Coolant prob !.Its black sludge.

Hi.

Having a good look around the car eaelier and was shocked to see the coolant prob was black.On closer inspection it turned out to be black sludgie stuff that floated on the top of the water.My question is WTF is it and what do i have to do.

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Ta for any help (again )

Alan.

this my friend is the start of along journey that i just got back from that is oil ,,,,,,means how big is your pocket needs a engine dont waste money on head gaskets 9 out of ten cylender sleeve has shifted .....my suggest td4 swap

Hi

Knew it was oil but had no idea where it was comming from or what the situation was.Not the news i wanted or expected as the car is going so well at the mo.A work mate knows a guy in the local LR garage so will be contacting him on Monday,not got a vast amount of money spare esp this time of year but will have to get her sorted.

Alan.

lifeout said:

this my friend is the start of along journey that i just got back from that is oil ,,,,,,means how big is your pocket needs a engine dont waste money on head gaskets 9 out of ten cylender sleeve has shifted .....my suggest td4 swap

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oil OR exhaust fumes.

I agree with head gasket.

lifeout said:

this my friend is the start of along journey that i just got back from that is oil ,,,,,,means how big is your pocket needs a engine dont waste money on head gaskets 9 out of ten cylender sleeve has shifted .....my suggest td4 swap

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I assume yours is a K series petrol engine,mine is a TD4 auto on 2002 plate.The car is driving great and if it was not for my checks yesterday morning there would be no differnce.

Alan.

is there any water in the oil??

ste220 said:

is there any water in the oil??

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There is quite a bit of water present as well.

Alan.

headgasket

lifeout said:

headgasket

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Will ask questions about getting it replaced this week.Wonder what caused the problem.

Alan.

Semtexsam said:

Hi

I assume yours is a K series petrol engine,mine is a TD4 auto on 2002 plate.The car is driving great and if it was not for my checks yesterday morning there would be no differnce.

Alan.

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H'mm this is unusual on a TD4 - had it been a petrol model there'd be no suprise in seeing HGF symptons. I'm slightly worried now - could it be that the dreaded HGF is not limited to petrol models?
What's the mileage on this one?

i think is the black plague o no ,,,its contagious,,,,sorry td4ers,,,i hope not the petrol moter was a mistake for me ,,but sh!t darn

Norbet said:

What's the mileage on this one?

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Ta for the reply.The car has 67,000 miles and the engine has been one of it's strongest features.The car is now off the road until the prob is fixed but Lynn had to use it earlier to collect the boy's and she drove fine (as good as it always).There was plenty of oil and water and she kept one eye on the temp just in case.I purchased a Citroen C5 DERV estate from my boss today and instantly fell in love with the thing.Going to be our second car when the Landy is fixed,sadly that will not be until after Xmas.

Alan.
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We had this problem on one of our mercedes 814 trucks at work. The truck carried on going for another 100,000km with no other symptoms except for the black sludge. The headgasket was eventually done as a precautionary measure.

Hi

Was told that the water pump will have to be replaced as well,is this necessary ?.

Alan.

Semtexsam said:

Hi

Was told that the water pump will have to be replaced as well,is this necessary ?.

Alan.

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Did the garage say why? It could be as a precaution, It could be it's on the way out.

Can't look at our Td4 just now to check but looking at the Rave for Td4 engine there seems to be a coolant hose to the oil cooler. If i'm right then problem could be a faulty oil cooler or gasket.

Chaser...

ratty said:

Did the garage say why?

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It was a guy i know and works in the trade,not a landy specialist but was addiment that this had to be done.If it not needed it will be left to reduce the cost of the job.

Alan.

Chaser said:

Can't look at our Td4 just now to check but looking at the Rave for Td4 engine there seems to be a coolant hose to the oil cooler. If i'm right then problem could be a faulty oil cooler or gasket.

Chaser...

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Nice one,going to investigate that one before we go any further.Ta for that info.

Alan.

Chaser said:

Can't look at our Td4 just now to check but looking at the Rave for Td4 engine there seems to be a coolant hose to the oil cooler. If i'm right then problem could be a faulty oil cooler or gasket.

Chaser...

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Just as I was reading this thread, I wondered if there was some sort of oil cooler with coolant supply either engine, transmission or power steering but didn't have my manual to hand, but after reading Chasers reply I'd say it's the most likely. Could be HGF, but I'd explore evrything else first.

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