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ahsure

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Hi there , new to this forum so please be good to me.
I am going to see and hopefully buy my first Discovery 300 TDI .
It is an automatic one and apparently has no timing belt.
We the little experience i have i thought these model all have timing belt rather than a chain ? Anybody knows for sure ?

Many thanks
 
It has a timing belt, not a chain.

There is a very remote possibility someone has converted it to Zeus gears in the past but it was not a cheap conversion, so not a lot of people did it, if so it would then not have a Timing belt, but would have had one originally .

Regards Jonathan
 
chances are the seller knows it needs changed has has just bull ****ted you by saying it has a chain
 
Yes I have seen one with zeus gears. Maybe have it checked if you buy,only takes an hour.
 
ahsure said:
Hi there , new to this forum so please be good to me.
I am going to see and hopefully buy my first Discovery 300 TDI .
It is an automatic one and apparently has no timing belt.
We the little experience i have i thought these model all have timing belt rather than a chain ? Anybody knows for sure ?

Many thanks
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Please remember to 'introduce yourself' in the relevant section and read the brief ... Ta
 
ahsure said:
Thank you all for the help.
Ok going now to introduce myself.:eek:
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Keeping things simple your TDi 300 does have a belt and needs replacing approx every 36000mls. If the Disco is new to you, it's a good idea to replace it so you know it's been done.
 
thebiglad said:
Keeping things simple your TDi 300 does have a belt and needs replacing approx every 36000mls. If the Disco is new to you, it's a good idea to replace it so you know it's been done.
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you sure ,
as when i bought one from main steelers they said 72k ?
 
the vendor says it was like that when he bought it.
it could well be that it was converted to a Zeus gears , anyway of knowing if the vendor takes a picture ?
The jeep only has 128000 miles by the way.
 
robint said:
you sure ,
as when i bought one from main stealers they said 72k ?
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You are right to say that the LR-stated interval is 6 yrs or 72,000mls of "ordinary use". What constitutes ordinary use? Off-roading certainly does not.

For the cost of a cam-belt versus the peace of mind there is no contest - but it's up to you.
 
ahsure said:
the vendor says it was like that when he bought it.
it could well be that it was converted to a Zeus gears , anyway of knowing if the vendor takes a picture ?
The jeep only has 128000 miles by the way.
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though you said it was a LAND ROVER !!
 
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