Condensation on oil cap
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Ive actually noticed when I top off my expansion tank to level when stone cold it seems to run a little rougher and it drops down to a lower level and smoothes out and then stays there... is that normal too? but I don't see anything in the cap... just oil color... occasionally I smell a little sweetness in cabin but not always... most of these things happen to me when I make my 7 mile trip to work and back .. yesterday I opener er up on the highway and drove all day and most of the sounds and rough idle went away but still curious about coolant level.. also I have the orange and afraid to change and afraid to keep! lol
Dennis
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Dennis
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You shouldn't be a Rover owner if changing to a better coolant is too much on you. Just wait till your head gaskets and t/stat fail then you can go from being afraid to kicking your *** for being stupid.
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Thanks!
Dennis
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This morning with everything 28 deg stone cold I Checked the antifreeze level and it has not changed and the oil cap is clean and free from any moisture. Does this mean the crud on the cap was probably due to condensation from the type of driving I had been doing? Hopefully Im in the clear but, I do have a warranty on the headgaskets that expires in February.
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Hopefully that was left over from before the head gaskets were done; you will need to keep an eye on it.
You really need to take the long way home from work at least once a week; you are not doing your truck any favors with your short 7-mile commute. Trips as short as you make actually promote condensation buildup, not just in your engine oil but all your fluids (i.e. diffs & transfer case) and your exhaust. JMHO
You really need to take the long way home from work at least once a week; you are not doing your truck any favors with your short 7-mile commute. Trips as short as you make actually promote condensation buildup, not just in your engine oil but all your fluids (i.e. diffs & transfer case) and your exhaust. JMHO
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I live 50 miles from work but , we only drive the landrover when we need to take the whole family somewhere. It does make at least 1 hundred mile trip a week plus a couple short trips. It's just we had a several week period where it only went a couple miles a trip while we were waiting on new tires to arrive. There would have been nothing left from the old gasket change the oil has been changed and flushed out a half dozen times since then.
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