Hello all. I am new to this forum to please have patience. I bought a 1996 Discovery I for my daughter to drive while in college. I did a good bit of work, new injectors, brakes, hoses, fuel pump, etc. It ran fantastic and I drove it to my daughter in Texas to use while she was at he University. I like the LR so much that I told her I would buy it from her, which I did last month, sight unseen. I went to pick it up and found that it had been run hot and was steaming from the exhaust. I live 750 miles away and need some advice on repairing it there in San Marcos, Tx or attempting to haul it back to Georgia. I may just cut my losses and sell it, but I really want to fix it and drive it daily. Any advice will be most appreciated!

 

Worst case scenario you are looking at a head gasket. $2000-3500 job depending on the shop you use and how many other "while you're in there" items you want to replace/renew.

Are you losing coolant and need to refill the reservoir frequently? Are there exhaust gasses in the coolant (can purchase a test from auto parts store).

It is difficult to say much more without any info

 

That is not the worst case scenario. Cracked cylinder wall/liner would be the winner.




You should have it towed here and see what they say


https://www.hillcountrybritish.com/

 

You can do it yourself for FAR less, even with having the heads skimmed.

 

Thank you! I think I will contact hill country british. I'll keep y'all posted

 

KSeal has kept my 98 on the road for over a year after finding that it has a cracked block. Just trying to decide if I want to drop a long block in it. A leak down test should pin point the issue for you.

 

Go Bobcats!!!