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Can anyone confirm which of the two sensors is the one for the temp gauge ?

Yes rad gets hot along with both hoses at the top. Is the sensor for the gauge the one in the head nearest the radiator ?

There was a stat in the engine before i replaced the head so whilst i had it all apart i replaced it with a new one just to be safe! Any other ideas ?

Hi, i have recently had to replace the cylinder head on my 2.5DT 1997 R Reg due to it developing a crack in the no1 cylinder exhaust port. I have replaced the head with success but as a result it seems that the temperature gauge has stopped working. It has the same sensors in it as the previous...

Well i've changed the head gasket and put everything back together. Started her up after a couple of turns and away it went. Seemed to be fine, left it running stationary on the drive for 30 mins then left it to cool. No smoke out the exhaust and it was running nice and smooth. After it had...

Well i have had the rangie looked at by my local garage and they have confirmed it is the head gasket letting water and some oil through, but only when warmed up and the cooling system is pressurised which leads me to believe i have caught it early enough to just replace the head gasket, skim...

I ended up having it recovered back to my local garage over 200 miles away so got my monies worth out of the RAC i suppose! Will see what conclusion they come to and then take it from there. Thanks for the advice.

I probably only got a mile at the most and the temp gauge only wnet up a 5th at the most so do you think it just needs a new gasket or will it need the head skimming etc etc ?

Is the head gasket replacement a fairly straight forward job for a very competent DIY mechanic and does it require any special tools ?

Also, forgot to say that i had the RAC out to have a look and they mentioned it could be a number of different things including - The EGR valve or a faulty injector or maybe even a faulty glow plug but surely these things would make it run rougher than normal ? Could these be possibilities or is...

This morning i set off in my beloved 98 RR 2.5DT and after about 300 yards there was white smoke bellowing out of the twin exhausts! :eek: It started fine and went like a train as usual but I have noticed that it has been using quite a bit of water (approx a header tank a week) and also a bit of...

Hi, i have recently aquired a P38 from my father in law which has been back and forward to the garage due to mysterious battery drain and after several atempts they have (hopefully) sucessfully diagnosed the problem as RF receiver interference so they have wrapped the existing unit in lead...