I have ordered a complete head gasket sett just in case and looking at replacement heads (just in case).
Just to add:-
No coolant loss/contamination
No Oil loss/contamination
No overheating
No loss of power/acceleration
Any ideas please
valley gasket id say mines ticks when warm poss cam shaft wear but more likley valley gasket after lots of research mine also leaks oil at the back end seals are shot. waiting for warmer weather as iv got todo it out side on the drive.
when researching i found a yank post same engine he did valley gasket for ticking sound. fingers crossed at the very least il cure my leak
found it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLWFbU7ivVo
just waiting for better weather then im doing mine yes i know its a different gasket/valley configeration but same type of symptoms
Have you checked the exhaust manifold bolts are all still tight?
The engine in the video is is nothing like the Rover V8 other than it being a V8. Inlet is a totally different set up. There is no plenum gasket to seal the inlet on the Rover engine. It just has a plain valley gasket, no way it can cause a pinging noise. Oil leak yes, noises no way.
its the original v8 that the range rover is based on before land rover ruined it lol i know all the inlet is different etc but similar symptoms, iv put tuesday wednesday aside to tackle my valley gasket n end seals if its dry
The valley cover set up is nothing like the 4.6 Rover unit. Totally different. The Rover unit has a separate valley gasket and a manifold that just fits between the heads. The Dodge has an alloy plenum that covers the entire valley area and a separate cover under the plenum to seal the the bottom. Nothing like the Rover unit.
thats what i said didnt i ?![]()
+1. Dodge and Buick both designed and built their own engines. The magnum is no relation to the Rover and can't get my head around how the valley seal would cause a ticking noise. I had a bad seal on a carb inlet once which made it run noticeably lean over 5200rpm with occasional misfire above that
Just for info, the Rover V8 is a derivative of a Buick engine, which they stopped using in around 1963. Maybe someone should tell Buick that Dodge, a rival company, were building it in 1997. It's not the same engine.
1963 im far to young not even a twinkle in me dads eye back then![]()
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