Coolant Leak 2001 Disco II V8
Hey all nice site glad to join... now i have a 2001 Disco II with 128K miles V8
My Dad gave me this vehicle but i had to fly down to Florida and pick it up and all i would have to do is repair a blown radiator hose... thats a whole other story...
When i finally got it home to Michigan and got it home and looked at it needed a head gasket and a master cylinder and had both repaired. The mechanic also machined the head and replaced the headbolts. This this was in july roughly 10000 mile ago.
It was running warm not too long ago and the heat was a little cool and i found the water reservoir level was low... I topped off the fluid...
Most recenlty I noticed coolant dropping toward the front of the engine but could not seem to notice where from. It was making a little puddle and it concerned me.
I took it back to the same shop fearing that the gasket repair had failed. He did a block test and a coolant pressure test and told me it checked okay and that the coolant recovery cap was failing losing pressure causing the water to boil and gurge out the overflow exit.
i replaced the cap thinking this was too easy but happy for a simple solution... I topped off the fluid and bled the air out from the bleeder valve.
Now there still is radiator fluid dripping down enough to make a good a little puddle and the reservoir is now emptied. The puddle is near the fron of the oil pan but i cant seem to see the source.
I also spoke to the mechanic by phone (60 miles away) and he mentioned that a water pump could be an intermittent problem that might not be picked up on a pressure test sometimes. ...
does it sound like the head gasket could be leaking again? or does it sound more like a water pump and other hose or coolant leak...
I am going to refill the reservoir and check for leaks from the bottle... i looked at it for signs of wetness around there and only saw what i spilled topping it off the day before.
I replaced the radiator and thermostat before the head gasket repair so they are new.. any ideas??
Hey all nice site glad to join... now i have a 2001 Disco II with 128K miles V8
My Dad gave me this vehicle but i had to fly down to Florida and pick it up and all i would have to do is repair a blown radiator hose... thats a whole other story...
When i finally got it home to Michigan and got it home and looked at it needed a head gasket and a master cylinder and had both repaired. The mechanic also machined the head and replaced the headbolts. This this was in july roughly 10000 mile ago.
It was running warm not too long ago and the heat was a little cool and i found the water reservoir level was low... I topped off the fluid...
Most recenlty I noticed coolant dropping toward the front of the engine but could not seem to notice where from. It was making a little puddle and it concerned me.
I took it back to the same shop fearing that the gasket repair had failed. He did a block test and a coolant pressure test and told me it checked okay and that the coolant recovery cap was failing losing pressure causing the water to boil and gurge out the overflow exit.
i replaced the cap thinking this was too easy but happy for a simple solution... I topped off the fluid and bled the air out from the bleeder valve.
Now there still is radiator fluid dripping down enough to make a good a little puddle and the reservoir is now emptied. The puddle is near the fron of the oil pan but i cant seem to see the source.
I also spoke to the mechanic by phone (60 miles away) and he mentioned that a water pump could be an intermittent problem that might not be picked up on a pressure test sometimes. ...
does it sound like the head gasket could be leaking again? or does it sound more like a water pump and other hose or coolant leak...
I am going to refill the reservoir and check for leaks from the bottle... i looked at it for signs of wetness around there and only saw what i spilled topping it off the day before.
I replaced the radiator and thermostat before the head gasket repair so they are new.. any ideas??
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