis and body are completely solid, the boot floor has had some recent welding so its good to go! I have a thread running in the Disco section with some pics. http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f8/my-new-v8-145880.html.

I'll be giving it a full service, ie. all the fluids and filters, I also need to change the rocker cover gaskets as she's leaking from both. Also there is nick in the drive belt so that will be replaced as well. I'm more used t the 300tdi engines and this is my first V8.

So my question is, what else should I look for? what else is likely to give me grief, prevention is cheaper than cure imo, so is there anything else I should look at/replace? Thanks in advance.

I forgot to mention she has 136,000 on the clock.

Well done a proper land rover engine in a land rover no smokey diesels!
I would if you have no history do the cam it will save you money in the long run

vougese39 said:

Well done a proper land rover engine in a land rover no smokey diesels!
I would if you have no history do the cam it will save you money in the long run

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Do the cam? Sorry as I said I'm new to these engines, do you mean replace the cams or change the chain? (I'm assuming its a chain in a V8)

puppysandwich said:

Do the cam? Sorry as I said I'm new to these engines, do you mean replace the cams or change the chain? (I'm assuming its a chain in a V8)

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Camshaft......they suffer from wear and can be fooked at 70k.

juiceyv8 said:

Camshaft......they suffer from wear and can be fooked at 70k.

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Cheers, I'm assuming I'll be able to check the lobes when I change the rocker gaskets then, I haven't gone through all the receipts yet so she may have been done, I'll have a read on Sunday, there's a shoe box full of paperwork.

no the cam is under inlet manifold in valley

Congrats to you mate.
Hope it goes well for you. Yeah, like you say, a full service is a no brainer.
My advice; get a couple of service kits n plenty of good motor oil. Regular oil changes are a must. every 3000 miles I do mine.

Do the service n enjoy the motor

you might get away with just nipping the covers down. much bigger job to replace.

fanatic said:

no the cam is under inlet manifold in valley

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Yes just sussed that one from another thread, so whats the signs of a worn cam, without removing it?

joe1972 said:

Congrats to you mate.
Hope it goes well for you. Yeah, like you say, a full service is a no brainer.
My advice; get a couple of service kits n plenty of good motor oil. Regular oil changes are a must. every 3000 miles I do mine.



Do the service n enjoy the motor

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Cheers

3.5 efi said:

you might get away with just nipping the covers down. much bigger job to replace.

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I was thinking of getting the engine steam cleaned to get rid of the old oil runs, I can see then where its leaking and to what extent.

puppysandwich said:

Yes just sussed that one from another thread, so whats the signs of a worn cam, without removing it?



Cheers



I was thinking of getting the engine steam cleaned to get rid of the old oil runs, I can see then where its leaking and to what extent.

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Watch the electrics!!

i would use a brush and cleaning agent to be safe..

juiceyv8 said:

Watch the electrics!!

i would use a brush and cleaning agent to be safe..

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Bronze brush and gunk it is then ....

thanks for that.

puppysandwich said:

Yes just sussed that one from another thread, so whats the signs of a worn cam, without removing it?

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engine happy at low revs but holds back at higher revs due to lack of breathing,

3.5 efi said:

engine happy at low revs but holds back at higher revs due to lack of breathing,

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Hmm, I'd need to drive a known good one to feel the difference though, I guess a test at a tuning center would soon spot a low output though?

puppysandwich said:

Hmm, I'd need to drive a known good one to feel the difference though, I guess a test at a tuning center would soon spot a low output though?

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yer boring me now.

Don't forget the rev limiter cuts in around 110mph so that's your max but I got 120 going down hill but it's not that pleasent with the limiter cutting in so havn't bothered any more..

3.5 efi said:

yer boring me now.

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Alright keep your shirt on!

I guess my cam is battered aswell then because the motor will rev to 5500 if pushed but it seems to lose any willingness to go further than 4000 really.

God im looking forward to rebuilding it, im considering it my last job once everything else is sorted (mainly a rust war at the moment)

Cheers

Just removed my last 2 posts and added them to my other thread in the Disco section, as they weren't about the engine.

Good choice and good engine. Save your money for the bad days and don't try to change everything now bse you don't know what will come up. Always change your oil and coolant.