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The £750 oil leak!!

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GaryPatt:
Hi, I really need your opinions and advice on this matter.
recently started noticing oil (small amounts, not standing) on my drive under my Disco, on making the time to check I found oil dripping from below the engine but could not trace where source was, took it to local Land rover guy (been helpful in the past) two days later he calls me and says " Oil leak is contaminating cam belt, about £320 quid to do job properly" Ok and yes  i would like it done "properly" please.
So...due to collect Disco on Tuesday and he call me to say " OHHH the starter motor is seized, thinks it coz you been off roading! about £330 to do job properly"

Now....I have owned said Disco for 6 weeks ish, been off road once (stainby Quarry) and have never in all my mud plugging days (10 yrs) had a starter motor sieze on me,Sooo
1. is this a known issue with Land rovers or Discovery?
2. £330? is thios reasonable
3. is there a way to prevent future problems like this?

Gary

Disco Inferno:
i use mine constantly offorad and it has only ever failed once, i stripped the solenoid, cleaned and its been fine for the last 12 months...............................................................

Wanderer:
That price is ridiculous.
You can get one for less than £100 and if you've got small hands it's not even a 10 minute job to change on a Disco.
He may be pricing it up on the grief involved on doing it on a 200tdi Defender.

They do fail but I reckon mine was more down to an excess of clutch/brake fluid in the bell housing than mud. With wading plugs fitted there shouldn't really be mud getting to it.

Ed

Range Rover Blues:
£330 for a starter motor? only if it comes with a free replacement clutch!

Price up the parts from Paddock Motors http://www.paddockspares.com/

Anyone with a small amount of nouse can fit one, and as for 'damaged by offroading' It's a Land Rover for heaven's sake, drop it by parachute into 5 foot of muck and it should still start, it's what they're meant for.

TUFFTEE:
Thats far too excessive! tell him to clout it with a hammer and start it up! Pay for the oil leak and do the starter yourself! :shock:

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