luaped
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Hi guys,, new to this,,,
u r probably sick of the same old questions,,
I am the no longer proud owner of a 02 discovery td5,,, I am just a very sick of it all owner at this stage,,,
my engine had a cracked head at 105,000miles,,I realised this when i had more diesel in the sump than oil!! I was advised to fit a second hand engine,,,, this has been done,,, and now I have a top rad hose which is as hard as a jockey's u know wot,,, drove 50 miles with it and it burst the bleed screw off the top hose,,, replaced top pipe with a genuine lr part,, ,
refilled it with coolant,,, drove it again,,, tophose very hard,,, seems to me that the pressure is way to high,,, new waterpump fitted,,, same thing,, thermostat is ok,, opening as it should,,, heater inside throwing out plenty of heat etc etc,,, temperature gauge doesn't rise above normal,,
I know the stock answer is going to be "Head Gasket",,, but the replacement engine only has 50,000miles on it,,, is Land Rover really that crappy,,, that a 50,000mile engine needs a head gasket replacement??
My gut instinct tells me YES!!! But my feminine side is still naive enuf to hope for something else,,, could it be airlocks,,, plz tell me it is,,
I am down 2650.00 already for the new engine,,, and just wondering where the hell this is going???
Original engine was the newer EU3 type,, replacement is the EU2 type, if that is relevant.
I have read so many forums about plastic head dowels failing and causing movement,,, who in their right mind puts plastic in an engine,,,
Looking for serious alternatives to head gasket b4 I go down that route,,, anyone out there that can console me,,, or any one with a spare gallon of petrol and a lighter?
Thnx for reading my rant,,, Paul,
u r probably sick of the same old questions,,
I am the no longer proud owner of a 02 discovery td5,,, I am just a very sick of it all owner at this stage,,,
my engine had a cracked head at 105,000miles,,I realised this when i had more diesel in the sump than oil!! I was advised to fit a second hand engine,,,, this has been done,,, and now I have a top rad hose which is as hard as a jockey's u know wot,,, drove 50 miles with it and it burst the bleed screw off the top hose,,, replaced top pipe with a genuine lr part,, ,
refilled it with coolant,,, drove it again,,, tophose very hard,,, seems to me that the pressure is way to high,,, new waterpump fitted,,, same thing,, thermostat is ok,, opening as it should,,, heater inside throwing out plenty of heat etc etc,,, temperature gauge doesn't rise above normal,,
I know the stock answer is going to be "Head Gasket",,, but the replacement engine only has 50,000miles on it,,, is Land Rover really that crappy,,, that a 50,000mile engine needs a head gasket replacement??
My gut instinct tells me YES!!! But my feminine side is still naive enuf to hope for something else,,, could it be airlocks,,, plz tell me it is,,
I am down 2650.00 already for the new engine,,, and just wondering where the hell this is going???
Original engine was the newer EU3 type,, replacement is the EU2 type, if that is relevant.
I have read so many forums about plastic head dowels failing and causing movement,,, who in their right mind puts plastic in an engine,,,
Looking for serious alternatives to head gasket b4 I go down that route,,, anyone out there that can console me,,, or any one with a spare gallon of petrol and a lighter?
Thnx for reading my rant,,, Paul,
