Cracked head ???

did my head gasket yesterday and all was good till today on the motorway when it boiled up and i couldnt stop for a mile. just wanted to know if its common for the heads to crack on these before i pull it back to bits.

have you tried bleeding the system again?

heater set to hot while bleeding?

When i did the gasket yesterday i had a right chew bleeding the system but got there in the end and everything was fine till today. I am worried that i have blown the steel gasket or worse cracked the head driving it as i could'nt stop. I have tried to bleed it again tonight but its now chucking the water back out the bottle and heaters wont work. So just as a temp i have removed the thermo so i can drive it to work tommorow and see if it boils up again.

will make a bad situation worse, was the head skimmed if not, that could be the cause, I always skim and crack test

Same here mate but just didnt have the time as needed the car back on the road asap and now kicking myself for not doing it. So i guess its a strip down again

will poss make this bad situation worse, get a pressure test and may be the head skimmed, good luck

What engine we talking here and why did you do the head gasket the first time round?

Its a 2.5 tdi mate M reg. I think its a 300 but not sure as this is the first land rover i have had. I have been at it tonight bleeding it over and over but everytime i go out for a short run its back in the red so my guess is the head is cracked. My next problem is the price of a new head as i have called a few places today and they are well out of my price range so if i cant find one cheap its prob just going to sit there for a while as i dont have that sort of money. Its just a right shame as i have always wanted a disco and ended up with a big problem now.

For the sake of £40 you can get it pressure tested and skimmed. You don't know that its cracked

before ordering a new head get your 1 checked. it could just be warped slightly in which case a skim will sort it out. £25 is ALOT better than £200!!

I called loads of places today and was getting prices from 345+vat up to 460. I will pull the head back off on sat and get it tested but i was told from a few places its a common problem with the heads cracking on these. I know its just guessing until its checked just a bit gutted its broke as i only drove it 40 miles and then this happened.

Just pulled head back off and you can see its gone between 2-3 again so my guess is the head is warped. Going to drop it off tommorow and get it tested and skimmed. So with a bit of luck it should be back to running on wed and then i can go and get it dirty.