Greetings to all!
I am getting tired of the oil leaks! Time to do something about it.
I have a 2000 Disco II with 126k miles. I just had the transmission replaced a couple months ago and I can further vouch for everyone that says to keep an eye on your U-joints. With no sings of wear it managed to break and put a hole the size of my fist in the transmission. After spending about $3500 to have that fixed, Its safe to say I plan on keeping it for a while longer.
That being said, I am going to operate and replace some gaskets to fix the nagging leaks everywhere. Both valve covers are leaking a bit, its dripping antifreeze from the throttle housing gasket as well as starting to develop an exhaust leak from the manifold gasket. I plan on doing the work myself and was looking for some advice on what else to fix along the way, (common rover issues). I don't have an unlimited budget after the transmission repair but I don't want to tear it down again in a couple months to fix something that can be done now for a few extra dollars. Should I plan on replacing the timing chain and water pump while its torn apart as well? I know these are probably on borrowed time already. Especially the timing chain since I don't think it has ever been changed. I guess my biggest question is where should I stop? Do you think It is necessary to pull the heads and replace the head gaskets? If I pull them should I have them worked? (As I said before, I dont have a bunch of money to throw at it right now) They are not leaking and they still sound good, no tapping or noises.
Am I missing anything I should do along the way? Thank you all in advance for your input and advice.
I am getting tired of the oil leaks! Time to do something about it.
I have a 2000 Disco II with 126k miles. I just had the transmission replaced a couple months ago and I can further vouch for everyone that says to keep an eye on your U-joints. With no sings of wear it managed to break and put a hole the size of my fist in the transmission. After spending about $3500 to have that fixed, Its safe to say I plan on keeping it for a while longer.
That being said, I am going to operate and replace some gaskets to fix the nagging leaks everywhere. Both valve covers are leaking a bit, its dripping antifreeze from the throttle housing gasket as well as starting to develop an exhaust leak from the manifold gasket. I plan on doing the work myself and was looking for some advice on what else to fix along the way, (common rover issues). I don't have an unlimited budget after the transmission repair but I don't want to tear it down again in a couple months to fix something that can be done now for a few extra dollars. Should I plan on replacing the timing chain and water pump while its torn apart as well? I know these are probably on borrowed time already. Especially the timing chain since I don't think it has ever been changed. I guess my biggest question is where should I stop? Do you think It is necessary to pull the heads and replace the head gaskets? If I pull them should I have them worked? (As I said before, I dont have a bunch of money to throw at it right now) They are not leaking and they still sound good, no tapping or noises.
Am I missing anything I should do along the way? Thank you all in advance for your input and advice.
