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Looking for a bit of friendly advice, I'm in Dubai so constantly very hot anyway. 1999 Disco 1 V8 3.9 with 98000Km. As soon as the engine is switched on the viscous fan is running and it runs all the time whether the engine is up to temperature or not. Does this cause any problems other that...

After a new oil pump and pressure relief valve were fitted (Genuine LR at a substantial cost) the car was again fine for another half hours driving. The engine temperature then started to rise to around the 75% mark then the oil pressure lamp started to flicker. Switched off the engine to...

New pressure sensor installed, of course the problem continues. The garage are now about to install a new pressure relief valve. I will update again once the new part is installed. Just a thought, as this fault only occurred after the service is there a possiblity that we could have a bad...

Thanks again, Bearings have now been ruled out, all look in good condition. The puzzle continues, the garage is going to fit a new pressure sensor but I would assume that there is no problem with the sensor because there is the loud tapping noise. Best Regards, Kevin

Hello again, Just heard back from the garage, they had tried the heavier grade oil and it was OK for around 45 minutes and then the low oil indication came back on along with the engine noise. The mechanic does not suspect the oil pump as the failure is intermittent. He stated that he...

Thanks guys, Expecting the garage to give me a call today, now I have a few points to talk about and will hopefully have all resolved soon. 94,000 Km, the low milage was really what made me choose this one over the others which I looked at! Thanks again, Kevin

Hi, Thanks for the reply. If the engine runs as normal with the thicker grade oil then is there any chance of further damage or should I just go with it? Regards, Kevin

Hello All, I'm new to this forum so please go easy on me. Here are some details of the problem: The car is a 99 disco 1 v8 with 94,000 Km. I have now owned it for 8 weeks. Around 2 weeks ago I took the car to a Land Rover specialist for a routine major service and the car was returned to...