Discovery 2 ABS Wheel Speed Sensor

ABS Wheel Speed Sensor for the Discovery 2: a wheel speed sensor for one corner.

Sensors and modules for the vehicles with electronics, which is everything from the Discovery 3 onwards and a good deal before. ABS sensors, height sensors and the transfer box motor account for a large share of warning lights. Many modules need programming after fitting, and every listing says whether yours does. The Discovery 2 is the Td5 era, with self levelling rear air on some cars and ACE active roll control on others, and both matter when you order suspension.

Specification and fitment

• Fits: Discovery 2, chassis code L318
• Engine: Td5 diesel and 4.0 V8
• Production dates: 1998 to 2004
• Quality: OE Supplier or Genuine Boxed or Premium Aftermarket
• Part number: cross referenced to the factory part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch, because supersessions on these vehicles are frequent and one printed number would be wrong for somebody
• The failure this addresses: ABS, traction and hill descent warnings, often after mud and water
• Labour time: about 1 hour
• Coding: none required. Fit it and drive
• Also needed: nothing
• Torque: 8 Nm
• Weight: about 0.3 kg
• Warranty: one year or 12,000 miles, whichever comes first

What arrives

• Sensor

Fitting

Labour guide: about 1 hour. Land Rover changes specification mid production, often by VIN rather than by model year, so send the VIN or the registration with the order and we confirm the part against the build data before anything leaves. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return. We are an independent Land Rover specialist and parts supplier. We are not Land Rover or Jaguar Land Rover and are not appointed by them; the model names are their trademarks and are used here to describe fitment. Everything we sell is chosen for vehicles that actually get used: towed with, loaded, driven through water and parked in fields, rather than for the brochure.

Which version to buy

OE Supplier is made by the firm that supplies the factory, in its own box rather than a dealer box. Same part, same line, typically 30 to 40 per cent cheaper than the dealer. Genuine Boxed is in the manufacturer's own packaging with the manufacturer's number on it. Worth it for warranty work, lease returns or a car with full dealer history, and not otherwise. Premium Aftermarket is a well regarded aftermarket maker that is not the original supplier. Generally good, and we say where the differences are.