V8 Disco leaking

I am looking at a V8 Discovery (MY1994) with a mind to buying it but it has
a fluid leak at the front/bottom of the engine.

It looks like engine oil but it may be some thing else.

The vehicle in question has an auto box and air con so there is plenty of
pipe work at the front all with a lovely coating of slime.

Are there any common leaks I should check first?
Are there any likely leaks that I should just walk away from or get the
vendor to fix?
Are there any leaks on the front of the V8 I should just learn to live with?

(on further inspection It is mainly wet around the front pulley and sump
gasket)

Thanks in advance for your help.
Regards Pete (not yet the proud owner of a Disco)

My 95 V8 Discovery leaks in (probably) the same place. It runs (not quite
the right word!) down the front and onto the filter/sump. It looks like its
from the RH (from drivers seat) rocker cover.
Richard


"ntl" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I am looking at a V8 Discovery (MY1994) with a mind to buying it but it has
>a fluid leak at the front/bottom of the engine.
>
> It looks like engine oil but it may be some thing else.
>
> The vehicle in question has an auto box and air con so there is plenty of
> pipe work at the front all with a lovely coating of slime.
>
> Are there any common leaks I should check first?
> Are there any likely leaks that I should just walk away from or get the
> vendor to fix?
> Are there any leaks on the front of the V8 I should just learn to live
> with?
>
> (on further inspection It is mainly wet around the front pulley and sump
> gasket)
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
> Regards Pete (not yet the proud owner of a Disco)
>

I'm getting the hang of replying now...(old fart - me!)

If you can't find a chemical test - any old mechanic should be able to do a
pressure test on the system - that'll at least prove that you're not
imagining it.

I had a rad fail at the bottom by the chassis/bumper mounts - there was so
much oil down there that it took me ages to spot it.

Cheers

Mark HH

"ntl" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I am looking at a V8 Discovery (MY1994) with a mind to buying it but it
has
> a fluid leak at the front/bottom of the engine.
>
> It looks like engine oil but it may be some thing else.
>
> The vehicle in question has an auto box and air con so there is plenty of
> pipe work at the front all with a lovely coating of slime.
>
> Are there any common leaks I should check first?
> Are there any likely leaks that I should just walk away from or get the
> vendor to fix?
> Are there any leaks on the front of the V8 I should just learn to live
with?
>
> (on further inspection It is mainly wet around the front pulley and sump
> gasket)
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
> Regards Pete (not yet the proud owner of a Disco)
>
>

I thought I'd got the hang of replying...

...I replied with the right message to the wrong person - sorry.

I relyy have hit old farthood!

Mark HH

"ntl" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I am looking at a V8 Discovery (MY1994) with a mind to buying it but it
has
> a fluid leak at the front/bottom of the engine.
>
> It looks like engine oil but it may be some thing else.
>
> The vehicle in question has an auto box and air con so there is plenty of
> pipe work at the front all with a lovely coating of slime.
>
> Are there any common leaks I should check first?
> Are there any likely leaks that I should just walk away from or get the
> vendor to fix?
> Are there any leaks on the front of the V8 I should just learn to live
with?
>
> (on further inspection It is mainly wet around the front pulley and sump
> gasket)
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
> Regards Pete (not yet the proud owner of a Disco)
>
>

in article [email protected], mark hh at [email protected]
wrote on 28/10/04 11:04 pm:

> I thought I'd got the hang of replying...
>
> ..I replied with the right message to the wrong person - sorry.
>
> I relyy have hit old farthood!
>
> Mark HH

Proper old farthood is when you get someone else to ask questions for you,
because you still haven't figured out how to open your own mailbox/newsgroup
and can only type three words every five minutes.
--
Nikki and Bruce(a proper old fart)
1990 Discovery V8i
1985 Range Rover V8
1975 88" Series III 2.25 petrol
1979 Series III Lightweight 2.25 petrol