Thread: Photo of head gasked leaking coolant...???

i dont like the look of that!
what year mod td5 and how many k's?

deffinatly looks like a head gasket, what dose the header tank do? over pressurise? loose coolant and how much?
are there bubbles in the coolant when the engine is running?


cheers phil

2001 td5 disco with 160 K.
I lose whole tank of coolant say 1-2 months of 50 km a day driving.
Didn't notice any pressurising and bubling - but not sute here...
What you reckon?

Gone

It's green coolant as well so you are not off to a good start.

The Td5 will pressurize for some time before they blow the headgasket. Even then you could keep driving as long as you can keep the water in it i.e don't ever let the reservoir run under half.

With the k's that it has done you are right in the zone of headgasket replacement time.

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Lyndon.

you might get lucky and find that its the heater return pipe that runs over the top corroded away and leaking down, but I doubt it....

Thanks !
That helps me feel better......
Gotta do it then - first of all find someone who would do it for "non-sky-rocketing" price..
Any sugestions....
Thanks !

thats wet above the gasket......looks like its blowing back from the front of the engine......


also....you need to flush out the green coolant......and go back to the red stuff......

Originally Posted by DEFENDERZOOK

thats wet above the gasket......looks like its blowing back from the front of the engine......


also....you need to flush out the green coolant......and go back to the red stuff......

If your are going to change coolants IE: glycol (normally but not always green) to OTE (Normally but not always red) which is what Land Rover say a TD5 should have, or from OTE to glycol then the cooling system MUST be flushed with the CORECT cleaner for the coolant that is being REMOVED.

Do NOT EVER let the two mix.

There are threads about this.

Tony

Thanks Tony !!!!!!
I am affraid it's to late...
Got it checked - it is head gasked - some unusual external leak from water jet somewhere between 4 and 5 th cilinder.
Just hoping that head is not toasted.......
I didn'y know that coolant is so b....y important.
I was told that 160 K is good time for head service anyway...

for now I will service my head and cool it with .... Carlton - since I use train to get to work
Cheers !