Discovery 1V8

triumphman · Oct 31, 2018

I am looking for a nice unmolested Discovery 1 V8 to play with I have looked at a 1998 V8 auto es today that I am tempted to put an offer in on but I have a couple of questions.
1. I expected it to have ventilated disks but they were solid, is it a straight swap for vented disks and calipers.
2. The windscreen had been sealed at the top with silicone or some such and the screen had a chip, is the sealant likely to be a problem if I have a new screen fitted.
3. The SRS light was on is this a massive problem or is there a common cure.
On the plus side, the boot floor chassis and general bodywork were almost corrosion free.

dieseldog69 · Oct 31, 2018

triumphman said:
I am looking for a nice unmolested Discovery 1 V8 to play with I have looked at a 1998 V8 auto es today that I am tempted to put an offer in on but I have a couple of questions.
1. I expected it to have ventilated disks but they were solid, is it a straight swap for vented disks and calipers.
2. The windscreen had been sealed at the top with silicone or some such and the screen had a chip, is the sealant likely to be a problem if I have a new screen fitted.
3. The SRS light was on is this a massive problem or is there a common cure.
On the plus side, the boot floor chassis and general bodywork were almost corrosion free.

Buy it

SRS is most likely the ribbon under the steering wheel, easy fix.

Windscreen on a 300Tdi shape is bonded in and uses sealant to bond and seal the windscreen.

As standard 3.9 V8s had solid discs, yes it's a nut and bolt swap for vented calipers and discs.

triumphman · Oct 31, 2018

Top man thank you, what discovery 1s had vented disks then ??

discool · Oct 31, 2018

triumphman said:
Top man thank you, what discovery 1s had vented disks then ??

Other markets I presume, the vented disks etc are a listed part in the D1 parts catalogue.

dieseldog69 · Oct 31, 2018

triumphman said:
Top man thank you, what discovery 1s had vented disks then ??

Optional extra from *some dealers in the UK I believe and export markets, Range Rover Classics I think had them in the later years, not really sure what years/models, the LSE did for sure, but you can better buy the official Land Rover Discovery DVD rom for your PC as it has all parts listed and some great exploded diagrams for stripping stuff down and building stuff back up.

I'm fairly sure that 110 Defenders used the same vented calipers and discs so they are readily available.

But it all depends on what you are going to be doing with your truck???

I prefer solid discs of high quality over vented as I off road my truck and I don't want the vents clogging with mud and silt and risking an exploding brake rotor, same with drilled and grooved discs. they get grit and mud in there and they eat pads like candy floss.

brian47 · Nov 1, 2018

Yeah, the D1 has solid discs all round as standard. I did get told off some time ago when I confused the D1 discs with the D2 which does have vented discs on the front

. I'd also agree with @dieseldog69 regarding drilled and grooved discs. Once they get filled with mud and gravel they'll tear the pads apart.

triumphman · Nov 1, 2018

I don't intend much off road, I intend to sort suspension and brakes for road then fit a tuned 4.6 V8. I had a tdi300 for many years and faded brakes out a couple of times coming down big passes in France hence wanting vented disks.

jamesmartin · Nov 1, 2018

dieseldog69 said:
Optional extra from *some dealers in the UK I believe and export markets, Range Rover Classics I think had them in the later years, not really sure what years/models, the LSE did for sure, but you can better buy the official Land Rover Discovery DVD rom for your PC as it has all parts listed and some great exploded diagrams for stripping stuff down and building stuff back up.

I'm fairly sure that 110 Defenders used the same vented calipers and discs so they are readily available.

But it all depends on what you are going to be doing with your truck???

I prefer solid discs of high quality over vented as I off road my truck and I don't want the vents clogging with mud and silt and risking an exploding brake rotor, same with drilled and grooved discs. they get grit and mud in there and they eat pads like candy floss.

110 cailpers just fit 110s and later 90s but can be fitted

jamesmartin · Nov 1, 2018

triumphman said:
I don't intend much off road, I intend to sort suspension and brakes for road then fit a tuned 4.6 V8. I had a tdi300 for many years and faded brakes out a couple of times coming down big passes in France hence wanting vented disks.

its an easy job just buy the vented calipers and discs they were an option, i did on mine d1 ,it helped in the mountains

triumphman · Nov 1, 2018

Where is the best place to buy the land rover parts dvd dvd from

Interceptorxj · Nov 1, 2018

If you are worried about these very minor issues on a very old Discovery 1 then perhaps you need to rethink whether an old Land Rover is really for you!

triumphman · Nov 1, 2018

I am well aware of rusty floors, sills, exploding gearboxes, leaking engines, slipped liners etc etc. I have always thaught v8s had the vented disks and a mate has just had isuiss with his D2 windscreen surround rusting and cracking the screen. I don't just want an old discovery I want the nicest possible discovery 1 with a V8 engine.

discool · Nov 1, 2018

triumphman said:
I don't just want an old discovery I want the nicest possible discovery 1 with a V8 engine.

That’s exactly what I thought back in 1997

Gazbo · Nov 4, 2018

discool said:
That’s exactly what I thought back in 1997

Yes, good ones are hard to find but now some 20 years down the road there are still good some good ones about, and some still in the hands of original owners, rust is not such a problem here in some places and mechanicals are all fixable.
Mine came with a great body, mechanicals and no rust but the sun had wrecked all the interior plastics and seats very dusty/dirty.

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