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On overheating....

Blow me down if the same thing hasn't just happened to me! Picked up the "new" P reg Tdis Disco ES on Thursday, it has a full service history from new, and set off for me Mum's in Kent today. Just on the A 11 when I noticed the temp gauge on red, pulled over immediately and suffered clouds of steam from under the bonnet.

On inspection it's the little rubber plug on top of a small silver box on the engine. Split.

Green Flagged home, just arrived. Question is, how does the old plug come out? It's pretty shagged and I've tried tapping it out with a screwdriver and hammer but it won't turn and I'm starting to b****r it up. Should it unscrew or is it best just to chip away at it and possibly lose bits into the cooling system?

Thanks for any advice

TonyB

( Thank God I kept the 200Tdi!)

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TonyB
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Best you prepare for a massuve rebuild bill. Its has been my experience that a temp gauge anywhere near the red means pistons melted into block, cracked head etc.

I am assuming that it is a Tdi of course. Not too sure how the V8's handle a bit of extra heat, but I am told that the new ones are nowhere hear as tollerant as the old 3500.

Is it too late to return it from whence it came?

regards Stephen

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fanie

Hiya Tony,

Land Rover delaer just chipped away at it with a scredriver. One small bit went into the cooling system but he flushed it out and reckoned it would be fine.

The 300TDI is not too bad on being overheated, now the TD5 is not at all. It has the plastic plug on the engine and that isn't good.

Andy

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Andrew Renshaw

The small silver box is the thermostat housing. You can take the thermostat out and stuff a rag in to catch any bits that might fall in. Just be careful not to damage the thread, or you won't be able to put a new plug in.

Pieter

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Pieter Vroom

Thanks all, wish I'd read the replies before attempting to take out the remains. Because I dropped some bits into the housing I had to take it off. Should've done that first.

No matter, it's all done now and the most expensive bit was the coolant of course. Thanks again TonyB

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TonyB

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