Recent content by mercanlandy

will do

I found a local rural garage near me who do a lot of Landrover work on Anglesey

The car does start perfectly and runs brilliantly so I dont feel the other codes are affecting really but Im not an expert

Update. water problem fixed, it was 100% an airlock. Took stat out again boiled it in a pan of water and it opened perfectly. I removed the brass bypass valve and drulled an 8mm hole in the stat body. Refitted and recharged the cooling system. All good no more erratic over heating issues. Next...

Thought as much.

Right, I have drained the overfilled oil and refilled to the correct level. I have checkef stat opens in a pan of boiling water and it does. I have refilled the cooling system and believe I have purged all the air from the system. I have been on a 100 mile run around and all seems good regarding...

Not quite. The oil level is static at approx 8mm above top mark on dip stick. At last oil change a bit to much was put in and I was to lazy to drop it again and refill. When I say it's running hot, it shows temp on guage as just above the center mark, which is higher than it used to run before...

I will do all the checks once I get home after weekend. Thank you all for good advice

in disgrace again

I am going to take the stat out and drill an 8mm hole in it to see if it helps (this is the 2nd brand new stat tried in past 2 months). I was wondering if the surging could be caused by having to much engine oil in sump? The level on the dip stick is about 8mm above the high level mark. If the...

All hail Green Flag

I am getting to the point now of pulling the cylinder of it and getting it checked out for damage or cracks (if that is possible to prove it's the head) or buy a recon head and fit that. Car is very good for it's age . Anybody recommend where to get the head checked or buy a recon one from. I...