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'08 Disco 3 - Timing Belt change

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MaccBrew

Member Since: 05 May 2016
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 7

2008 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Baltic Blue

'08 Disco 3 - Timing Belt change

Hi all

First Discovery and first post so be kind.

Our Disco 3 2.7 tdv6 is now past 7 years and at 95k miles so I am ringing round for quotes on the timing belt change. I've had a few quotes £600 - £675 and wanted to get a sense whether or not these were in the right area.

Any thoughts or advice appreciated

Tim

26th Jul 2016 2:05 pm

MikeO

Member Since: 15 Jan 2014
Location: The Cotswolds
Posts: 1372

Sounds in the right sort of ballpark.

Make sure you get the oil pump checked / replaced at the same time. Some were prone to failure and with a 2008 I wouldn't want to risk it. 2016 Skoda Octavia VRS Estate
<gone>2009 FF Vogue TDV8 Buckingham Blue</gone>
<gone>2015 BMW 520D SE (not my favourite car)</gone>
<gone>2009 D3 HSE Galway Green</gone

26th Jul 2016 4:01 pm

MaccBrew

Member Since: 05 May 2016
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 7

Thanks - what am I looking for with the oil pump?

26th Jul 2016 7:13 pm

MikeO

Member Since: 15 Jan 2014
Location: The Cotswolds
Posts: 1372

Do a search for oil pump or oil pump casing on here and have a read... 2016 Skoda Octavia VRS Estate
<gone>2009 FF Vogue TDV8 Buckingham Blue</gone>
<gone>2015 BMW 520D SE (not my favourite car)</gone>
<gone>2009 D3 HSE Galway Green</gone

26th Jul 2016 7:32 pm

MaccBrew

Member Since: 05 May 2016
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 7

Thanks again. I'll give the garages a call back to ask about the oil pump.

Is there a way a novice can tell if I've got a bad one? It sounds like they normally go after the belt replacement so makes sense to change at the same time.

26th Jul 2016 9:01 pm

tayaste

Member Since: 15 May 2013
Location: Chester
Posts: 7633

2008 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey

Why not let a good experienced indie do it on your drive? And I'd change the pump anyway for piece of mind.

26th Jul 2016 9:04 pm

MikeO

Member Since: 15 Jan 2014
Location: The Cotswolds
Posts: 1372

You're probably not too far from Flack (on here) who did mine (and many others on here)?

If you do a search you'll be able to find pictures of the different oil pump casing designs and which are good / bad but I agree tayaste. When mine was in bits for the belts it was found to have the later (safe) design but I still opted to have it changed. 2016 Skoda Octavia VRS Estate
<gone>2009 FF Vogue TDV8 Buckingham Blue</gone>
<gone>2015 BMW 520D SE (not my favourite car)</gone>
<gone>2009 D3 HSE Galway Green</gone

26th Jul 2016 10:07 pm

tayaste

Member Since: 15 May 2013
Location: Chester
Posts: 7633

Flack did mine

Dodgy style pump was fitted to mine.

26th Jul 2016 10:27 pm

MaccBrew

Member Since: 05 May 2016
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 7

So I've done more digging and found the VIN ranges below for the oil pump part:

LR013487 is quoted from 9A510122
LR007798 9A508510->9A510121
LR007131 8A457086->9A508509
LR002465 7A000001->8A457085
134651 >6A999999

My VIN is 8A473457 so this falls into the LR007131 category. Is this the bad one?

Thanks

Tim

28th Jul 2016 9:59 am

MaccBrew

Member Since: 05 May 2016
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 7

PS - have contacted Flack

28th Jul 2016 10:21 am

MaccBrew

Member Since: 05 May 2016
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 7

We've pretty much decided to get the thing replaced with part number LR013487.

Thoughts?

28th Jul 2016 12:02 pm

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