For your information:
1999 Disco II TD5 GS 110,000 milesI have just found out that the cylinder head gasket has gone on two cylinders and has scored the cylinder head so much it may mean a new cylinder head.
Symptoms were as follows:
- Engine started to fade - temperature gauge was climbing and the ECU was reducing the load on the engine.
- Checked fluid level - some loss of fluid and sign of vapour locking - filled and bled the system.
- Checked all hoses, oil condition, etc., no real sign of loss of radiator fluid.
- Disco ran ok for another month.
- Problem came back again - checked out, refilled, etc. and ran for another week.
- Next time it happened it seemed that the system was pressurising - tried running with expansion cap loosened.
- Temperature started climbing again on the journey to work. After three stops to cool down, gave up and took the Disco home.
My friendly mechanic took it apart and found the cylinder head gasket was blowing on two cylinders into the water ways. He found out that this had happened to a number of Disco's at the main dealer's, who just replaced the cylinder head, bare head about £2,000 without any rebuild and labour!
Anyone else had such problems?
If anyone has started to have such problems - get it checked quickly before there is serious damage to the head.
Regards,
AJ