Thread: New Disco TD5 - should I be worried?

Personal i would top up the water. keep an eye on it and see if the power thing happens again. Could be a fault with the cruse control, and both just happened at the same time

maybe check your ECU plug for oil.

Don't panic yet. Top up the coolant with water. Don't forget the bleed screw in the top radiator hose! If you put coolant in make certain it is the right one and not the Glycole stuff. With toping it up also have the heater on full and run it till warm and check again.
ECU may also have just gone into limp mode beifly or similar.
Check the Oil in the ECU plug like the others said.
If it is the head then yes big $$$$$
Bolts, gaskets ect around $800
Machining shouldn't need doing but if it is then most places will tell you it can't be done. Don't accept that answere as a new head is $4500 or anywhere from $1200 to $2500 second hand.

Radiator leak?? Has the radiator ever been changed. As they are alloy most of them would have a leak buy now. If you can see have a look for evidence along the bottom of the radiator of discoured water/coolant leaking.

Any water evidnece on the engine dip stick?

Perhaps just monitor it in case it was a freak glitch with the throttle, if pain persists see your doctor (mechanic)


JB

No water on the dipstick or the inside of the oil filler cap.

A look inside the coolant reservoir this morning reveals what looks like traces of oil floating on the top of the coolant!!

Any recommendations for LR mechanics in Perth (preferably relatively close to the city)? I usually go to British Parts & Service centre but they hate TD5s with a passion. Rovatech maybe (Bentley)?

I haven't had the power loss except for that one moment. I am most worried about the coolant issue. I put in 2 litres this morning (water only just to get the system topped up), which overfilled the reservoir. I didn't run it to bleed out the top hose but I will try that again later.

Fingers crossed. I rang the previous owner and he very kindly agreed to pay for the repairs (whatever it took - I did drop the mention of the head gasket into the fray!).

Hi
Contact Kie4(Richard) via PM he did mine,was working for Southerns now a holden dealer,does private jobs after hours.
If your lucky its the plastic dowels in the head,they deteriorate and allow the head to move.
If you get it early no machining should be needed.
Andrew.

I would suggest that you have the beginings of a leaking oil cooler. bit of a pain to sort but not insurmountable if you get it befor it dumps your oil into the coolant or vice versa.

A static pressure test of the system on a warmed up engine will reveal whats what.

Originally Posted by George130

Don't panic yet. Top up the coolant with water. Don't forget the bleed screw in the top radiator hose! If you put coolant in make certain it is the right one and not the Glycole stuff. With toping it up also have the heater on full and run it till warm and check again.
ECU may also have just gone into limp mode beifly or similar.
Check the Oil in the ECU plug like the others said.
If it is the head then yes big $$$$$
Bolts, gaskets ect around $800
Machining shouldn't need doing but if it is then most places will tell you it can't be done. Don't accept that answere as a new head is $4500 or anywhere from $1200 to $2500 second hand.

Tried bleeding out the air from the top radiator hose but I had the engine running for about 6 or 8 minutes with air coming out the whole time and no end in sight. How long should this take? Depends on how much the system has drained down I suppose.