LR3 overheating - a lot of pressure

[SOLO67]

Hi all! I’m new here and newish to Land Rover. Bought the 06’ on a whim a couple years ago and love it! However- it’s overheating and want to drive it off a cliff. I am sooo lost and super frustrated. Replaced - thermostat housing (and thermostat twice) water pump (twice), overflow, multiple overflow caps, flushed radiator twice- flushed heater core, replaced t bleeder, nearly all hoses, and replaced fan clutch. Basically just radiator left. I have bled the hell out of it. Still overheating and when it does it builds a lot of pressure. When hot you can barely squeeze upper hose. Mostly overheats while idling after a short drive. I keep thinking air in the system but I have bled it 20 times it can’t be. What am I missing??!!!! I need help! Open to any advice or tests or whatever. There anyone else in salt lake that could look at it?

 

[joey]

Sadly sounds like bad head gasket. There are some cheap tools to test for this, or take it to a shop.

 

[SOLO67]

Tested for bad head gasket. The blue colored concoction didn’t change colors at all. Did it multiple times. Still have to have air in the system I’m guessing?