Are disco 3's any good

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Are disco 3 any good or a pain in the arse, I ask cos the mrs wants one(insisting really) and I have no experience of them as they are not rotton yet:D.
Any info would be appreciated thanks
 
What do you want it for ?
Ours is a brilliant workhorse, you won't find a better vehicle for towing fact.
But we've replaced both bottom wishbone bushes, rear anti roll bar bushes, front wheel bearings, brake servo, and the flywheel damper is on its way out, aswell as the usual park brake problems ( sorted now we adjust it regularly)
It's a pain sometimes but it's a brilliant vehicle, comfortable fast and I can get 30 mpg and has massive load area just be wary of the faults
 
thanks for reply, Its for kids and their stuff, towing etc so not just as a car.

What are the known faults to look for bearing in mind it will be with 100k on the clock in my budget
 
pressbrake said:
thanks for reply, Its for kids and their stuff, towing etc so not just as a car.

What are the known faults to look for bearing in mind it will be with 100k on the clock in my budget
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Well like I said front bottom wishbone rear bushes, I've done 2 sets this week, rear antirollbar bushes, again 2 this week, handbrake obviously( keep it adjusted and dust free and you'll be fine ) they recalled a batch when's o ring failed in the brake servo so this should be sorted. Apart from those I've not heard many faults apart from the towball one I posted earlier
 
Thanks, just googled the tow bar, good to know landrover behaved as expected......and did nothing but change the rating of new ones:rolleyes:
 
The parents have had discos since the first was affordable second hand when I was a teen right up to now and the D4 - and I can't say the D3 was any less reliable that any of the others to be honest.

None caused head aches, but the earlier ones were older when we got them, and I do remember one making a nice old slick on the drive one morning...

So they all had a fairly easy life, being used 99% of the time on the black stuff and towing at most twice a month, but I'm sure nothing went wrong on the D3 besides the odd electrical issue.

Tom
 
200tdi ayre said:
What do you want it for ?
Ours is a brilliant workhorse, you won't find a better vehicle for towing fact.
But we've replaced both bottom wishbone bushes, rear anti roll bar bushes, front wheel bearings, brake servo, and the flywheel damper is on its way out, aswell as the usual park brake problems ( sorted now we adjust it regularly)
It's a pain sometimes but it's a brilliant vehicle, comfortable fast and I can get 30 mpg and has massive load area just be wary of the faults
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Add to that list EGR valves, door latches, front lower ball joints, if you have a hydra bush gone and the ball joint change the whole wishbone. Rear wishbone bushes are a PITA the bolts seize in and need cutting out.
Air suspension compressors give up the ghost. I have seen a few with the engine block casting lug for the cam belt tensioner broken off (new engine).
The servo was due to oil leaking into it from the vac pump but should of all been changed by now. the front wheel bearings are a easy job, rears are a press job and 4 wheel alignment.
Add to all that wiring faults and it can get pricey.

Having said all that they are a great drive and excellent work horse, we get some very high mileage ones in (highway patrol 5k a month) ( and an AG rep who always has 3.5 ton behind)and I don't see many nails it is usually just two or three things of the above list but you will need to keep on top service wise.
 
owl said:
Add to that list EGR valves, door latches, front lower ball joints, if you have a hydra bush gone and the ball joint change the whole wishbone. Rear wishbone bushes are a PITA the bolts seize in and need cutting out.
Air suspension compressors give up the ghost. I have seen a few with the engine block casting lug for the cam belt tensioner broken off (new engine).
The servo was due to oil leaking into it from the vac pump but should of all been changed by now. the front wheel bearings are a easy job, rears are a press job and 4 wheel alignment.
Add to all that wiring faults and it can get pricey.

Having said all that they are a great drive and excellent work horse, we get some very high mileage ones in (highway patrol 5k a month) ( and an AG rep who always has 3.5 ton behind)and I don't see many nails it is usually just two or three things of the above list but you will need to keep on top service wise.
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Ours is de EGR'd :D
 
In a LR mag. shoot out between Disco anna Defender, er, the Disco won, quite easily:jaw:.Could it be the Defender replacement will be a Disco??
 
Cambelt change - there are 2 of them - hilarious - one at the front - 3 hours - little one at the back - lift body - 8 hours.

Supposed to be done at 105000 miles.............................................................

Good luck!
 
griffman said:
Cambelt change - there are 2 of them - hilarious - one at the front - 3 hours - little one at the back - lift body - 8 hours.

Supposed to be done at 105000 miles.............................................................

Good luck!
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Rear belt is doable with engine in situ,pain in the ass but doable all the same.
 
Well I near bankrupted myself and bought it, and it did the only decent thing it could do and **** its torque converter out(hopefully its just that) a week after buying it:confused:

Why didnt I buy a old 110 and fully rebuild it onto a galv chassis for the same money, what a idiot:doh:
 
pressbrake said:
Well I near bankrupted myself and bought it, and it did the only decent thing it could do and **** its torque converter out(hopefully its just that) a week after buying it:confused:

Why didnt I buy a old 110 and fully rebuild it onto a galv chassis for the same money, what a idiot:doh:
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Never heard if that happening :eek:
 
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