Losing Coolant

[Camo_Clan]

Hi all , new to the forum and to discos.

We just bought our first disco a 98 D1 V8 auto LS, and i am loosing coolant .I can hear the screw on Rad cap leaking a tiny bit , but i think there is a small leak somewhere behind the motor, between it and the firewall.......any idea on what would be leaking back there coz i cant see any hoses heading that way??

And when we go through soft sand she heats up quite quick , some advice would be great ..

Thanks Adam

[justinc]

Could actually be leaking at the front of the valley cover,( heater hose etc), and can run down under the manifold to the rear of the engine, looking like a leak at the rear.

Get a pressure test done, it will be obvious to see it.

JC

[allvisa]

Hi all , new to the forum and to discos.

We just bought our first disco a 98 D1 V8 auto LS, and i am loosing coolant .I can hear the screw on Rad cap leaking a tiny bit , but i think there is a small leak somewhere behind the motor, between it and the firewall.......any idea on what would be leaking back there coz i cant see any hoses heading that way??

And when we go through soft sand she heats up quite quick , some advice would be great ..

Thanks Adam

Could also be a breach in your head gasket/s. Try some Chem Seal or similar
Hope this helps