Gasket behind auxillary housing,on defender.

[sumo]

Hi.

On the front of the tdi engine behind the water pump, theres a housing with a water inlet to it from the block. Beware of that gasket!! evidentley there has been a modified one made to replace the original.( now plastic),,
just done mine , caught it just in time spotted water on the concrete.

You could dump all your water in no time flat,and temp guagewon't pick it up. Off to buy a low water alarm this week, to scary without one:eek: :eek:

Cheers Sumo.:D

[natanchris]

Its known as the "pistol" gasket, cos thats what its shaped like. Common problem though; the replacement ones are a composite material that lasts a lot longer than the old fibre type....Chris.

[sumo]

Its known as the "pistol" gasket, cos thats what its shaped like. Common problem though; the replacement ones are a composite material that lasts a lot longer than the old fibre type....Chris.


Thanks for the info Chris, The original gasket can't have been to good as i bought mine with less than 100.000 ks on it and some one had already played around with silastic in that area!

Cheers sumo.:D

[sclarke]

What engine do these cover????

[DEFENDERZOOK]

that sounds like the famous "P" gasket on the Tdi engines....

[sumo]

that sounds like the famous "P" gasket on the T
di engines....

Spot on mate ! unless you know where you stand with it ,don't go wandering off into the desert!!:D

[sumo]

What engine do these cover????


Tdi 300. A vunerable area if thinkng of long distance travel!:D

[DEFENDERZOOK]

hylomar is the best sealant to use on cooling system components.....
it is non hardening and seals great.....