Td5 college problem

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Aerialdave

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Please someone shed some light on this??
Coolant issues with td5 discovery
Car starts,runs,drives, perfect

1)After driving radiators cold,(then gets hot when engines off)
2) heater works fine driving along but when stopped in traffic goes cold after 5 mins ( then hot when u drive again)

Checked thermostat
Done water test for contamination
No water in oil ???
Still loses water ?
 
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Aerialdave said:
Please someone shed some light on this??
Coolant issues with td5 discovery
Car starts,runs,drives, perfect

1)After driving radiators cold,(then gets hot when engines off)
2) heater works fine driving along but when stopped in traffic goes cold after 5 mins ( then hot when u drive again)

Checked thermostat
Done water test for contamination
No water in oil ???
Still loses water ?
Click to expand...

Tiny hose leak - possibly where hose rubs somewhere.
Low level water causes airlocks...?
 
And so on
Done pressure test,new cap,new pump, new stat ,bled up and still loses 2 ta 3 ltrs on a 20 mile trip ?? Heater blows cold when in traffic ????? And rad cold an warms when u real ease cap?
 
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