How to replace the intercooler hoses on a Land Rover Discovery 3 

Agreed, whatever you do, don't change that! 😂

😃👍Thanks Ivan 🙋‍♀️ Vera

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Maybe show us a photo?

@@StephenPieri yes x2

yes I would like one also :)

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Daniel Ricciardo!

😃👍Thank you 🙋‍♀️Vera

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Yeah, I miss my Freelander sometimes too. Had almost 230000 on it when we sold it. 👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

So did Fabian help you at all? I think Vera wants a dog!

@@AllenManor 😅I think Fabian is getting the hang of it and can handle his car in any situation. 🙋‍♀️Vera

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Well one hose is not troublesome. Three are 😃👍.🙋‍♀️ Vera

No, you must have misunderstood that. We do not, under any circumstance trust any shop. Our own cars, no matter what brand, from the past or in the future, will not see any shop from the inside. That is a given. This Discovery from that video, and many more on our channel, is not our own. This one belongs to a viewer who happens to live close by. And this Discovery has only seen Land Rover certified shops until we took him on. 🙋‍♀️ Vera

@@Vera_and_Christian I ment you in a general sense lol most people do but As you pointed out , not all places do the job correct

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That is so great. 😀💪👍Just in case you used silicone hoses, Fabian had one slipping of and he had to get towed again. That does happen with silicone hoses sometimes. 🙋‍♀️Vera

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I worked indirect for Jaguar back in the Ford days. On the X200 and X350 platform which was the same as the T-Bird and the LS build in Wixom MI. I saw the conversion first hand in Castle Brom and Coventry. This was indeed a huge push for Jaguar. It made the cars a bit less classic but more affordable in the long run. A shame that this man died so jung. Christian

Oh I feel for you 😥🙋‍♀️ Vera

Here in Germany, my Freelander is not that much cheaper in insurance and tax than our Discovery. And the Disco has so much more room. 👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

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It was what I had on hand 😄. We have a Blacksmiths in our house, he confiscates all of our hammers.🙄 I always have to search for the right one. It's a big problem.😅🙋‍♀️ Vera

@@Vera_and_Christian that’s a fair point. The Apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Very impressive ironworks.

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Super, melde dich gerne wenn du Probleme hast. Und wenn du einen Aufkleber möchtest.👍🙋‍♀️ Viele Grüße Vera

This is a topic of big debates. We use lube on all bolts which are known to seize but we use great care and sometimes reduce the torque. We do not use lube under the bold heads unless specified by LR. On wheel nuts we use only a light coat of WD40 and only if there is corrosion. If they are clean, we install them dry. I clean corroded studs with a brass wire wheel. We do not use antzi seize inside the engine or for major engine components, like the crankshaft bolt, etc and of course. People wrote their Diplomarbeit over this. I do go by experience as a industrial machine builder a lot. Christian

Oh Christian is just waiting for the turbo to fail, and we already have a '3 point plan' set up for when it finally does.😃👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

@@Vera_and_Christian i wouldnt wish that on anyone, but I'll surely watch it.

@@NathanNostaw 😅 That's all I am asking. We are slowly running out of content otherwise. 😃🙋‍♀️ Vera

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Sure the is no problem to use a bit of light oil like WD40. If LR specifies “dry”, it is dry. As if you would use compressed air to blow the WD40 of prior install. I do this occasionally this way too. Christian

😨 I don't even want to think about when that day is finally going to come, feel for you 🙋‍♀️ Vera

Super, das freut uns. Würde dir gerne einen Aufkleber schicken wenn du mir eine Email mit deiner Adresse schickst. 👍😃🙋‍♀️ Vera

😅👍you are right about that. But in defense of the Discovery 3, we only changed that little one for the purpose of this video. Usually only the easy accessible ones break. We normally change only the ones which actually broken. 😃👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

@@Vera_and_Christian Thanks Vera. I might well have a go at the large and medium hoses, as a preventative measure. My D3 is now 16 years old, with 134K (miles) on the clock, so it's a yearly battle to keep on top of things. It's the cost that has led me to start doing moreof the work myself. YT videos make all the difference in making that possible for me. Keep up all the great work.

That’s the video bonus. I can make it look easy and act like I know what I am doing 😂 Christian

Hi, ur so right ref that short hose , took me hours trying to get the dam thing out , plus found a broken clip on the horizontal hose that connects to the turbo , was causing limp mode, new clip sorted it, dealer wanted to fit a new turbo including taking the body off which in reality isn’t req, can change the turbo with the body on , apologises I’m rambling , lol

@@garystuart226 did you change your turbo?i hear it can be done, but it must be one hell of a job.

@@NathanNostaw hi, no , didn’t need to ,was just that broken hose clip that was causing the problem dealer though went straight to quoting me for a new turbo, indeed turbo can be replaced with the body on

Well, Christian did alter an existing tool. There will be an short upload about this DIY project. 👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

Yeah I think we hit a spot in the Land Rover community 😅👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

It happened both on my Freelander and on the Discovery. And you just know immediately what happened when all the black smoke is coming out of the exhaust. 😃👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

@@Vera_and_Christian 😁 I hope the other 2 hoses don't fail the first hose is a easy one to replace , now I seen how awkward it is to replace the two other ones I hope they don't break on me 😂 but you did excellent video which if my other 2 hoses go I can now use your video for ref 👍 I have no plans to go to Mongolia so replaced mine with a original land rover replacement hose 😎

He is doing a great job, not everything gets cut in the video.👍😃🙋‍♀️ Vera

😅👍The ice-cold beer is now in our Engel fridge ready for us 🙋‍♀️ Vera

😅👍 An oil catch can is something for serious rock crawlers, I don't know if we need that here in Germany. 🙋‍♀️ Vera

@@Vera_and_Christian Not just for serious offroaders it helps stop the oily residue getting put back into the engine from the pressure getting released from the rocker cover.

Thanks for doing that, LR Forums are always for also a great scource of information.👍😃🙋‍♀️ Vera

👍 -Don't worry, we apply copper grease to everything , well almost😀. We should be sponsored by Presto😅. Maybe that part did not make it into the video. 🙋‍♀️ Vera

😅👍it challenges you, and it always takes up the same amount of time. Even if the repair is not that difficult, then you have to spend extra time dealing with broken off clips 😂 🙋‍♀️

So if you buy a Disco 3, it is going to have a couple of miles under its belt. Here is what I wrote another viewer asking basically the sam question. : The following has to have been done : New timing belt AND fuel pump belt, new diesel filter, and of course oil filter, new brakes, new front suspension bushings, new serpentine belt, both differential oil changes, automatic transmission fluid, new transfercase oil, good driveshaft centerbearing, new EGR valves, no play in the wheelbearings, driveshaft gaitors are still intakt, A/C is working, there are no engine faults ( have that shown to you with a diagnostic tool ) and the battery is fairly new. Check the bills for those fixes, do not trust the maintenance record blindly. Fabians car has a clean record and half that stuff was not done. 200000 Km is a lot and those are the typical problems that will occur when it has not been done already. If that all has been done, this car has been taken care of for sure. What we also like to add always is that the car is the greatest car around, if you are able to fix it yourself. 🙋‍♀️ Vera

😅 That's Fabians dog, now I want one too. 🙋‍♀️ Vera

When Fabian comes by next time, we'll have a look at his sunroof. 👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

thank you, I look forward to your next video on how I can change the sunroof motor.

Thanks for your input 👍😃🙋‍♀️ Vera

It's from Discovery Parts, a German Distributer of Land Rover mods, who have it manufactured in Poland. So maybe. 🙋‍♀️Vera

😅👍Not only time consuming, but just about the most annoying job there is to do on a Discovery. 🙋‍♀️Vera

We buy a lot of parts at advanced factors directly in the UK. www.advancedfactors.co.uk/silicone-hose-sets-14328-c.asp. Here in Germany, you can get them from most online car parts stores, sometimes even Amazon. 🙋‍♀️ Vera

I'll ask him and let him know you liked it. 😃👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

That's brake cleaner, our best friend in our Garage😅. Christian cleans up the oily intercooler before mounting the new intercooler hose. 🙋‍♀️ Vera

But he for sure wouldn't have forgotten itif it was our Discovery. 😅👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

😅 Well, any diesel with a turbo charger can run into that problem. Our 220 cdi Mercedes C-Class also had a torn intercooler hose. We, of course, had the Hayes Manual and fixed it. Our lesson here is , fix it before it breaks. But so glad you liked our video, even though your'e not driving a Land Rover. 👍😃🙋‍♀️ Vera

The oil is normal, coming from the turbo. That is why the hoses break when they are soked in that oil after som 80000 km. You might have to change the other hoses at one point too, they will also break eventually. 🙋‍♀️ Vera

Hello Dror, no unfortunately not. 🙋‍♀️Vera

Ok, we do the LR3 repairs for you 👍. Christian

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I think LR dealers are just as good as any other service shop. The problem is, that the customers expect from them a impossible job: maintaining a 15 year old luxury SUV for the price of a Toyota. From a business point of view this cannot work.

If we could have a V8 here in Germany, we sure would take one any second. But until then, we'll take this one. 👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

😅 Yeah, we did remember the rag. There will be a short upload shortly about the plier👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

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We do not put in silicone hoses. They can more easily slip off. Happened to Fabian and he had to get towed on the autobahn.🙋‍♀️

@@Vera_and_Christian I’ll keep that in mind and make them as secure as possible. Thanks

Yeah, you are right, a lift would help. Land Rover would do a body off repair, for who knows how much. For DIYers like we are, its the best way to go. 😉🙋‍♀️ Vera

Oh it's always the free music RU-vid offers 🙋‍♀️ Vera