Orch
Active Member
OK looked at three today, all your advice was very helpful. The first two were **** heaps but then they were the bottom of the price range. Various things wrong but the main no no was the rear half chassis was a right state on them both.
The third one however was in much better Nick all round and drove great. My only concern is that it was quite oily underneath. From what I hear an oily sump is pretty standard but the transfer box (that is the bit in the middle between the two shafts right??) was also very oily. After a half hour or so drive there was a drip forming, but not enough to actually drip, but the whole unit was pretty damp. Is this a big no? Or another pretty standard scene?
Both diffs were bone dry.
Only other niggle with it is no isofix point on the rear seats. I'm guessing you can Retrofit isofix and therefore I'd have to replace the seats if I really wanted it?
The third one however was in much better Nick all round and drove great. My only concern is that it was quite oily underneath. From what I hear an oily sump is pretty standard but the transfer box (that is the bit in the middle between the two shafts right??) was also very oily. After a half hour or so drive there was a drip forming, but not enough to actually drip, but the whole unit was pretty damp. Is this a big no? Or another pretty standard scene?
Both diffs were bone dry.
Only other niggle with it is no isofix point on the rear seats. I'm guessing you can Retrofit isofix and therefore I'd have to replace the seats if I really wanted it?
HenryD
Active Member
Isofix was standard from from july 03 so not sure if it can be retrofitted without changing seats
have a look here www.discovery2.co.uk / Discovery 2 Factory Options / Specification
have a look here www.discovery2.co.uk / Discovery 2 Factory Options / Specification
discodrivercumbria
Well-Known Member
Orch
Active Member
Do you mean on the car? Or on sorting isofix?
Budget for the car is up to £4000 maybe £4500 for the right one. So prefacelift really.
I wouldnt be worring about seats at the moment , i would be more concerned about finding a decent solid disco
. As to the oil around the transfer box , i would say 90% of the ones you will look at will leak ... Its just the fact of from where. Apart from seals leaking behind propshaft flanges , which are cheap and a easy fix, they leak from intermediate shaft , which runs through the transfer box .
. As to the oil around the transfer box , i would say 90% of the ones you will look at will leak ... Its just the fact of from where. Apart from seals leaking behind propshaft flanges , which are cheap and a easy fix, they leak from intermediate shaft , which runs through the transfer box .
Orch
Active Member
I wouldnt be worring about seats at the moment , i would be more concerned about finding a decent solid disco
Yeh I know you mean, a solid disco comes first, but if a lot of the ones in my price range don't have isofix that's something I need to work around too.
I guess if it was your own car you'd dry all the oil away then see where it starts coming from. So what's the best and worst case scenario in respect of the tb leaking? I'm happy with the rest of the car and the price is right. Don't mind the possibility of having to spend a little bit but don't want to end up with a big bill in a few weeks.
Igloo
New Member
You are moving two cogs around on the end of a stick.
If it didn't feel too bad then I'd say it's ok. But if the leak below is from there could be no oil in it etc.
Regards the leak, you could assume its the transfer box / a seal and get it taken off the price. Or ask them to repair or, it at-least gives you some come back if it fails again or isn't fixed.
If it didn't feel too bad then I'd say it's ok. But if the leak below is from there could be no oil in it etc.
Regards the leak, you could assume its the transfer box / a seal and get it taken off the price. Or ask them to repair or, it at-least gives you some come back if it fails again or isn't fixed.
Mr Noisy
Coming in your ears.
Transfer box leaks are not a major issue. Easy option as jim said is just a seal and an hour's work, worst case its a few hours work to get the input seal sorted.
Some do **** out but if it's the only real issue on the car (and there will be more on the way no doubt) then i really wouldnt worry about it, a couple of hundred quid or a sunday with a haynes manual on your driveway should see the transfer case sorted out.
regards the notchy change, yes the high/low shift is literally cogs on a stick. there is no syncromesh on the transfer case so it takes a bit of sympathy to get a smooth engagement, and a fair bit of skill at 20mph
Some do **** out but if it's the only real issue on the car (and there will be more on the way no doubt) then i really wouldnt worry about it, a couple of hundred quid or a sunday with a haynes manual on your driveway should see the transfer case sorted out.
regards the notchy change, yes the high/low shift is literally cogs on a stick. there is no syncromesh on the transfer case so it takes a bit of sympathy to get a smooth engagement, and a fair bit of skill at 20mph
