blue beasty
Leaks an prone to bits dropping off
Without lube....
Without lube....
West Slope Rover
Well-Known Member
contact the seller and get yo money back - it is not fit for purpose.
contact trading standards
contact trading standards
West Slope Rover
Well-Known Member
Not really, we had a great Christmas. Bonfire night will be awesome this year though, especially if I still have that Disco.
From my experience multiple fault codes indicate 1 of 3 things
1)earthing and power supply issues
2) faulty ecu
3) major engine issues that are visable or audio diagnosable
My suggestion with So many faults is clean up All connections and get faults cleared, then see what comes up.
I had T4 that BBA remain said replace ecu and throttle body over phone- talking bollocks as it was multiple bad earths
1)earthing and power supply issues
2) faulty ecu
3) major engine issues that are visable or audio diagnosable
My suggestion with So many faults is clean up All connections and get faults cleared, then see what comes up.
I had T4 that BBA remain said replace ecu and throttle body over phone- talking bollocks as it was multiple bad earths
Lube is overrated.
Just remembered, it's actually been at 3 different LR specialists in total. This time I was concerned about the high oil consumption. This particular guy told me to 'stick it on eBay and get rid'. Charming.
Are people reluctant to work on them because it's cold on their garages this time of year, or because it's a V8 and not the trusty Td5?
West Slope Rover
Well-Known Member
High oil consumption, but good compression. Three specialists that you've just remembered. Is it too cold to find a mechanic?
You don't need a Toyota. You need a chauffeur.
You don't need a Toyota. You need a chauffeur.
Landy Man
LR Speke
Lingely Autos
I've photograph the receipts and put them on here tomorrow.
Good night Jeeves.
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The one in St Helens?
He's the one that wouldn't return my calls, after I broke down on the M62 20 mins after leaving his garage.
Ok, so I woke up this morning and thought 'lets get her fixed'.
Phoned The Land Rover Centre in Speke. I've explained that the car has engine damage and that LR Hatfields say the only course of action is to replace engine. I ask him if in his experience the damag could be repaired. His answer, 'it's a throw away engine, there are NO parts within the engine that can be repaired' and quoted me £7K for a new engine. When I asked him were that engine would be sourced from he said, 'from the people that make engines for Land Rover'. Lol!!
Anyway, I then phone the mechanic that did all the work on the car for the previous owner, Andy West from The Discovery Centre, West Yorkshire. I've explained that I've had a few issues with the vehicle and told him were I'm up to. I say, 'given that you know the vehicle and have previously stripped and rebuilt the engine would you be willing to work on it for me?' He told me that I needed to phone the previous owner. I explained that the guarantee on his work had expired (it was 6 months or 6000 miles, it's now 7 months and 1200 miles since he did his work) and that I was happy to pay for the car to be right. But then I was intrigued, apparently his guarantees are owner specific and not car specific. When I said I was going to quote him on here he put the phone down!
Conclusion: if you want to get rich and not give a #### about customer service or satisfaction, open a Land Rover 'service centre'.
Phoned The Land Rover Centre in Speke. I've explained that the car has engine damage and that LR Hatfields say the only course of action is to replace engine. I ask him if in his experience the damag could be repaired. His answer, 'it's a throw away engine, there are NO parts within the engine that can be repaired' and quoted me £7K for a new engine. When I asked him were that engine would be sourced from he said, 'from the people that make engines for Land Rover'. Lol!!
Anyway, I then phone the mechanic that did all the work on the car for the previous owner, Andy West from The Discovery Centre, West Yorkshire. I've explained that I've had a few issues with the vehicle and told him were I'm up to. I say, 'given that you know the vehicle and have previously stripped and rebuilt the engine would you be willing to work on it for me?' He told me that I needed to phone the previous owner. I explained that the guarantee on his work had expired (it was 6 months or 6000 miles, it's now 7 months and 1200 miles since he did his work) and that I was happy to pay for the car to be right. But then I was intrigued, apparently his guarantees are owner specific and not car specific. When I said I was going to quote him on here he put the phone down!
Conclusion: if you want to get rich and not give a #### about customer service or satisfaction, open a Land Rover 'service centre'.
Done. Thanks.
discodrivercumbria
Well-Known Member
is this him? if so his work should be honored by his own initiative! that's if he cares about how good his work is?
name and shame him!
The Discovery Centre
