Thread: TD5 Cooling - Allisport Radiator

Sometimes, you just meet people that you dont get along with. Lets just go our separate ways, shall we?

Originally Posted by Hamish71

Sometimes, you just meet people that you dont get along with. Lets just go our separate ways, shall we?

Sorry Hamish, I didn't mean to cause offense.

i am failing to see your issue hamish, the guys have illustrated why your cooling system does not sound right but you have jumped on them for that info.
suggest run more checks and report back with findings so that we all can be better educated.

cheers

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

If you are confident in your metal working ability to adapt a generic radiator to your LR then have a look at Speedway Motors offerings in the Street Rod section of their web catalogue. Miles cheaper than 600 pommy pesos.

Go to Home - Speedway Motors, America's Oldest Speed Shop then to "Street Rod" and "cooling, radiator".

Originally Posted by Hamish71

Sometimes, you just meet people that you dont get along with. Lets just go our separate ways, shall we?

I've got not problem if you want to post about your gleaming new radiator, but when you make claims that point to the fact that the cooling system is screwed and trumpet that as a feature you have to expect to get called on it.

Originally Posted by Hamish71

I have a 2004 D2A. I have spent a....actually not that small fortune over the years trying to keep the Disco "cool". After a Viscous fan disintergrating, damaging the radiator, and causing a suspected head gasket, I put in a new engine (once head was off, found bore was scored, and a new short engine from the UK was cheaper than rebuild), and had the radiator recored. I have a VNT turbo, with header, turbo and exhaust ceramic coated. I have an EMS-2 to monitor temperature. It all seemed to work fine, but I got nervous everytime the temp got into the high 90's with a trailer on.

Fitted an Allisport alloy radiator last week. Not cheap....but very cheap compared to all of the above. 3 hr stint on the highway, with trailer on, ambient temp of 28 degrees.....and the highest recorded temp was 72!

My advice..... bugger the rest of that stuff...get a good radiator! PWR does a spec one, as does allisport in the UK (cheaper).

I have a TD5 Disco, 356700 km's on the clock, two owners before me, the man I bought it off assured me it had never overheated, before him it was an engineers car for the Illawarra council. Has never overheated for me, [ go away murphy] and is a pleasure to drive. Keep the maintainance up, I'll get 500,000 km's, and I'll let you know when I do. Bob

Another question that hamish should ask instead of being agro at people trying to help, is what's the oil ideal operating temp. If the radiator/ thermostat combo is keeping the engine too cool the oil won't get to its ideal temp so it won't lube the motor correctly. You guys know the correct water temp( thanks) but what oil temp would that lead to?
It sounds like they tossed the old thermo as they could not find the new one, I did that for a few days in an old v8 Holden as the old radiator was rusted/leaking and it was on gas.

Actually, it wasnt the questions. It was the tone. Anyway, found the answer...dodgy sender unit. Numbers now normal.....with lower peaks, and shallower troughs. Very happy with outcome.