Recent content by Tommieboy

Looks like mine, Coniston Olive Green code HYJ 637, I just had a few cans of spray mixed today for touch ups.

What's also strange is that the coolant level in the expansion tank fluctuates considerably. The last few rides I've checked it immediately after arriving home. I slowly release the cap and let off the pressure, yesterday it was down almost 1.5" from the cold fill line and after checking today...

checked plug behind exhaust manifold took off heat shield and checked behind turbo and oil cooler - all dry. Checked the oil dipstick again, proper color, proper level.

It may well be something else, these are the observations I've made so far. I can't say definitively that the entire coolant loss is going into the oil just that I've found traces under the rocker cover as per the pic above. I'll check more closely behind the exhaust manifold and under the...

Thanks, I will check in case there's a slow dribble that dries off while driving but the ground when it's parked is dry...of coolant.

Oil on dipstick looks good and maintains proper level, no milky appearance. The color of what I found under the rocker cover is green and closely resembles my ethyl glycol conventional coolant - I could be mistaken but I'm quite sure it's coolant. My runs are a mix of 15 - 60 km daily...

I've only checked oil from the filler cap, are you recommending to drain it completely from the sump plug? If the gallery plugs are the same as core plugs they are dry.

Not sure but I suspect they would have been replaced if needed. I also neglected to mention that the block was skimmed when the HG was done.

It's not tuned, plastic dowels were replaced with steel when HG was done.

The specimen: 2000 Defender 110 Td5 LHD (245,000 km) Purchased with 226,000 km on the clock approx 1 year ago. It's had a coolant leak from day one however the leaks were visible around top hose, thermostat, radiator and would puddle under car when parked. The coolant was flushed a few weeks...

Same here on my Webasto, and that's in -15C to -30C range. After 30 min the needle almost out of the blue bordering white. Most folks here just use a plastic scraper to de-ice their windshields... unless you're up north where some leave their trucks running 24/7.

2000 Td5 just over 153000 miles and going through it's second winter in Canada...long overdue for that heater upgrade.

I've imported two now from Europe (Germany and NL), both into Halifax then driven to, and registered in, ON. I wouldn't take a chance with engine and chassis VINs not matching although neither of mine were checked beyond the paperwork. Once you get it here it's relatively straight forward to...

Hello from Ottawa. We have the 15 yr import rule here which allowed me to bring over this 2000 110 Td5. Arrival in the port of Halifax (from Rotterdam) just coming out of the container and attaching the RTT: The next day was a 1600km trip to Ottawa. First full winter with it here and...