Thread: I think I have a bad problem....

Originally Posted by Jock The Rock

Gday mate

Sorry I can't help much with the gaskets questions but it may be worth getting a Workshop Manual off eBay

They really do come in handy

Land Rover Discovery Series 1 Workshop Manual (Rave) - eBay Media, Cars, Trucks, Clothing, Merchandise, Media, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 16-May-09 13:26:46 AEST)

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I got mine for about $15 from the UK but you might be able to pick up a CD for cheaper than that

I have a copy of the RAVE cd but its not ideal as it only covers the 3.9i Disco 1 not my earlier model. Is there a version that coveers the pre 94 discos out there?

Originally Posted by Milhouse

Interesting reading but I think a full engine rebuild might be a bit ambitious at the moment - maybe some time down the line...

Assuming it is a head gasket problem does this sound like a good deal?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220408434111&_trkparms =tab%3DWatching

Or would I be as well ust buying the gaskets, bolts and getting my existing heads skimmed? Oh yeah and should I be using the tin or composite gaskets? Mine is a '93 V8i Disco - dual fuel.

How can I be sure its not anything worse than the gasket - I read a lot about slipped liners etc though I gather they are more common in the larger capacity V8s.

Cheers in advance

Steve

G`day Steve ,

from what i can gather yours is a 3.5 ?

The bloke the told you about the converter freezing , would be right , so long as it was on LPG at the time .

Yours will use tin gaskets and the head bolts on it can be used as many times as you like .

Unless yours has been rebored at some stage or been very very hot at some stage the liners won`t have moved and on 3.5s they only show as a noise and will more often than not if any good break rings more so than anything else when truly overheated .

The oil in the coolant is not likely to be because of a head gasket fault .

If the engine oil cooler runs through the radiator , i`d check there first before anything else .

The rough running on start up could be a number of things but if ignition related would expect worse on LPG .

Rather than considering fitting head gaskets it would make more sense maybe to diagnose the cause , eg .. plug colours , dry and wet comp test , leak down , etc , well that`s how i`d look at it .

It could probably use head gaskets at its age but won`t be a sure fix for the problem .

I can`t be of much help because there is too much i don`t know about its history .

Cheers