Hi there. part ex'd my 91 range rover v8 for a j reg 2.4td surf on friday.
thought i'd got a good deal. surf overheated on sunday nite!
heard before i bought it these trucks are prone to coolant probs/heads cracking etc. car had so called recon engine fitted a few months ago.
looks as if this is now having problems.
flushed coolant system last nite,topped up coolant, ran car with rad cap off, overflowed a bit.
put cap on, ran car for approx 30secs, coolant system immediatly pressurised.
went to ease off rad cap and blew off with massive force nearly took my mates head off! surely the coolant system should not pressurise as quick as that.
anybody now any sure way to diagnose a head crack situation without taking
the head off?
i've got a 3 month parts and labour warranty on the car, and before i did the deal i asked if this would definatly cover any head probs and the answer was yes.
only prob is i think the dealer covers this himself and i know he's likely to not want to take the head off just as a precaution. took it back last nite and by the way he was talking he's prob not going to do anything with it until he sees it overheat himself.
any suggestions appreciated!!
thought i'd got a good deal. surf overheated on sunday nite!
heard before i bought it these trucks are prone to coolant probs/heads cracking etc. car had so called recon engine fitted a few months ago.
looks as if this is now having problems.
flushed coolant system last nite,topped up coolant, ran car with rad cap off, overflowed a bit.
put cap on, ran car for approx 30secs, coolant system immediatly pressurised.
went to ease off rad cap and blew off with massive force nearly took my mates head off! surely the coolant system should not pressurise as quick as that.
anybody now any sure way to diagnose a head crack situation without taking
the head off?
i've got a 3 month parts and labour warranty on the car, and before i did the deal i asked if this would definatly cover any head probs and the answer was yes.
only prob is i think the dealer covers this himself and i know he's likely to not want to take the head off just as a precaution. took it back last nite and by the way he was talking he's prob not going to do anything with it until he sees it overheat himself.
any suggestions appreciated!!
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