Oil found in water coolant - suggestions please

I'm new to this forum and hope someone might be able to help. I have a 2003 Discovery TD5 diesel auto. Was topping up water earlier today and found oil in the coolant reservoir. Been topping up the water for a while as seem to have small leak. No oil found until today though. Have been told it could be either the oil cooler or head gasket. Does anyone know how you can tell which it might be as it will be an expensive guess. The car has done 72k miles and had a new engine put in under Land Rover used car warranty at 50k miles 18 months ago. Also have had a wierd gurgling sound from engine area for sometime, mostly when corning - again, any suggestions. Had so much wrong with this car, its almost been rebuilt ! Thanks for any help - Paul

is there water in the oil?

get it pressure tested, a new TD5 head gasket fitted will be the thick end of a grand! gurgling from the heater and it blowing hot and cold was the sign of a head gasket failure on my TD5

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No water in the oil

mintcherrie said:

:welcome: to LZ... the guys are great on here... they will help ya out

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one or two of the gurlz are pretty hot too. :behindsofa:

the gurgling noise alone says head gasket. The oil accompanying it just confirms it. Time for a pressure test and leak test mate. Be careful not to overheat your engine cos cylinder heads aint cheap if you crack one.