Good news indeed! Although, I still could have HG problems as I do not know whether the previous owner overheated the engine...... There's no oil in the coolant or vice versa though. I'll keep everything crossed :) I was planning to replace the coolant yes, but first I'll fill it with plain...

Excellent! Thanks! Core plugs ordered from LR dealer. Pack of 10 at 35p each :D

Can you tell from the pic in my previous post what it is?

I have taken a pic of it

Well...managed to get the exhaust manifold off - undid the engine mounts - jacked engine up From what I can see there is a large hole right beneath the temp sender. it's pouring out there.... What needs to be attached to there :confused:

OK thanks. Will hopefully give it a shot tomorrow - weather permitting

You mean undo the fan as well?

Indeed. How many mounts are there to undo? is there a risk of anything snapping off when jacking up the engine?

That's really good news..lol :( What are the options? Lifting/dropping the engine far enough to get to it?

It's not the pipes or the core plugs. I guess I need to take the engine mount off to see what's going on :(

Had a closer look today. Removed inner wing cover, outer heat shield and as far as I can see the water is pouring out from behind the engine mount...... Maybe the block is cracked there :confused: Not sure if this is a common issue, but I don't think I've read about it before

No, it's def. not the A/C. I can pour water in the exp. tank (with the engine running) and see it pouring/running out almost immediately. When I do this on a hot engine, it is accompanied by clouds of steam as well.

I was thinking that as well. However...I didn't think there would be a big enough gap between the head and cyl. to have the water pouring out that drastically :confused:

Hi everyone :) Just bought a '99 4.0 HSE. Gorgeous car but water/coolant is runnig out like Niagara Falls :( It seem to be coming from behind/near the driver's side exaust manifold. Going to take that off tomorrow to have a better look...Hopefully core plug :scratching_chin: Anyone had this...

Yep, that's the one!

thanks Rasheed :) My username is Rudy, but since that name was already taken, I used different code ;) ---------------------- I was told today that, in an attempt to fix the issue, they have replaced the ECU. I presume they meant the BeCM. Does this make things more complex?

Profile updated :)

I am wondering though.... When it is out of sync and someone has been trying to 'fix' this....is it possible to scr*w it up even worse?

Thanks guys, much appreciated :) I've got big pockets, although empty :) A HUGE sense of humour is not a problem......hopefully. I hope the green slip of the V5 is sufficient for the dealer? Else I'll have to wait weeks to get the code with the new V5 :(

ah thanks.....