bear100
Member Since: 22 Mar 2010
Location: South Wales
Posts: 1917
 
|
| The pressure.....again!!! | |
Its only happened again 
As some of you know i had issues with coolant discharging out of the radiator cap after driving 2+ hours, would not do it on shorter trips, used the head gasket RELD tester and the fluid turned yellow indicating exhaust fumes in the coolant.
Tried everything and in the end had the head gasket changed with the head skimmed and pressure tested, (turbo flange broke in between  ) ended up fitting new turbo, new glow plugs and had all the injectors overhauled.
Its been running fantastic since with zero issues and very smooth, i went to the Billing off road course the weekend which is a 3 hour trip and no issues getting there at all my OBD reader showing average CHT of 84-89c
But on the way home around almost 3 hours into the journey i had the distinctive smell of coolant, looked at the OBD reader and coolant slowly climbing into the early 90's, heater full blast - cold air.
pulled over coolant tank empty and water stains from the cap, topped up and eventually bled the system.
Got home 15 mins later and tested with the RLD kit and sure enough the fluid turned yellow.... i could have cried!!
So what now? i am going to permanently disconnect the EGR cooler and bypass it. But is there anything else i am missing?
My mechanic who done the head gasket said theres no way it could be the head gasket and reckons if the EGR makes no difference it could be a liner but will show bubbles in the tank which i don't have.
Any help appreciated  2016 Range Rover Autobiography 4.4 TDV8
2010 110 XS Utility 2.4TDCI
2010 Range Rover Sport TDV8 (gone)
2007 Discovery HSE TDV6 (gone)
1993 110 csw 200 tdi (gone)
1994 90 HT 300 tdi (gone)
1994 discovery 300tdi (gone)
90 hybrid 3.5 v8 (gone)
Range rover bobtail 3.5 v8 (gone)
|
1st Jul 2024 4:57pm |
|
