Rover Disco ate it...

[Blanco]

put in a cummins diesel engine..

[gtilove]

Do not put in a 2.5 td! However, a 300 tdi would be a good conversion. The 300 tdi is also a 2.5l but it is much improved in every area: economy, reliability and power. The 200 tdi is also a good engine but some of the parts like cylinder heads are NLA. Both the 200 and 300 are intercooled. The 2.5td is basically the 2.25l diesel engine Land Rover came out with in 1957 bumped up to a 2.5l with a turbo bolted on.(Not reliable, not powerful, not economical)

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by Paul K

Do it. The only cure is ownership!

Yea, but I made an offer on another Porsche Project today

[Paul K]

Originally Posted by Racerbvd

Yea, but I made an offer on another Porsche Project today

The Discovery would make a perfect parts getter!

[mattdavis11]

Originally Posted by Paul K

The Discovery would make a perfect parts getter!

You got that right, they're always getting new parts!

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by Paul K

The Discovery would make a perfect parts getter!

I have a Suburban 2500 for that I have just always wanted a Disco...

[Paul K]

Originally Posted by Racerbvd

I have a Suburban 2500 for that I have just always wanted a Disco...

If so, get an '04. You can tell the '04s because they have 'fat' roof rails. Decent ones can be had in the $10-13k range.

Have you driven one?

You'll see why all the grief is worth it when you do!

Cheers,

Paul.

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by Paul K

If so, get an '04. You can tell the '04s because they have 'fat' roof rails. Decent ones can be had in the $10-13k range.

Have you driven one?

You'll see why all the grief is worth it when you do!

Cheers,

Paul.

I just want to put a Buick Grand National engine in one, I think that might be, well, interesting.. It says a lot when my dented up, 90 Toyota PU would sell faster & for more than a 90s Disco

[Scott R]

Likely it dropped a piston liner, it happens.

[Speedo959]

Originally Posted by Racerbvd

I just want to put a Buick Grand National engine in one, I think that might be, well, interesting.. It says a lot when my dented up, 90 Toyota PU would sell faster & for more than a 90s Disco

Why a GN engine? Is it because the 3.9 was Buick designed and the GN bolts up without an adapter? If so then I'm now thinking the same thing. My disco has a slight cam knock (I think) and the time is getting closer.

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by Speedo959

Why a GN engine? Is it because the 3.9 was Buick designed and the GN bolts up without an adapter? If so then I'm now thinking the same thing. My disco has a slight cam knock (I think) and the time is getting closer.

Yes, that is what I have been told..

[serge944]

Originally Posted by craigster59

Hilarious. I own a RRC, and although there haven't been any catastrophic failures, there are a lot of things that break. Door handles, lock cylinders, plastic trim, knobs, buttons, etc...

Currently I have to crawl in through the pass side. Still love the damn thing.

[Speedo959]

I love mine too, but if I find an early 4Runner I may just dump the Disco and go for a VW 1.6TD conversion. I have the engine waiting for the right truck....it would go in the disco, but I'm afraid it wouldn't pull it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsGPHKDp_Jw

[Eric 951]

Update..finally had a day of good weather, so I spent Saturday doing some investigating--hmmm no metal in oil, level is good, oil nice and clean--check all plugs, connections, etc. all good--so I fire her up and nothing--no banging, no smiking, rev it up and nothing unusual. I know a major engine fault is not going to just "disappear"--so I take it for a ride--runs fine for about 5 minutes, then almost total loss of power, and the banging returns along with a flashing "check engine" light--never flashed before--pull off put it in park--still banging, crawl underneath--sounds like it is coming from the passenger cat--I know a clogged cat can cause power loss--but why the banging? Honeycomb broken loose? hhmm.

Shut it down, let it cool, drive home starts to act up again--good exhaust flow, header is not cherry-red, hmm--crawl under again with stethoscope--banging not from motor, not from cat, from T/C tranny. Aha..

Pull dip-stick--fluid smells fine and is clean--take it back on the road--this time running through the automatic tranny--low 1 still abnging, low 2 still, 3 same-drive same--bangs in all gears and reverse--no power getting to the ground--so I ahve a transmission or TC problem. Still--no time or space to work on--Rover still going for sale.

Guy coming to look at tonight--hope to sell, I was getting bored with it anyways..

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by Eric 951

Update..finally had a day of good weather, so I spent Saturday doing some investigating--hmmm no metal in oil, level is good, oil nice and clean--check all plugs, connections, etc. all good--so I fire her up and nothing--no banging, no smiking, rev it up and nothing unusual. I know a major engine fault is not going to just "disappear"--so I take it for a ride--runs fine for about 5 minutes, then almost total loss of power, and the banging returns along with a flashing "check engine" light--never flashed before--pull off put it in park--still banging, crawl underneath--sounds like it is coming from the passenger cat--I know a clogged cat can cause power loss--but why the banging? Honeycomb broken loose? hhmm.

Shut it down, let it cool, drive home starts to act up again--good exhaust flow, header is not cherry-red, hmm--crawl under again with stethoscope--banging not from motor, not from cat, from T/C tranny. Aha..

Pull dip-stick--fluid smells fine and is clean--take it back on the road--this time running through the automatic tranny--low 1 still abnging, low 2 still, 3 same-drive same--bangs in all gears and reverse--no power getting to the ground--so I ahve a transmission or TC problem. Still--no time or space to work on--Rover still going for sale.

Guy coming to look at tonight--hope to sell, I was getting bored with it anyways..

If you are coming to the Rolex 24 next weekend, and want to trade it off. let me know