SO You're Thinking About Buying A USED Land Rover Discovery II? Watch This FIRST

[@pi.actual]

CDL was there up through 2001. Easiest way to connect it is to install the lever from a D1. I've had an '01 for 18 years and dealt with head gaskets, air bags, 3 amigos, front drive shaft... but over 180k miles on and off road it always got me home, never once actually "broke down" or stranded me anywhere.

[@doca8792]

Head gaskets, only real major issue and inevitable around 90k miles

[@fitzventure]

My '03 has 112k on it and never needed head gaskets. If you don't get them hot, they don't blow head gaskets.

[@caseymc4896]

I have the 1999 td5, and the head gasket blew at 300k

[@fitzventure]

The worst part of owning an old D2 is dealing with all of the crap repairs previous owners made. They aren't bad if not poorly maintained or poorly repaired.

[@matthewmarkert]

The Discovery 2 is not unreliable today. They were when they were new - but now all the bad ones are selected out by time. They are *reliably* in need of routine maintenance specific to the truck. Every time I hear someone who bought one at 150k miles and had "nothing but problems" are really just confessing that they do not take care of something that everyone says you need to take care of. Anyone can check any D2 for nearly no money in 30 minutes of the driveway of the person they're buying it from: Coolant pressure check Plug and Cylinder check Frame and suspension inspection Oil sample for lab test Code reader Combined with a service history or a discount for not having one, these things can be found for cheap and be very reliable. 216k miles on mine! Tons of wrench time and love it all, never once left me stranded. I finally paid for a new engine at 210, she earned it, bearings had to go someday after all.

[@sk8rMike360]

I love my 03 D2. Sometimes i wish i could take better care of it, but it is expensive and im not rich. Watch videos, work on it myself if i can. But when its happy and cruzing, its so rad!

[@andrewash9318]

Budget $2500 per year for maintenance and repairs, or plan on spending lots of your free time fixing it yourself. Things don’t break once and are good forever after. For example, the valve cover gaskets leak and may need replacement every six years or so @ $600-$900 a pop. And many parts are not cheap. Very fun to drive, but not cheap.

[@johnsmith-oh2xo]

So stupid to take it to a shop and pay 600-900 for a valve cover gasket change its easy takes maybe an hour... You save a lot of money if your a little mechanically inclined....

[@andrewash9318]

@@johnsmith-oh2xo True … but some of us, including myself are not at all mechanically inclined. Fortunately, I have a good friend who is a retired mechanic with his own fully-stocked shop in his backyard who maintains mine for a reasonable price. Otherwise I would sell it. Definitely the best owner for one of these vehicles is someone who can do the work himself.

[@Frank_Schmidt43]

Check those chassis legs. Starting to find them rotten. Make sure head gaskets have been addressed and the driveshaft has been updated with serviceable Ujoints.

[@milesoroads]

Love ours. Very simple motor. Replaced hg,ps pump,thermostat, and brakes. But that was an 03 i put a 4L in. Very reliably. Got an 04 i plan to run till it dies. Then,,,,prob going to buy a 4runner. But simple maintenance goea a long ways.

[@AddictedMotors]

Lovely.

[@Ankeneering]

Disco IIs; almost all of them have overheated and blown an engine in the last 20 years because the engine tooling at Land Rover was ancient by this time and those blocks were sloppy. The good ones were put in P38s. They also lack of inline fuel filter, thinner chassis steel, plastic diff plugs, for a while they removed the diff lock linkage…. Later ones had oil coolers removed (on an engine block that was cast sloppily on ancient machinery from the factory). Swivel balls removed…Etc etc LR did a LOT of cheaping out/“weight reduction” “mpg raisers” on these. The BMW engineers got in there and did a lot lot lot of hacking in areas that are not immediately apparent because D1s and D2s look mostly the same. D2 bodies don’t rust to shit like D1s though. And those door handles make more sense. A d2 body on a D1 frame is something a few people have actually tried. Thing is; if it’s running today someone in the past has replaced the block with a d1 block or has otherwise addressed it’s fatal engine flaw. (Or it was one of the 10 that came out of the factory good). So… go for it… if it’s still going today someone else has dealt with the big issues. Beware though, only trust them if they have a crap load of miles. The most frightening thing is one of those Bring A Trailer 03, 04 trucks with “only” 45k miles$$$. People think that’s good. It’s not. It’s terrifying. Only trust a D2 if it has at least 150k miles.

[@AddictedMotors]

Nailed it.

[@alejandrosalinas2225]

Facts.. I recently bought an ‘03 with 180k miles.. i have addressed the oil leaks it had at that mileage, dropped in a 180 degree thermostat and it is a good daily driver.. but it took lots of time and effort to get it right

[@madgearcharlie]

I bought an 03 D2 with 70k miles

[@RetroMotiveAdventures]

About to buy one tomorrow at 166k miles head gaskets done and full service records two owner 04!!! Excited to finally have a sorted one to build. I had an 03 as a first car and loved it but I was the 7th owner and it lived a rough life. Can't wait to get one that's clean.

[@RichGallant]

Boy this is a hate post, overheating does not blow engines - it can but only if you are idiot you can do that to iron block too. The engine tooling story is a myth, it was old for certain. Inline fuel filter does no matter the fuel filter is on the pump in the tank OIl coolers were removed as a cost savings,but it does not have a huge impact on engine temps Swivel balls to CV joints is irrelevant to anything And replacing block if it is still running is complete BS - Some 03's had bad front cover doweling that required an engine under warranty they have long been replaced At 20+ years frame rot can be a problem just like every other full frame 4x4 I get it you hate these trucks and their engines but stop spewing mis-information Rover V8's are routinely used as race engines in the UK, turbo's and super charged.

[@rafaeloreirorodriguez5278]

I’m after a Discovery 1 , D1 or 2. Found one tanks to KZbin and went to São Paulo is on mint condition less than 3.1 k on the odometer hardest part is entering into agreement form one collector to another. But boy was still on plastics.

[@darkstarmobile]

What we have here in Australia that the U.S. market never got that the TD5 engine which was a five cylinder turbo-diesel. That engine is awesome compared to the 4.0 and 4.6 Ford petrol engines.

[@AddictedMotors]

Agreed.

[@darkstarmobile]

@@AddictedMotors What baffles me is this: We use diesel for nearly everything here in Aus, and we don’t have the “brown clouds” that existed in the U.S. while I was there. As a motor mechanic, I have noticed that diesels here burn significantly cleaner than most petrol engines. It makes me wonder how the auto manufacturers are tuning diesels for the U.S. market. Then again, you also have ULSD fuel, which creates its own problems in terms of operation. Honestly, a clean diesel revolution is needed in the U.S. Automotive market.

[@Ickie71]

yeah we got them here in the Uk too

[@xZeiZeix]

There is no Ford engines in D2, all Rover made

[@stevebaker4812]

here's one for everybody....that stupid electrical gel that no one wants to mention. unless you live where the temps get below 32 degrees. get to drive in the snow... which these things love (with the right tires) with no dash anything... for about 5 minutes until the cabin heats up... always fun... no gas gauge or speedometer... but it's snow so... you can't being going but so fast and hopefully you know you got gas

[@Casey_J96]

Good information. Been looking for something interesting to get me to work in the winter. Between D2 and FJ Cruiser, these seem to be the better deals in my area but are almost eerily cheap lol

[@dre7767]

I have a Disco 1 tdi200 manual, I hate the v8s and automatics, and the Disco 2 td5 with Spanish AMC head upgrade is good

[@castertroy7238]

Had a d1 and 3 td5 d2's and on my latest manual disco ive replaced the chassis for galvanised and overhauled everything for braided lines and used australian polybushes in everything. Suspension is all updated but standard ride height and ive rebuilt the ace system. At a glance it looks like a complete rat and I haven't done any body work and shined it up because I didn't want to make it attractive to thieves LOL. To me the D2 handles so much better around corners than the D1 and keeping the ace system going is expensive but worth it. That little 2.5 diesel engine is going close to 200,000 miles and will keep going strong as long as it's maintained, but then that's easy compared to some of the rubbish that's being built nowadays. I've had plenty of cars and trucks that have been amazing to drive or look at but my discovery is the most useful tool that I can rely on time after time. Great video 👍

[@teyoung2000]

I have 04 D2. Love it.

[@stevebaker4812]

also for those that want to work on theses themselves super lock!!! lol... there is a device near the firewall in the engine compartment that will shut you down if it thinks you rolled over....these tend to malfunction or the harness will break... or in my case you take it off while working on the car and now you are screwed. in my case the battery was dead so I had to jump it and do the key thing

[@AddictedMotors]

Fuel cutoff switch

[@sarahdell4042]

I wouldn’t even consider one, considering you can get an LR3 for the same money now. Had one new and it went through a set of head gaskets and a motor replacement 😂

[@doca8792]

Throttle body coolant hose looks bypassed, as it should be cause that’ll leak inevitably

[@Ickie71]

Great for smuggling!

[@UGCDad]

I keep thinking of buying one. But for $5k, I’d rather buy a 2010 CRV and have reliability.

[@AddictedMotors]

@@UGCDad Why?

[@shmandan]

I see these on Facebook all the time with like 180k miles for $5000 and wonder if I can save them.

[@AddictedMotors]

Do it.

[@blck04gt]

Found a great deal on one here in northern VA with 200k miles. Great exterior and interior. Low compression in cylinder 1. What do you think it could be? Is there a common issue?

[@AddictedMotors]

Could be anything. Probably needs a motor. Or just run it.

[@blck04gt]

@@AddictedMotors what do you mean by just run it? Thanks!

[@AddictedMotors]

@@blck04gt if it’s cheap enough just drive it. Your not going to fix the low compression

[@AddictedMotors]

The green 99’ ?

[@blck04gt]

@@AddictedMotors yup, do you know something I don’t know? Lol

[@RichVonWinkle]

What tires are you running?

[@achmadzain4876]

I have 2 units running well

[@cheeyang6976]

My d2 gas is pretty good. I drive to work about 30 minute full tunk of gas it last me 4 day to me is really good.

[@bobdylan6454]

Where did you learn to read and write?

[@amyfreeze9772]

Im looking at a 2000 D2, no CDL. Want it to tow 5k or less and be able to drive on the beach. Soft sand and mud. It this going to heat up because no CDL? I had a AWD that did and woukd cut off till the transfer case was cool.

[@AddictedMotors]

Sounds like you had a car with a CVT or viscous TC. This has neither.

[@amyfreeze9772]

So these discos don't overheat?

[@AddictedMotors]

@@amyfreeze9772 the diff?

[@jesseewing1325]

I am looking at a disco 2 that has the three amigos. Does that Launch scan tool from the lr4 video read the abs codes? Or will I need something like the abs amigo as well?

[@AddictedMotors]

It might. I haven’t tried since they’ve yet to present themselves on this truck.

[@alexv8man]

I believe it does, I got rid of mine by using an icarsoft lr edition, similar to launch, do the shuttle valve wire bypass, keeps all functions of the pump but supplies power where it's meant to be where the board in the pump breaks

[@pi.actual]

Yea, 90% of the time it's the circuit board. Not really a "circuit board" just two wire traces on a small epoxy sealed card embedded in the Wabco ABS that run to the shuttle vales. Simple $10 external wire bypass fixes it.

[@LucaslLo]

Love my D2. Would never consider a D3 , D4 or D5

[@Onethirtytwo]

Disco, D2, diag? If owning one of these makes me one of you then I'll pass.

[@AddictedMotors]

@@Onethirtytwo doggystyle

[@ezpz4659]

bro is Daniel Ricciardo's cousin

[@RichGallant]

These are solid trucks ,but they are not drive and ignore. The youngest is 20 years old so you have 20 years of previous owner stuff to sort out. 20 year old Toyota, and Jeeps are just as bad.

[@AddictedMotors]

This is what I’ve been telling people. They are old enough that we are now going to start seeing failures not seen before.

[@PugsCanDance]

I had a LR2 and it’s a nightmare thinking about taking it off road. That thing was the most unreliable vehicle I’ve ever owned in my life!

[@dans542]

People saying it’s great are fake

[@zachcurrie4258]

Id say 3k deep in cooling mods and some other changes its on par with land cruisers.

[@timothywing8604]

13-18?!?!? What's your secret? lol

[@Coordinator61]

Not even a free one i would drive. Quality sucks.

[@dans542]

Worst car I owned money pit disco 2 bad gas mileage computer out abs out repairs coast crazy only 60’ooo miles looks great big waist of money

[@matthewmarkert]

Anything that's still on the road now has already had anything replaced that could have gone wrong. At this point, all someone needs to do is know what the (very well known) issues are how to look for them. Anyone can check any D2 for nearly no money in 30 minutes of the driveway of the person they're buying it from: Coolant pressure check Plug and Cylinder check Frame and suspension inspection Oil sample for lab test Code reader Combined with a service history or a discount for not having one, these things can be found for cheap and very reliable. 216k miles on mine! I finally paid for a new engine at 210, she earned it, bearings had to go someday.