Discovery 2 Expedition Spares and Protection Package

Expedition Spares and Protection Package for the Discovery 2: the spares that fail far from home plus steering and sump guards.

These are the packages we would build for our own vehicles before a long trip: the parts that fail far from home, the protection that stops a rock ending the journey, and the equipment that makes living out of the vehicle possible. Each one lists its weight, because an expedition vehicle is usually overweight before it has left the country and payload is the thing people forget to check. 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: Standard
• 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: a breakdown a long way from a parts counter
• Labour time: guards about 3 hours
• Coding: none required. Fit it and drive
• Also needed: a roadside tool kit
• Torque: to spec
• Weight: about 42 kg
• Warranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first

What arrives

• Fan belt and hoses
• Filters
• UJs
• Wheel bearings
• Steering guard
• Sump guard

Fitting

Labour guide: guards about 3 hours. 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

Standard is the standard specification, which is what most vehicles need and what we would quote unless you told us otherwise. There is one specification of this, because it is the one we would fit to our own vehicles and a cheaper version would not be doing you a favour.