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Coolant loss
K9Jim:
i've just done my P gasket, exactly the same scenario. my garage pressure checked it and told me there was nothing wrong, but and it is a but i kept topping up with coolant, the stronger it is when it leaks it crystalises ( forgive the spelling).
my leak showed behind the alternator and in front of the engine block, low and behold the P gasket.
it took me a couple of hours to strip it all off, clean and rebuild and i have no mechanical skills what so ever, i really couldn't justify paying a garage a couple of hundred quid for a £1.30 part :shock:
whilst i was there i replaced my knackered radiator and water pump and hoses and gave the intercooler a good soak in parafin, do you know how hard that is to get hold of :shock:
and what a difference it makes, no leaks, loads to torque and grunt and a free revving engine, well happy and i got two days tinkering with the beasty :D :D
if i can offer any help just give me a shout
muddyjames:
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whilst i was there i replaced my knackered radiator and water pump and hoses and gave the intercooler a good soak in parafin, do you know how hard that is to get hold of :shock:
and what a difference it makes, no leaks, loads to torque and grunt and a free revving engine, well happy and i got two days tinkering with the beasty :D :D
if i can offer any help just give me a shout
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Now the bold/underlined bit sounds fab. I am sure mine needs a damn good clean as it really struggles up hills with a trailer on the back I know 300tdis are bad but I am getting to the point of [!Expletive Deleted!] off with the auto box changing at the wrong time and revving its guts out to get to the top. I maybe too used to my rover 620 that pulls my current van up hills at 60mph in 4th no probs. even birdlip hill near gloucester I go up that at 60mph in 2nd gear and over take HGV's doing 3mph!!
I am in minus figures for my IQ of mechanics. I give it all a go then bodge it up and get help from a mate!!! I couldnt even do the water stat. I took out the oil one :oops: :shock: :lol:
K9Jim:
dude i'm right with you on the mechanical skills, but there was a cracking piece in LRO a while back with a step by step guide to replacing the gasket - it even had pictures :roll: :lol:
i even laminated it for ease of use , if you want to pm your address and i'll sent it too you, provided i get it back :lol: its worth a look and might save you a few hundred quid !
offers there if you need it mate,
muddyjames:
thanks for the offer of the info. I have somewhere loads of LRO mags so I shall see if I can find them and find the article. The haynes confusion guide isnt very good and I have a cd with the workshop manual in but it is on cd!!! I can print them off but I forget I have the cd until I am half way through and all oily or got [!Expletive Deleted!] off and given up :lol:
Tyke:
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LOL - probably best you have a good and freindly mechanic then.
Most little jobs just require the correct tools and a bit of confidence and no doubt, like the rest of us, you find plenty of those little jobs that need doing on the Discovery.
As for the 300TDi being low powered, I'm not quite agreeing on that. With the right 'tweaks' you'de be supprised what they will do :wink:
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