Hey all,
Bought my 2002 Disco II 4 years ago and just dealt with its shortcomings...problems were not major, as I got the truck at 50K miles, and cost me under 30% of the original purchase price 3 years earlier (what a hit, poor slob). That's was a nasty divorce can do I guess...
It was on consignment at local used car lot..I remember the dealer thought I was nuts for buying it on my United Airlines Visa. Where else can you get a 0% loan for 1/6 of a year, and get 13K frequent flier miles (1/2 a trip anywhere in the cont 48 states) all while buying a truck you always wanted? But I digress.
Anyway, issues were a stuck back tailgate, Wipers that won't move unless 2 minutes pass, Gear selector gets stuck in park, very scary braking, and musty smell in car. I guess this may have been enough for many of us to walk away, but not me...
As far as getting the truck out of park, I realize if I just start truck, pump the brakes until I hear the solenoid click, and away we go. Not a fix, but hasn't been an issue for three years. I remember my Ford-Loving neighbor laughing his butt off after seeing me stranded in my own driveway a week after buying it. Whatever.
Finally a month ago, after four years with the truck, I decided to put a little elbow grease and tackle the last remaining issues of my Disco II, after considering the $4500 Clunker deal. My wife thought it was a good deal to collect the $4500 for the Disco (which should be worth more than the $4500). I suggested she stick to gardening and leave the family finances to me. After spending the night on the couch, I got to work.
First was the tailgate. Drove me nuts. A little WD40 and that was it. Really feeling good now. I am on a roll. Next was the Smelly cab. Whenever the AC was on, I got a wet passenger side carpet. Researched a bit and found and unclogged the condensate ******* (it was NOT a hose - there was a hose I disconnected and got a face-full of pressurized GAS - I wondered what my wife would have done to me had I burned down the house trying to save a little money on a 7 year old truck). Anyway, the crap that came out of those ******* was something I hope to never see again.
So, the last two items - Brakes can be extremely HARD to depress and useless sometimes. I disconnected the 30A fuse for ABS, and seemed to brake better, but the warning lights on dash without the fuse was a non starter with the wife. Considering taking it to the dealer (ohnoes) as I cannot completely bleed brakes from the ABS without special machine. Don't wanna spend a fortune on a truck the wife wants to take behind the barn, so any ideas would be great. New pads all the way around, and had the brakes bled too. I hear that the ABS part of the brakes cannot be bled tho, so I am thinking this could be the culprit.
And lastly are the wipers. When you first start the car, they do not immediately come on until a couple minutes pass. I have been pulling the lever all the way down (manual fast wipe) until the auto-intermediate wipes can start. What gives here??
Bought my 2002 Disco II 4 years ago and just dealt with its shortcomings...problems were not major, as I got the truck at 50K miles, and cost me under 30% of the original purchase price 3 years earlier (what a hit, poor slob). That's was a nasty divorce can do I guess...
It was on consignment at local used car lot..I remember the dealer thought I was nuts for buying it on my United Airlines Visa. Where else can you get a 0% loan for 1/6 of a year, and get 13K frequent flier miles (1/2 a trip anywhere in the cont 48 states) all while buying a truck you always wanted? But I digress.
Anyway, issues were a stuck back tailgate, Wipers that won't move unless 2 minutes pass, Gear selector gets stuck in park, very scary braking, and musty smell in car. I guess this may have been enough for many of us to walk away, but not me...
As far as getting the truck out of park, I realize if I just start truck, pump the brakes until I hear the solenoid click, and away we go. Not a fix, but hasn't been an issue for three years. I remember my Ford-Loving neighbor laughing his butt off after seeing me stranded in my own driveway a week after buying it. Whatever.
Finally a month ago, after four years with the truck, I decided to put a little elbow grease and tackle the last remaining issues of my Disco II, after considering the $4500 Clunker deal. My wife thought it was a good deal to collect the $4500 for the Disco (which should be worth more than the $4500). I suggested she stick to gardening and leave the family finances to me. After spending the night on the couch, I got to work.
First was the tailgate. Drove me nuts. A little WD40 and that was it. Really feeling good now. I am on a roll. Next was the Smelly cab. Whenever the AC was on, I got a wet passenger side carpet. Researched a bit and found and unclogged the condensate ******* (it was NOT a hose - there was a hose I disconnected and got a face-full of pressurized GAS - I wondered what my wife would have done to me had I burned down the house trying to save a little money on a 7 year old truck). Anyway, the crap that came out of those ******* was something I hope to never see again.
So, the last two items - Brakes can be extremely HARD to depress and useless sometimes. I disconnected the 30A fuse for ABS, and seemed to brake better, but the warning lights on dash without the fuse was a non starter with the wife. Considering taking it to the dealer (ohnoes) as I cannot completely bleed brakes from the ABS without special machine. Don't wanna spend a fortune on a truck the wife wants to take behind the barn, so any ideas would be great. New pads all the way around, and had the brakes bled too. I hear that the ABS part of the brakes cannot be bled tho, so I am thinking this could be the culprit.
And lastly are the wipers. When you first start the car, they do not immediately come on until a couple minutes pass. I have been pulling the lever all the way down (manual fast wipe) until the auto-intermediate wipes can start. What gives here??
