Ok, I have been rolling through Disco Mike’s list and fixing or replacing worn out or fuggered “fixes” from the previous owner and I am to this point:

1. new coolant lines, thermostat and fluid
2. new oil cooler lines and o-rings
3. no new leaks from the power steering lines
4. most fluids replaced
5. new air box and filter
6. replacing tie rod ends
7. and currently no new codes

The engine compartment is starting to clean up. I have been running my D1 with an OBD2 reader since I bought it this summer and the engine has never gotten above 200* even with the AC on during the 110* summers. Yet I do have a slow coolant leak at the rear driver’s side valve cover gasket (#7 cylinder). It is dripping about once every 10 seconds.

1. I guess I can assume I will be doing a HG in the near future?
2. Is that a typical location to see a 4.0 Gems engine to spring a leak for a head gasket ?
3. If I am doing the hg, what else should I be replacing while I have it apart?

that last one is a loaded question because it has a rover tick once she warms up and a squeal on start up until she is driven for a while. Let’s see if I can download some pictures and a couple of videos with sound and see what your thoughts are on the culprits.

My desert prize

Valve cover gasket leak

Well my 30 second video must be too big.

dripping on the cat

Missing exhaust manifold bolt

I kinda wonder if someone did a half assed HG job and just didn’t do a very good job?

You guys were right. I have a leak at the hose connecting to the TB heater. I think the heater hose may be to large inside diameter, so I’ll get some new hose tomorrow. I hope that takes care of the leak without pulling the TB off.

Now on the exhaust manifold...I probed the missing bolt hole and it appears that it may just be really dirty but clear of broken bolt bits. I need to clean and chase the threads. I checked the rest of the EM bolts and all but two were loose and one was finger tight. So it’s not out of the realm of possibility that the missing one just fell out and PO just never noticed. I think new gaskets and bolts may be appropriate.

Ok, throttle body off and yep, the heater gasket had issues. I have a replacement Britpart gasket but it has an extra nubin on it that doesn’t look like it should be there. Is this a bad gasket or am I missing something?