RR P38 Overheating

Have you hcecked your oli for any emulsion type gunk? From what I read it does sound like the block/liner problem. I'm sure a real expert will tell me to bog off soon enough!!

Nige

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Landrover 110 County Station Wagon (Tyson)

'"Say hello to my little friend"

sound like the block/liner

Should have said, the engine is a 2.5 6cyl BMW Diesel

Sounds like head gasket failure. The water has to go somewhere.... on cold days it will be clearly visible out the back end if it's going down the bores as the exhaust will have a kettle effect. Otherwise it could be getting into the oil, as Nige says look for gloop in the oil. I'm thinking more along the lines of into the bore myself.

A decent workshop should be able to diagnose the problem with the right kit, certainly work out cheaper than experimenting.

Before you do anything though it's worth just listening to the block once the engine is switched off. I identified water dripping out of a water gallery on my Rangie VM engine this way having been loosing water for a few days. It would evaporate so quick no dribble was evident. Another trick would be to suspend a large plate of glass or perspex above the hot engine and the steam (which rises) will hopefully condense on the glass/perspex assuming it is a leak external and not internal.

Lee D

Most likely head gasket failure, sounds like a job for an expert to me!

Nige

-- Subaru WRX (Annabel)

Landrover 110 County Station Wagon (Tyson)

'"Say hello to my little friend"

Has the thermostat failed in the 'shut' position?

SFHL

This is being checked at the moment

Failed water pump

Lucky, very lucky!

-- Subaru WRX (Annabel)

Landrover 110 County Station Wagon (Tyson)

'"Say hello to my little friend"