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niceguy235

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• Tuesday at 05:54

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Hi guys,

potentially going to be dipping into to LR world and looking to purchase a late as poss FL2.

Spotted a used HSE locally with the SD4 engine and on its last mot it had a couple of advisories and wanted to know if these are common issues and if i should run away?

Oil leak but not excessive
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive.

Its a 2011 and done 130k.

Looking at many other cars, i have never seen either of these as advisories before!

Cheers!

 

GrumpyGel

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• Tuesday at 06:49

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Can't have looked at many Landies if you've never seen an advisory for an oil leak!

I got this advisory on mine a couple of years back...

They're still there!

 

Freddie17

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• Tuesday at 06:58

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GrumpyGel said:

Can't have looked at many Landies if you've never seen an advisory for an oil leak!

I got this advisory on mine a couple of years back...

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They're still there!

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They are self-under sealing… clever motors

 

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niceguy235

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• Tuesday at 06:58

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GrumpyGel said:

Can't have looked at many Landies if you've never seen an advisory for an oil leak!

I got this advisory on mine a couple of years back...

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They're still there!

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No thats a fair comment!

To be honest, i was more worried about the seat belt corrosion as this will probably only get worse.

Its got a full service history, although a lot of the later stamps are from a specialist.

 

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• Tuesday at 07:01

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niceguy235 said:

No thats a fair comment!

To be honest, i was more worried about the seat belt corrosion as this will probably only get worse.

Its got a full service history, although a lot of the later stamps are from a specialist.

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Check the back end… they can suffer from rust around the rear sub-frame.

 

Arctic2

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• Tuesday at 08:09

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Find out what the oil leak is and where it's coming from if you can, PTU gearbox sump or crank oil seal, the corrosion will most likely be the out skin on the rear sill open the doors and check to see.

 

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niceguy235

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• Tuesday at 13:59

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Thanks all.

I think it may be a bit tricky due to the sump guard?

Never looked over one before so this is all new to me!

 

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• Tuesday at 14:31

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niceguy235 said:

Thanks all.

I think it may be a bit tricky due to the sump guard?

Never looked over one before so this is all new to me!

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Only 6 (easy) bolts to remove that

 

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• Yesterday at 11:38

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There are plenty of HSE Sd4's out there. I'd keep looking. Worth spending a little more to find one leak and corrosion free. In the long run it could save you money on chasing repairs , time off the road etc.
Always do a full MOT check on the Government website. This will tell you whether a vehicle has been neglected or run on a shoestring. Passing an MOT, but with the same advisories for years in a row - or if a vehicle has failed an MOT with a list of advisories, but passes a few days later with just the failure points rectified means the owner doesn't look after the vehicle.
I once saw a Freelander who had an advisory 3 years in a row for a "Nail in front o/s tyre". Not a good omen for how the vehicle was being run.