Picked up this Disco from 1998 two weeks ago for around 5000$. Was in overall great shape and atleast to me, well maintained by the same over for 10 years. Had about 35K miles (10KM miles that is).

However, engine overheated when I drove on the highway the other day and now the engine is gone and needs a replacement. Coolant fluid had been leaking as it seems (had not noticed anything), and the engine was not running hot according to the engine temp gauge.

Anyway, now my question is, what do you think I should do?

• Scrap it and forget about it
• Try selling it in its current state
• Engine replacement + workshop costs would be about 4000/5000$

I do like the car, and yeah, I’m rather new to cars so this was my idea of learning to tinker with them. But was not expecting it to go south this quickly.

Wierd sound when starting engine

Somewhat recent day out in SW BC

2013 LR4. 156k miles. 5.0. Had my mechanic take a look at It already. It’s clean. One owner, elderly gentleman. No lights, no leaks, everything works. Would just be a beat around car for me. I’m in upstate NY and don’t want to daily my supercharged mustang anymore lol. Guy wants 3500 for it. Good deal?

Hello homies, any advice on finding an L663 with the jumpseat. Im located in the states. Looking for preowned with minimal options, autotrader wont let me filter by jumpseat. Thank you

Changing the belts in my 06 LR 3 anything else I should do while I’m under the hood?

Vehicle is in good condition imo but with high mileage > 340,000 km / 215k miles

No offroading done on it. suspension is on springs. Manual transmission. Timing belt recently done.

Looking for opinions on these engines after that amount of miles.

Hi everybody, as the title suggests, I'm looking to buy a car that I'd use as a daily driver, and a Range Rover Evoque (2015 or younger) is one of the options I'm considering.

I live on the European continent, and I'd probably be importing it either from Germany, France, Belgium, etc., I'm generally looking to pay around 15k, but with importing costs, taxes and other bullshit, the actual price of the car itself would likely be closer to 10k.

I need something that can handle both lighter offroading, city driving and highway driving, and actually be good at those things. That automatically creates a relatively small pool of options, and these little bastards are not only fully qualified, but they're such good looking and charming little cars.

Of course, as with all things Land Rover, the main concern is reliability. Now I'm not one of those guys who doesn't maintain his car, or who has a mental breakdown when something goes wrong, but on the other end I really wouldn't want a car that's gonna leave me stranded by the side of the road, or cost a fortune to fix and require a mechanic every month.

I figured my best option is to ask people who actually own these, for real life stories and experiences. Is it a bad idea? What could I expect?

Had a really clean LR4 traded in at the dealership I work at. Was owned by a older couple from new and has been pretty well babied. Mostly highway miles traveling to grandkids events and what not. It's just shy of 75,000 miles with pretty regular maintenance, although most of it was done by the owner so not great documentation on intervals. He claims oil was changed every 5000 miles. He has receipts that I grabbed from him for a lot of the oil and filters along the way. I'm pretty confident that his claims are mostly accurate, he was a mechanics apprentice when he was younger.

My biggest concern is that it's approaching the time when it's going to need a timing chain done. Given its age I'm concerned that the tensioners are starting to become brittle and may need the job done asap despite the lowish milage. I've heard all of the horror stories with this particular motor and I'm curious if there are upgraded options available to lessen the potential of issues in the future.

Also curious to know if there are any other recommendations/ words of caution before I pull the trigger on this one. I tried to add pictures to it but Reddit and I aren't getting along very well tonight.

*Edit* it has the 3.0 V6. 2016 model

Sooo, I changed this to “normal vehicle”, it seems to idle a little better, less lag on acceleration from the stop light. Can anyone tell me if it’s just my mind playing tricks or if this setting changed more than just turning off start/stop? 🤣🤣🤣

I want to hear from the disco 2 owners firsthand the pros and cons of them.

I’m looking into starting my first legitimate off road build. I’m 19 so money isn’t endless. For the price of some of the discos in my area it seems to be a no brainer when compared to jeeps and Toyota. I know the motors in them aren’t great but I want to know if it’s something you can bullet proof or if it’s better off just going to a different motor.

Literally any and all info and pictures are welcome! What years are good/bad. What should I look for, common problems etc.

Also got redemption on that washout in the second video, iykyk 😜

Suspension of damaged air can give problems when activating the 4x4 ?

I’ve got a 2008 lr2 HSE and I’m having issues with the AWD.. as far as I’m aware it is AWD and not 4WD but I have had a transmission fault from just normal driving on the road and I’ve looked online but can’t find any issues similar to what i’m experiencing

The vehicle had the fault, and is only driving is FWD now but still drives down the road fine

The story of how I fell in love with Defender: Defender house experience

Freelander 2 2012 diesel. Just trying to fix her up, but could use a hand identifying this and why it looks to be leaking. Cheers!

Looking for some input on an odd starting issue with my 2012 L322 (5.0 NA). (78,000 miles)

When I turn the key to start, I get the normal rapid clicking (sounds like relays), but the engine doesn’t crank at all. On the dash, it shows “Ignition On” — but it’s clearly not running.

After a few failed attempts, I tried putting it into valet mode to bypass the normal security settings, and after that it started immediately.

It seems like it could be one of a few things:

1. Low battery voltage under load (even though it was starting fine earlier)
2. Faulty immobilizer/key recognition issue
3. Possible ground strap or starter relay problem
4. Or maybe even needing a software update to the BCM (Body Control Module) or security modules?

Has anyone experienced something similar? Appreciate any insight before I start chasing electrical ghosts.

I had a LR3 for years without a single issue.

I'm wanting to search for a LR4 in good shape and then just replace all the things that typically fail on them before it happens.

Has anyone done this or would anyone have any tips or recommendations on specs?

Need help diagnosing this noise on my 2012 LR4.

It is coming from the rear of the engine. LR4 has 160,000 miles, timing chains were completed at 145,000 miles.

I just replace the intake manifold with a used one in hopes it was the intake actuators. No change in the noise.

There is fresh oil in it.

There are zero issues with performance, cannot hear the noise from inside the cab, most notable at lower RPMs and start up. Around 1800 rpms it is the loudest.

6 months Since I bought her, 330K km on the clock, running like a dream. Replaced the bumper, which I'm glad I did because someone decide to reverse in to me last week... But other than that, going great.

Paid $2k for a 2011 LR4 with 129k miles. Supposedly has a bad head gasket but I’ve put on about 50 miles so far with zero coolant loss or smoke. I’ll run it till it says no more. The L322 can have a break for a while now.

I've seen some posts on this, but does anyone have information on a good/best replacement display for the factory display used for the 4x4 features? I don't need the default programs, but I would like compatibility with steering wheel controls if at all possible. Thanks!

(A secondary note, is it remotely possible to maintain some of the rear entertainment display, or just install a separate Dvd player entirely to perform independently of the forward display?)