Excuse me for dredging up long forgotten stories, but I fear my '98 Disco 300 Tdi (6o K km) suffers from the congenital fuel injection pump misalignment and the resultant premature timing belt wear (it hasn't broken yet, but I nmow fear it might soon). I read/heard somewhere that Land Rover instructed its dealers to rectify the problems by replacing the defective parts (with a modified injection pump mounting with self-aligning ferrule, according to Haynes). Workshops were also asked to mark engines with repair kits by applying yellow paint to the timing cover.
My problem is, I can't find this yellow paint.
So... Is this a big yellow blob, is it a petite yellowish pointette hidden behind some pulley or am I in for some severe damage to rockers and valve stems (pistons?)? Are all 300 Tdi engines affected? And if not, can I find out if my Disco's engine is at risk? Something tels me (second owner, car out of warranty), I'm going to be charged for rectifying the dealers's neglect. Someone else had this problem?
Thanks,
Richard