Ok, just had the Disco in for a Major service at the local Halfords autocenter.
Well worth it in my book, but that's by the by.

When I took it in I did say that the nsf wheel bearing needs looking at. I'd had three amigos a couple of times which I had cleared with an icar diag kit ( erratic front lh abs sensor warning ).
Anyways, mechanic said *both* fronts need replacing, and it's 600 quid all in.

That seems a *touch* steep to me. However, this particular Halfords garage has glowing reports from car savvy friends. Also, he did say that the rest of the car was in 'suprisingly good condition' .. which was nice

So, I suppose the question is. Is 300 quid a corner OTT, or close to OK for OEM parts?
D2V8 facelift btw.

Cheers!

seems odd both need doing , i doubt theyd use oem parts ,oem are about 140 plus vat, its good practice to complement a customers car when giving a quote it makes them think its worth doing, you could buy a hub for 50 and a few tools

So your car savvy friends recommended Halfords for servicing. I should start to look for some new friends,.
£600 is a bit no a lot steep.
Look around for a local Landrover specialist.

Hope it wasn't this one

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-ne...d-47000-after-missing-faults-on-defective-car

I take it that you borrowed that "iCar diag kit" from your car savvy friends too.

When it comes to the Disco, the diagnostics are not OBDII compliant, so I wouldn't trust anything it told me, including that it had cleared any historic faults.

brian47 said:

When it comes to the Disco, the diagnostics are not OBDII compliant, so I wouldn't trust anything it told me, including that it had cleared any historic faults.

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I think you'll find that the Discovery 2 is OBDII compliant, with the SAE J1962 connector.

Peter

listerdiesel said:

I think you'll find that the Discovery 2 is OBDII compliant, with the SAE J1962 connector.

Peter

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From reading a lot of info on this, It would appear that although it uses the same connector, the actual protocols used do not allow for correct communication / fault reading. This is why a lot of generic OBDII readers provide false flags.

However something to discuss this weekend, LOL, plus I would like to check out the hawkeye versus the nanocom if you time.

Cheers

The problem is that nearly all the manufacturers use their own variant of the protocol, look up OBDII on Wiki for the differences.

Peter

listerdiesel said:

I think you'll find that the Discovery 2 is OBDII compliant, with the SAE J1962 connector.

Peter

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TD5 is definately not, tried when I first had it, so bought a Hawkeye

We bought an ELMS327 OBDII reader when we first got the V8, that worked OK but didn't do all the tricks that Hawkeye/Nanocom do.

That's where the individual manufacturer's deviations from the core standard make the difference, but they all do it.

Peter

jamesmartin said:

seems odd both need doing , i doubt theyd use oem parts ,oem are about 140 plus vat, its good practice to complement a customers car when giving a quote it makes them think its worth doing, you could buy a hub for 50 and a few tools

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That's the (very) polite version - more like marketing BS in my book. ( Sorry JM!)

DIY - you'll have the tools forever.... and its cheaper too

Disco1BFG said:

That's the (very) polite version - more like marketing BS in my book. ( Sorry JM!)

DIY - you'll have the tools forever.... and its cheaper too

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i was been polite

I think the OP has a V8 which I always thought was OBD11 compliant? The TD5 definately isn't.
Griff

Jumping back to wheel bearings!
£600 would be "reasonable" IF they were using genuine LR parts, which run about £250 each wheel.
But I doubt they are, in which case its a stitch up.
I did both my front bearings one evening this week, got slowed down a bit by having to change the oil seals as well.
Its not hard, but here are a few pointers:
Remove the wheel, remove the centre cap from the wheel, unstake the hub nut, refit wheel, lower car, undo the hub nut by feeding the socket 32mm I think, through the hole in the wheel, use a breaker bar with an extension (scaffold pole), nut comes off easily.
Jack up car, remove wheel, continue work.
Do the reverse when you refit. Remember to jack up again to stake the new nut in place.
The hubs I bought came with new hub bolts and stake nuts, BUT the stake nut (the big nut in the middle) used a 36mm socket (from memory) so the socket doesnt fit properly, and wont pass through the hole in the wheel, so buy new genuine stake nuts before you start.
Assume that your oil seals will be shot and order new ones.
If you dont have the correct tool, seating the oil seals squarely is a PITA! Heres what I did:
Make sure the hub etc is cleaned so no rust/bits/dirt will fall on the shaft.
Pull the shaft out, you can check the CV gaiter for leaks when its out.
Lever out the oil seal.
Clean the area where the seal sits.
Clean the shaft and the mating area.
Put the new seal on the shaft and slide it along to where it would normally sit against the flange.
Refit the shaft and make sure you can feel the splines have engaged into the diff.
Gently tap the end of the shaft to push the seal into the housing, you are only seating it not pushing it in all the way.
Remove the shaft, the seal will stay in place, now use a drift (1/2" long socket extension is ok) on the edge of the seal, and progressively tap the seal home by tapping in at opposite sides.
Dont tap anywhere except the outer edge of the seal, or you will split it, ask me how I know!
Like most stuff on the Disco its not hard, but its yet another job that you know how to do best, AFTER you have finished it!
Mark

Sorry guys, had missed all the replies due to a non-landrover technical fault (yes, such things exist ! )
So, running quickly through repsonses and thanks for all of them.

Halfords for generic servicing is cheap. The local branch was recommended by car-savvy friends, not car-mechanic friends .. big difference
Yes, it's a v8. The iCar diag kit is the same one that my landrover *mechanic* friend ( who was on holiday when I posted this initially ) lent me when I got three amigos from the NSF ABS sensor. It works fine, but does explicitly state it will not work on a TD5 engine.
http://www.scantool-direct.co.uk/ic...nd-rover-jaguar-and-range-rover-vehicles.html

Anyways, LR mechanic mate has since pointed me in a few directions, and with the responses from on here as well I've picked up a couple of aftermarket bearings for 50 quid each from ebay.
Gonna get the mechanic guy ( works breakdown ) over the road to help me fit them.

As for 'the rest of the car is nice'. Of course that's not marketting stuff ... the rest of the car is BEAUTIFUL I am of course biased!

anyways, cheers all.

Just as a follow up, all done! Mate owed me a favour and did all the hard work for me
All good, except I can now hear all the other whines and drones from the transmission that I need to look at!

20 years ago I had no issue doing all my own work on a car. I think I need to harden the feck up and get back into that

Oh, and cheers Marko for the detailed how-to. Kudos!

Cheers! Yes mine is exactly the same now!
And I've also had to brush up all my mech skills from 30 years ago!
Its only after you do the noisy bits, that, apart from wind noise, the Disco isn't much louder that a "normal" car!
Mark

Replaced the rear hub other day found hub stuck solid to shaft had to put bolts back in hub and draw off hub with puller and then slowly undo bolts while using puller after a few bangs when tightening puller and backing off bolts it came off a treat.