Gas tank replacement - Land Rovers Only

LRDisco94 · 02-28-2006, 09:23 PM

How serious of a job is that? when i bought the truck the guy gave me a letter stating that there was a recall bla bla bla .... do i just call up a dealership and setup a appointment....how long does it usually take? and does the dealership end up charging you for hidden fixes... like " o u needed to have you transfer case dropped and resealed is going to be 5000 dollars" ??? maybe not that extreme

Rovin4life · 02-28-2006, 09:33 PM

leave it for a day.

You own a very old vehicle and stuff will break.

If the lines on the pump are so rusted out that it breaks when they may be able to warrantee it. Hell I have had to replace all the hoses from cracking and the pump from breaking. Ask the service writer about it.

Now if you have a no start situation caused by a bad pump they will charge you for it. Especially if you get it towed in.

Its not a hard recall it is just laborious because the vehicles are old and rusted up.

They may and most likely will look it over for any work they can glean from it. Nothing wrong from that. So they might give you a list of stuff you should replace and the like.

pavel · 02-28-2006, 11:20 PM

Agreed, my local dealer had the truck for about 6 hours. Since our 96 Disco has almost no rust, I warned the service manager that any problems with the fuel pump within 30 days after the tank replacement would be LR's responsibility - he didn't even blink. There has been no problem at all.

Bene · 03-01-2006, 11:48 PM

when i had mine done it took them about half a work day. fortunatly the dealer in Santa Barbra has a mall right next to it. unfortunatly no movie theatre.

Militant-Grunt · 03-02-2006, 05:14 PM

Took two days with mine, ( didnt have the part yet ), I had a new fuel pump so I didnt worry, BUT, 3 months later the fuel pump died, and I suspect its their fault since the fuel pump had a little over a year of driving on it.

LRDisco94 · 03-02-2006, 07:01 PM

I hope it isnt toooo bad when i take mine in..... but thks for all the info
Also from what i have seen it doesnt appear to have rust (knock on wood) but i could of over looked it

VArova87 · 03-02-2006, 08:13 PM

ok FYI i just bought a 97 Disco SE, its my first LR...there is a recall on these things with something to do with the gas tank? does it apply to mine and is it something i should def have done?

Rovin4life · 03-02-2006, 08:39 PM

any owner of any vehicle that is ten years older or less should take their vehicle to the local dealer to check for any open recalls that may affect their vehicle.

Bring a copy of the registration with you and ask the Service dept to look up the history and or open recalls.

When I bought my mercury tracer the first thing I did was to run the vin for open recalls. that way I knew I would be safe.

02-28-2006, 09:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
LRDisco94 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central Florida Posts: 497 Gallery: 0	Gas tank replacement How serious of a job is that? when i bought the truck the guy gave me a letter stating that there was a recall bla bla bla .... do i just call up a dealership and setup a appointment....how long does it usually take? and does the dealership end up charging you for hidden fixes... like " o u needed to have you transfer case dropped and resealed is going to be 5000 dollars" ??? maybe not that extreme __________________ -LRDisco94- www.floridalandroverclub.com

03-01-2006, 11:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
Bene Magicly Delicious Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,030 Gallery: 0	when i had mine done it took them about half a work day. fortunatly the dealer in Santa Barbra has a mall right next to it. unfortunatly no movie theatre. __________________ Kevin Owning a Land Rover is like dating a super model. Sure she has expenive tastes, complains a lot, and requires constant attention... but damn... 1994 Discovery

03-02-2006, 05:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
Militant-Grunt Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 111 Gallery: 0	Took two days with mine, ( didnt have the part yet ), I had a new fuel pump so I didnt worry, BUT, 3 months later the fuel pump died, and I suspect its their fault since the fuel pump had a little over a year of driving on it. __________________ -Militant Grunt

03-02-2006, 07:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
LRDisco94 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central Florida Posts: 497 Gallery: 0	I hope it isnt toooo bad when i take mine in..... but thks for all the info Also from what i have seen it doesnt appear to have rust (knock on wood) but i could of over looked it __________________ -LRDisco94- www.floridalandroverclub.com

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02-28-2006, 09:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rovin4life Former NAS LR TECH, Current AUS LR TECH Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: DOWN UNDER Posts: 1,884 Gallery: 0	leave it for a day. You own a very old vehicle and stuff will break. If the lines on the pump are so rusted out that it breaks when they may be able to warrantee it. Hell I have had to replace all the hoses from cracking and the pump from breaking. Ask the service writer about it. Now if you have a no start situation caused by a bad pump they will charge you for it. Especially if you get it towed in. Its not a hard recall it is just laborious because the vehicles are old and rusted up. They may and most likely will look it over for any work they can glean from it. Nothing wrong from that. So they might give you a list of stuff you should replace and the like.

02-28-2006, 11:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
pavel Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 456 Gallery: 0	Agreed, my local dealer had the truck for about 6 hours. Since our 96 Disco has almost no rust, I warned the service manager that any problems with the fuel pump within 30 days after the tank replacement would be LR's responsibility - he didn't even blink. There has been no problem at all.

03-02-2006, 08:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
VArova87 the big yellow one is the sun! Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 223 Gallery: 0	ok FYI i just bought a 97 Disco SE, its my first LR...there is a recall on these things with something to do with the gas tank? does it apply to mine and is it something i should def have done?

03-02-2006, 08:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
Rovin4life Former NAS LR TECH, Current AUS LR TECH Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: DOWN UNDER Posts: 1,884 Gallery: 0	any owner of any vehicle that is ten years older or less should take their vehicle to the local dealer to check for any open recalls that may affect their vehicle. Bring a copy of the registration with you and ask the Service dept to look up the history and or open recalls. When I bought my mercury tracer the first thing I did was to run the vin for open recalls. that way I knew I would be safe.

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