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Are V8 3.9 discovery's any good or money pitts ????

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Range Rover Blues:
That would be the "interim" engine, serpentine belt but not cross-bolted IIRC and with the smaller bearing crank.  Good engine though.

And yes the 4.2 is a fairly rare beast, even I don't have one :twisted:

Disco Matt:
I'm not sure about money pit being that simple a label. My 300 TDI is currently having her sills rebuilt, but I know the rest of her to be in good shape so it's worth it. If, next year, I need to replace a diff or similar, it'll be worth it as I know the basic structure to be good.

You do end up with a bit of a "grandfather's axe with three new heads and four new handles" situation but you know that what you've done so far makes it worth spending the next bit of cash. Plus I cannot honestly think of anything else that would be as good for what I do apart from a Range Rover Classic. I've looked at Jap stuff but the price of add-ons is scary and even things that may commonly get bent (like steering rods) are serious money.

I suppose I could be the weird one with a tricked-up P38A but they seem very hard to get upgrades for and you also seem to need to be a bit of an expert mechanic to keep one healthy!

JumboBeef:

--- Quote from: Range Rover Blues on November 27, 2008, 00:21:39 ---And yes the 4.2 is a fairly rare beast, even I don't have one :twisted:
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I used to have one (1994 LSE).  Wonderful motor, why did I ever sell it?  It was near perfect.

discowoman:
V8 disco's are great fun, and dont seem to do the mega miles that the Tdi's do....and just look at how many RR's were built with the same engine.. Depends on what you're willing to put into the vehicle?
The usual suspects are RUST and head gaskets - other than that Its the same as any other vehicle, if its been owned and thrashed by a monkey - then its gonna be hassle, if its been driven and serviced correctly - then you STILL may get problems - but it should be just consumables.
If you can justify the Mid teens MPG then go for it - just remember if you use the right foot - then MPG WILL fall into single figures..Price up a GOOD LPG kit , and using your present mileage - calculate how long before it pays for itself...LPG is about 25p a litre cheaper compared to Unleaded , so do think VERY carefully before throwing your hard earned into a LPG conversion....£1500 buys a lot of unleaded....

JumboBeef:
............or buy one already converted (like I did  ;) )

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