Well the guy in the parts shop ordered the wrong one think its for the defender not the same as the one that on it so going to wait til he get the other tomorrow. I do t think its going to do anything. What the job like changing the head gasket on a td5 if it is this I would like to have a go...

Well I have just ordered a new one will give it a go first fingers crossed ( very doubtful it's that :( ) Joe

If the expansion cap is goosed would it just let water push out the over flow pipe ? Joe

A mate is coming down later to have a look (diesel fitter). I have only just done the clutch and flywheel about a 1000 miles ago if that heads now battered with it Joe

Just looked on Ebay to price it up if it is that I think I will just bang in a 300tdi in it Joe

No I can squeeze them easy I let it run til it was half way up on the temp. Joe

Well after filling to back up I drove it a while checking it. I drove it like a priest never gave it much turbo and when I got back it had only used about half a litre it was at normal temp at halfway. I have driven it on the mot giving it abit of welly and its kicked out alot more. I have just...

It's a 99 td5 ahh well looks like that's ####ed then Joe

My td5 keeps using water pushing it out the tank it's not over heating. No loss of power to be honest the ####er pulls like a train. There's no water in the oil or the other way round. I have had a look around an this morning the was a puddle under the car can't find where it's coming from. I...

Right the bonnet on me d2 won't open pulled the realise makes a click then that's it. Tryed pulling it while someone done the release nothing any ideas what else I can do before I smash it up Joe

Does the engine management light come on ? I changed my clutch and fly wheel on mine and moving stuff about under the bonnet. I broke a earth and it would be driving fine the go to tick over wouldn't let me rev. It was a earth by the battery replaced it and its not happened since hope this helps...

The fuse or relay whatever it is isn't there its missing just want to know what it is what type so I can buy 1 hopefully that's it nothing else Joe

Think it was Matt so I hit it with the foo foo hammer and sorted it Joe

Well i changed the crank sensor and it didnt do a thing. So carried looking checking earth's and low and behold it started but like a bag of spanner's. reattached the earth properly and boom back to life. thanks for all the advice. joe

Putting this up for a friend grab a bargain http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=151045552053 Joe

i hope so mate i am at my wits end feel like torching the T**T. joe

Hello mate when we put easy start in it jumped a smoked the rev's went up. i got the flywheel of ebay a valeo 6months old. The car has 176K on the clock. i am charged the battery and it didnt do anything fully charged. we did bang the crap out of the gearbox and engine trying to get it to line...

Right lads and ladettes I have changed the cltuch and flywheel in the disco. I have done a full service while its off the road. Now it won't start I have purged it all the fuel is all the way to the cooler. I have been told on here the crank sensor so cleaned that and it started to smoke when...

Ok thanks mate Joe

Is there anything else mate just trying to cover everything Joe