Thread: Engine temp for a TD5

hi there have been a lot of questions about overheating. I'd like to add , the defenders and disco 2 ,have a plastic pipe (about 5mm inside diam.) that runs from the top right hand side of radiator to the expantion tank . The first 1/3 can't be seen ,as it runs under the radiator shroud. This pipe goes brittle and cracks. I know as it happend to me . It also happend to a mate of mine , on his disco 2. I also told another mate to check his , and yes his had gone brittle as well , so its worth checking out .it could save you a lot of money . regards .jimr1

Cheers Jim, any coolant loss can end in big bills, which is why I fitted the EG, I worked as a breakdown mechanic in the UK and saw lots of engines that had been cooked and the owner was adamant the gauge had read normal. Ford had a good system of measuring the head temp rather than coolant temp, if it overheated it went into limp mode.
I've checked my engine sensor on the EG and moved it as it was about a 3degree difference from the front of the head to the back of the block. Recently did a powerlines trip and due to the outside temp left the car running for the A/C when I was out looking at obstacles. I was always concious if it was to overheat sods law would be it was when I was outside. Now the fan will kick in followed by the horn if the fan continues to rise. I think it a worthy investment if it saves the engine

Hi mate iv'e been looking at temp warning cencers for a while now . So decition made . i like the look of the one from the USA is that the way your going .regards jimr1.