Overheating....A LOT
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I have a 2000 Discovery with about 90000 miles on it, that I purchased from a private seller back in July...About two months ago, I had a problem where there was TONS of coolant leaking out and what appeared to be a busted hose, as well as, overheating. I took it to a 'garage' who replaced the serpentine belt and water pump, as well as some hoses and clamps. A week after I got it back, it started overheating again!!! This time, I had it towed straight to the Landrover dealership. There, they replaced the thermostat and housing (I guess that is one piece), the heating core, and told me that the other shop had put incorrect hoses on it, so they replaced them and put the correct coolant in the vehicle. They expressed that they could not get the system to 'bleed', so they continued to purge the cooling system. After a few days of that, they determined that there could possibly be a blockage somewhere from a piece of seal or gasket or even an air pocket that had gotten into the cooling system. They told me it would be about 3000 more dollars (The bill was already at 2300+). I declined the offer to search for the piece and drove it home successfully. A week after that, it started overheating again...I cannot afford to take it back to the dealership, so my husband looked at it himself.
When it starts to overheat, you can loosen the radiator cap and the little black piece that is in between the three way hoses and it relieves the pressure immediately. There is tremendous pressure on the upper radiator hoses, as well as, heat. The lower hoses are as cool as a cucumber. Upon removing the hoses, we blew through each one to ensure that there was no blockage. We are thinking the thermostat may be bad, even though they replaced it. What is the thermostat suppose to be like on the inside of the housing? We didn't remove the housing, because it appears that you can't. However, whenever we put a flat head screwdriver into the thermostat, the spring inside doesn't go down very far. Is that normal??? Is it the thermostat??? Both places ensured us that the heads were fine...
Any help??? Please???
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I have a 2000 Discovery with about 90000 miles on it, that I purchased from a private seller back in July...About two months ago, I had a problem where there was TONS of coolant leaking out and what appeared to be a busted hose, as well as, overheating. I took it to a 'garage' who replaced the serpentine belt and water pump, as well as some hoses and clamps. A week after I got it back, it started overheating again!!! This time, I had it towed straight to the Landrover dealership. There, they replaced the thermostat and housing (I guess that is one piece), the heating core, and told me that the other shop had put incorrect hoses on it, so they replaced them and put the correct coolant in the vehicle. They expressed that they could not get the system to 'bleed', so they continued to purge the cooling system. After a few days of that, they determined that there could possibly be a blockage somewhere from a piece of seal or gasket or even an air pocket that had gotten into the cooling system. They told me it would be about 3000 more dollars (The bill was already at 2300+). I declined the offer to search for the piece and drove it home successfully. A week after that, it started overheating again...I cannot afford to take it back to the dealership, so my husband looked at it himself.
When it starts to overheat, you can loosen the radiator cap and the little black piece that is in between the three way hoses and it relieves the pressure immediately. There is tremendous pressure on the upper radiator hoses, as well as, heat. The lower hoses are as cool as a cucumber. Upon removing the hoses, we blew through each one to ensure that there was no blockage. We are thinking the thermostat may be bad, even though they replaced it. What is the thermostat suppose to be like on the inside of the housing? We didn't remove the housing, because it appears that you can't. However, whenever we put a flat head screwdriver into the thermostat, the spring inside doesn't go down very far. Is that normal??? Is it the thermostat??? Both places ensured us that the heads were fine...
Any help??? Please???
