Disco 3 (LR3) Sloppy gear shifter. High miles purchase?

Good evening. I am looking for a low (ish) price discovery for occasional use. An independent Range Rover dealer friend has a 2007, 2 owner car with full history for sale. He has used it for a year as a courtesy car. It’s a manual with 175k on the clock. I can have it at trade price. The only issue is a very sloppy gear selector. All the gears can be selected and with practice, it is fine. However, is this common? Is there a kit to fix it? I am well used to preventative maintenance and running costs but would this be a mad purchase?
Many thanks for any advice.

Hi

Indeed there is a kit , is it just reverse or all the gears plse, could be the detent circlip

Plus, plse ensure belts and the oil pump cover has been done, from 2007 there were weak casings

Also a buyers guide I done in what to look for

https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/buyers-guide.312800/

Some more info for u , but depends what gears ur having trouble selecting

https://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/disc...loppy-gear-lever-156134.html?highlight=Manual

Many thanks, it’s all of the gears. Everything feels very very sloppy. I assume that at this mileage the wear on the linkages has taken its toll. I have read your buyers guide this evening. I will check the belts and oil pump cover. Should this not have been done, I assume £1000 for the belts but what price for the oil cover?
Many many thanks
Charles.

Charles Banbury said:

Many thanks, it’s all of the gears. Everything feels very very sloppy. I assume that at this mileage the wear on the linkages has taken its toll. I have read your buyers guide this evening. I will check the belts and oil pump cover. Should this not have been done, I assume £1000 for the belts but what price for the oil cover?
Many many thanks
Charles.

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Ur very welcome

Belts should be done every 7 x years or 105;000 miles, which ever comes first , alas don’t know if they've done the oil pump , allow £200 for that , I had my water pump changed as well at the same time seeing it was all apart

So ur belts I would assume to have been done in 2014 and due again 2021 , but indeed make sure that oil pump cover has been replaced, if they fail can destroy the engine

Sounds like the gear linkage needs a closer look to see what’s worn

Charles Banbury said:

Many thanks, it’s all of the gears. Everything feels very very sloppy. I assume that at this mileage the wear on the linkages has taken its toll. I have read your buyers guide this evening. I will check the belts and oil pump cover. Should this not have been done, I assume £1000 for the belts but what price for the oil cover?
Many many thanks
Charles.

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£1000 for the belts? Might as well get a new transmission if that's what its part of?

BuzzLand said:

£1000 for the belts? Might as well get a new transmission if that's what its part of?

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Hi

Nothing to do with the transmission , talking about the front and rear timing belts inc the oil pump cover

gstuart said:

Hi

Nothing to do with the transmission , talking about the front and rear timing belts inc the oil pump cover

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I paid about 150 quid or so for my timing belt I think. Rear timing belt? A timing belt is just one belt I thought?

BuzzLand said:

I paid about 150 quid or so for my timing belt I think. Rear timing belt? A timing belt is just one belt I thought?

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D3 has the TDV6 engine , so has a few belts

Rear belt controls the HPFP

Clearer pic showing just the front timing belt

Is that a TD5 engine?

BuzzLand said:

Is that a TD5 engine?

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Hi , no, it’s the D3s TDV6

gstuart said:

Hi , no, it’s the D3s TDV6

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Interesting that it uses two timing belts!

BuzzLand said:

Interesting that it uses two timing belts!

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One timing belt, the rear belt on a D3 is untimed and drives the high pressure fuel pump

gstuart said:

D3 has the TDV6 engine , so has a few belts

Rear belt controls the HPFP

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Whats that from Gary, dont look like l/r tdv6? or maybe I just need new glasses.

lynall said:

Whats that from Gary, dont look like l/r tdv6? or maybe I just need new glasses.

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Hi mate

Is off the D3 forum, I’ll see if I can find out some more details, are u thinking it’s a TDV8 instead

gstuart said:

Hi mate

Is off the D3 forum, I’ll see if I can find out some more details, are u thinking it’s a TDV8 instead

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No I think you are right I can see it now, it was the top fan belt idler pulley putting me off, but the mounting hole is visible under and to the left of the pics right hand cam pulley, I reckon the idler in the middle is just for the stirpped/show engine.

lynall said:

No I think you are right I can see it now, it was the top fan belt idler pulley putting me off, but the mounting hole is visible under and to the left of the pics right hand cam pulley, I reckon the idler in the middle is just for the stirpped/show engine.

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That’s a relief as I was getting concerned I had posted the wrong engine , lol

Cheers buddy and hope ur well