plea for help

hi ive got td5 gs 1999. when driving temp gauge goes up and i loss power and also loss heat in the car , once u turn engine off and leave for about 10 mins and then turn engine back on it runs fine for another while or so. can anyone tell me why this is?

have you checked your radiator water level....does it have water init?
could be your rad is partly plugged.
could b a ferked thermostat.

DASHELL said:

hi ive got td5 gs 1999. when driving temp gauge goes up and i loss power and also loss heat in the car , once u turn engine off and leave for about 10 mins and then turn engine back on it runs fine for another while or so. can anyone tell me why this is?

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Check your oil and coolant levels first off. Is there any creamy emulsion in the oil or oil film in the coolant? Is there any white smoke from the exhaust especially when it happens?The heater going cold is because your heater matrix is filling up with steam instead of coolant. The loss of power is because it is overheating. Have you bled the air out of the syatem when filling the coolant back up is there the correct amount of antifreeze to stop the water freezing overnight? The problem could be because the coolant is low, bad circulation like bushtoy says or even headgasket. You need to start with the basic checks first.

Is your mileage around 200K kms? If so... that seems to be the point at which TD5 engines start to fail.

My partner's one started with the same nonsense before bursting a succession of water pipes and heading for suspected head gasket problems. We hardly go anywhere without checking water level and keep the revvs below 2K at all times. When that aircon changes temp we know we're dangerously low on water.

Check your water pipes, check the other things mentioned and don't push the engine too hard.

seekingserenity said:

Is your mileage around 200K kms? If so... that seems to be the point at which TD5 engines start to fail.

My partner's one started with the same nonsense before bursting a succession of water pipes and heading for suspected head gasket problems. We hardly go anywhere without checking water level and keep the revvs below 2K at all times. When that aircon changes temp we know we're dangerously low on water.

Check your water pipes, check the other things mentioned and don't push the engine too hard.

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RATS!! my personal TD5 is sitting at 325,000 km and still 95% original motor...only changed the injector harness and oil cooler so far, and purrs along. i have 40 of them in one of my companys, and they are all at 250,000km plus with no major failures yet, and they all live offroad 98% of the time. only thing we do differently is full service every 3000km.

Guess you're lucky then! Seen the same issues on a number of other TD5s.

thats quite a blog you have there serenity....very impressive and interesting reading

Thanks - nothing like a Series 3 to keep you out of mischief! Definite work in progress though....

Bushtoy said:

thats quite a blog you have there serenity....very impressive and interesting reading

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truck? truck? TRUCK? TRUCK? NO!!!

Better than being called an "old bus" (which my Resident Expert does... at which point she usually stalls in the middle of an intersection and gets called a good few other names)!

Nice LANDY that, as I live and breathe that's one LANDY that I'd be proud to drive. Yep that's a LANDY alright.

ditto that bushtoy!

Top reading michelle i'll keep popin in and seein how yer gerrin on!

nice to see a top quality restoration completed an not left in a shed somewhere like most others

its a goodun and yu shud be proud of yo work.

"nice to see a top quality restoration completed an not left in a shed somewhere like most others" - duz that include Scotland, Mondeo?

Thanks guys. She's awesome to drive, slow as she is - the kind of truck (sorry, LANDY ) that makes you grin just getting into her. (She has featured around p160 of the UK Land Rover Monthly mag this year with a couple of her adventures... )

Have learnt a huge amount during the past year restoring her - and the learning curve's not over yet. Back fuel tank going in today after a redo.

Bit impractical for a hilly commute, but sorts out BMW drivers with her impressive airhorn and front bumper!!! I've been alternating using her with the aforementioned TD5 Disco 2 to minimize fuel costs while maximizing commute-pleasure, hence my opinion on the TD5 engine.

Apologies the original poster that this thread ended up a bit hijacked

Oh don't worry about the thread jacking That's normal behaviour on LZ Welcome to the Loony Zone by the way. You'll find we're not as serious as LRUK.

me thinks this is one seriously impressive lady!! hell of a job she done on her landy. geez, me missus looks at my landy like you would check out a rattle snake

Thank you. Credit goes to my Resident Expert for a good deal of the hard slog and the most impressive bits (generally custom-made by himself). Me, I'm just a Landy-chick, addicted to the beasts and getting my hands dirty.

Bushtoy said:

me thinks this is one seriously impressive lady!! hell of a job she done on her landy. geez, me missus looks at my landy like you would check out a rattle snake

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and she is "local"

Aye so is her Husband.

i aint seen "husband" - only "resident expert" and "partner"