Head Gasket Leak
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No don't repair it or try to sell it. You my friend are stuck with it! Just park it under a tree and forget about it.........
On a serious note, head gaskets aren't bad, but while you've got it apart I'd replace the water pump oil pan gasket, and timing cover gaskets.
On a serious note, head gaskets aren't bad, but while you've got it apart I'd replace the water pump oil pan gasket, and timing cover gaskets.
not leaking into combustion, coolant or oil.
Didnt pay much for Disco, so will replace. Will cost around 3800.
Didnt pay much for Disco, so will replace. Will cost around 3800.
At that price you'd be better off selling or scrapping the truck for a little bit of cash and buy another D1/D2/LR3
Are you implying that his leaking head gasket is an isolated issue? Every Land Rover with a Rover V8 has leaking head gaskets. An LR3 is a better vehicle, but for the price of a DII + a head gasket repair, you would still be getting a shitty LR3 with a new host issues.
$3,800 to repair? Who quoted that? Local indie Rover shops around here charge $2,400. And that includes machining the heads. If you have $3,800 burning a hole in your pocket then by all means, spend the money for the repair. If you want to do it yourself for a fraction of the cost, read this:
http://discoweb.org/forums/showthread.php?t=67575
http://discoweb.org/forums/showthread.php?t=67575
I was told 600.00 to have the head gaskets replaced on my 98 D1. You can get a 4.6L GEMS out of a wrecked Rover for 1-1.6k
Is that with aftermarket or Genuine parts? New plugs, wires, water pump hoses, or any of the other shit that might be included in a head gasket job?
Good question. I know when I did it myself for $900 that included new hoses, plugs, complete valve job, Elring gaskets, injector seals, Elias' instructional DVD, pizza, beer, and whatever other stuff I did at the time that I don't recall. Parts were all sourced from Tillery and PT, so quality stuff.
While I realise that a lot of the aftermarket parts are the same as Genuine, they aren't always. A lot of aftermarket stuff is junk. He is having the work done at a shop that uses Genuine parts.
Sure, genuine parts cost more, but that much more? There are not that many pieces in a headgasket parts kit. The gaskets themselves (incl. valley pan and some others) might be more expensive but the rest are all small seals, stretch bolts, and a handful of parts you don't even use during the job. I think I paid about $230 for my overkill kit from Tillery. All genuine parts can't cost more than twice that. If I'm wrong, please show me a link to a vendor that sells an all-genuine kit that costs more than $400. I'd be curious to see what it includes.
I had mine done in 06 for $1200.00, I do remember the ridiculous quotes I received from the dealership and others 5K plus. I remember parking the vehicle for sometime before I found a repair shop who could do it for a reasonable price.
Manny
2K D2
Manny
2K D2
From what I remember Genuine plug wires are over $300 from the dealership vs $50 for aftermarket. One Genuine head gasket from Rovers North is $70...
Some things I will do Genuine; somethings I wont.
Plug wires=10 minute job= cheap wires
Head gaskets=pita/all day=Genuine
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