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shaun and co:
hi there. Thinking of coming over to this side of the forum as i have been offered a 4.6 p38 for my disco. Its on an m plate with the full electric pack and was just wondering if anyone had any advice or had a similar one and any common problms with it? cheers, shaun.

waveydavey:
I've got the Diesel and love it.
The back seats have more room than a disco and my wife likes not having a  wheel on the back door.

I understand the 4.6 is prone to slipping liners.

Some don't like the EAS I do, very much what you prefer.

Range Rover Blues:
The cost of the electrickery going wrong put me off, but now I have Rovacom it wouldn't bother me.  I really like the EAS on the RRC ands the extra room from 108 inch wheelbase is great.  So it's just the extra cost/looks that's stopping me.

BTW Andy is selling his P38 Rovacom :wink:

As for the slipped liner, it's a common concern on a 4.0/4.6 but how often it happens I'm not sure.  I heard later cars were nikasil lined anyway.

thermidorthelobster:
What's the mileage?  You'll find an astonishingly large number of 4.6s have new engines fitted at about 95,000 miles.

They're nice trucks but they are complex and expensive to maintain.  I loved and hated mine in equal measures.  In the end I reverted to Discoveries.

v8kenny:

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They're nice trucks but they are complex and expensive to maintain.
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They are no more complex than TD5 Discos and can't agree with being expensive to maintain - consumables are about the same price as classic RR and there is no reason why you cant service it yourself
EAS components have dropped in price to the point where suspension problems are no longer an issue
£60 a corner gets you Dunlop bags and they are dead easy to change yourself - compressors can be refurbed for £30 or second hand ones are cheap on ebay (recently bought two for spares just in case - one was £20 other was £25 - daft not to at these prices )
Loads of second hand/cheap spares appearing on ebay now
Give the motor a good run and see if the temp. gauge behaves - if it even thinks of overheating then walk away
I would look for and expect a pretty comprehensive service history with receipts for any work done - listen for any cluncks/slack in the transmission and investigate before buying if you feel anything is wrong
Had mine since Oct last year and love it - can't praise it highly enough
If you have found a good 'un then go for it !   :wink:

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