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Land Rover Discovery 1988–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM56457 · NHTSA communication 10102683 · issued Oct 28, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
1988–2015
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

"issue: reports have been received of engine damage occurring, which is caused by the use of non-approved engine induction / fuel injection cleaning equipment or materials. This includes, but is not limited to, ""vacu-flush"" type equipment. Cause: the use of non-approved equipment can cause the engines to hydro-lock, or cause other engine damage, and sometimes the only possible repair is to replace the engine."

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.