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BigA:
OK, got an odd one here for all you experienced folk.

this started happening a week or so ago. The disco used to take a fair run before the temperature gauge registered at normal operating temperature, but now only need to do about half a mile. In addition to this, if i put the heater on now, i get steam from the vents (only if its coldish outside) and if i check the water level after a run, the water tank is almost empty. when i check the level when cold, the water tank is at normal level? I can also smell radiator water when driving, but do not seem to be losing any?

i suspect the heater matrix  :( but not getting any water in the footwells, and the water level issue seems a bit strange.

Any clues or suggestions please (other than scrapping it  :lol: ) will be greatly appreciated as always.

Cheers,

Andy

Yoshi:
I could be very wrong, but every time i have smelt coolant in the cab area its been head gasket failure.

landroverkeith:

--- Quote from: BadgersRover on April 10, 2009, 19:57:29 ---I could be very wrong, but every time i have smelt coolant in the cab area its been head gasket failure.

--- End quote ---

so every landrover ya owned then......  ;)  :P

BigA:
If it was the head gasket, wouldn't i have loss of power, water in my oil, and be noticing the loss of water more?

carracarra13:
not neserly, I had a head gasket go on a tdi and all was as normal excpt over heating, and steeming up in the cab but I changed the sta first (cheepest first )as I had herd this can also cause the same problems as you discribed, if you remove the oil filler cap is there any what can only be discribed as mayo inside the cap if so head gasket is more likely

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