Losing coolant

one thing if the piston is steam cleaned get them all to do it and then you should have no problems come the emisions test

Two drums and a cymbal fell off a cliff.........

Thanks guys, I really appreciate all the advice (and jokes - I need a few laughs right now )
I've booked it into a local land rover specialist tomorrow. He's going to at least determine what the problem is and then I'll have to figure out what to do next.
Might have to go back to using the girlfriends KA for a bit :doh:

Bad news - slipped liners. They quoted me £3k for a new engine with top hat thingy. seems a bit excessive to me... But they also offered an alternative which is this stuff they put into the engine. Its a new something or other from the states and they've had good feedback there apparently. You pour it in, run it for two days, bring it back, then flush the engine and leave it to stand for 48 hours, then you're good to go. sounds a bit like radweld for engine blocks... The garage is trying it out now on one of their own range's and will let me know next week how they get on with it. If it works then it'll be £120. Cant go wrong with that really.
I'm guessing I should probably not drive it in the mean time.

they will be on about irontite about £30 for a bottle,you can do it yourself,buy a bottle usually found on fleabay,drain all the coolant out,then i would fill the system with just water run it up for 20mins,let it cool repeat the process,then put the irontite in as per instructions supplied with it,what and how long it lasts is probably anyone guess

if you have the cash and knowledge of swapping bits over with new gaskets then i would go for this

LAND ROVER - 4.0 V8 SHORT ENGINE (GENUINE) on eBay, also, Land Rover, Car Parts, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 04-Apr-09 17:49:39 BST)

Hi i had a simlar problem with my 4.6 range rover and i was told about k-seal by kalimex so i gave it a try , that was 11 months ago and i have not lost any water since, well only evaporation. hope it helps.
ps i bought it on flea- bay .

it all depends on the severity of the problem, i suspect mine had a problem covered up by k-seal or irontite prior to me owning it, i am now in the process of rebuilding the engine! if the chemical works i would off load the car asap!

LAND ROVER - 4.0 V8 ENGINE (GENUINE) on eBay, also, Land Rover, Car Parts, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 01-Apr-09 12:28:01 BST)

is a bargain too! this place seems to be a little gem!

I have the same problem as you, I also considered the ironite solution but I remember reading somewhere on here that a guy did it, didnt work just blocked up the radiator!
So he then had the pleasure of replacing the radiator as well as the engine.
But hey, you pays your money you take your chances.

Me? I am going for a replacement engine, £600.00 fitted!
John.

Feck me that new engine for 720 weren't a bad deal!

gavbriggs said:

if the chemical works i would off load the car asap!

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I was at the receiving end of someone doing that to a 4.0SE I bought at auction (serves me right I know!) a few years back. Car was fine for the first few months I had it, then suddenly lost all its coolant on the top of a hill with the usual.

My mechanic mate ripped it apart afterwards and said the **** had blocked up bloody everything. Sold it spares/repairs on ebay for a few k loss

Saw it for sale on ebay again a month ago, had a cold chill just looking at it!

3.5disco said:

I was at the receiving end of someone doing that to a 4.0SE I bought at auction (serves me right I know!) a few years back. Car was fine for the first few months I had it, then suddenly lost all its coolant on the top of a hill with the usual.

My mechanic mate ripped it apart afterwards and said the **** had blocked up bloody everything. Sold it spares/repairs on ebay for a few k loss

Saw it for sale on ebay again a month ago, had a cold chill just looking at it!

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mine is/was the same but it will be reborn and live another 20 years(hopefully) i'm not about to give up on the old girl!

worst case scenario it will have a diesel lump in it from and omega and somehow bypass the engine ecu for off roading! dont ask me how tho!:doh:

i think i would go down the new block route or TH liners,rather than chemical aditive crap

starting mine this morning, hopefully heads off ready for re skim, block and rest of it out next w/end and then rebuild other block and back in easter week!!!

Ive noticed a lot of people on here rubbishing putting chemicals in to fix a leak/cracked block if it works surrley its cheaper than new engine etc i ve put k-seal in a year ago and i ve towed a twin axle caravan all over britain in that year and not one bit of trouble so it must be diong something right.

it does work but not always, it is also masking not fixing the problem!

everyone to there own i suppose,i like to do a proper repair that way i know it,s done,without the worry of it coming back and biting me in the arse at the wrong time

My sentiments exactly...ok for a temporary fix until you are in a position to get down & dirty. Doesn't matter what motor you own, it's all about saying to yourself "Can I turn the key anytime 24/7 , jump in the motor and confidently expect it to take me where I want to go". Everyone knows about fuel line magnets, Oil additives and the other "Wonder" cures, but you have to be realistic...if it's fecked, it's fecked as Humpty Dumpty would say!!:hysterically_laughi

hey guys, sorry for the late reply. been away over the weekend. had a few days to think about it and i'm going for the cheap fix as a temporary solution, then (hopefully if it works) over the next few weeks/months i'll save enough to get a new lump in.
i was tempted to just do the quick fix and stick it up for sale again, but i think it would play on my mind too much.
I'm sure there are many times the 'quick fix' works perfectly fine (better than fine!), especially if done properly. but if i'm to keep the car for a couple years, then i think i'll always be wondering how far i'll get before i'm caught out - having said that, i do realise i have a range rover which means i'll probably feel like that whatever i do to the engine
john v8, where abouts are you getting it done for £600?? i'm guessing that doesnt include the replacement engine?