Welp. I have owned the now 'infamous' 99 Disco II for over 2 months now and have only put less than 20 miles on it.

I have changed:

Water Pump
Thermostat
Head Gasket
Head Bolts
A/C Condensor Fan
Engine Fan
Couple of hoses

and had checked:
Radiator
Heads

So, I have to do the worse - well 2nd worse thing, worse being to sell it, and that is to have it towed to the dealer....

It just WILL NOT stop overheating!!

I live 2 1/2 hours from where it is parked (at a family members house) and the nearest LR dealer is in Peoria (20 miles from the Rover - almost 3 hours from me!!) and they are ONLY open on weekdays which makes life that much more fun!

I will get it to them next Thursday and they will do an engine test and probably pressure flush the coolant out.

I am hoping they find out why it is still overheating. I cannot think of anything else to do except replacing the engine.....

We shall see!!

 

have you did a coolant pressure test?

 

Find a good independent shop near you... Don't waste time and Money at the dealership ...

 

Why a Dealer, that is by far the worst thing you could do.
Just find a shop and have them do both a coolant pressure test and a chemical block test, this will tell you all you need to know.

 

Maybe I didn't make myself clear:

Where my car is parked - there is NOTHING in a 50 mile radius that knows ANYTHING about Land Rovers.

If it were up here in Chicago - it would be a different story.

I HAVE to go to the stealership - I have no choice!!!

Also, they are pretty cheap (believe it or not) compared to the LR Dealerships up here in Chicago.

 

Find someone who has worked on buick v8s....

 

I'd borrow a buddy's full size truck and rent a trailer to haul it to someone I trust to work on it. Dealerships are clueless (IMHO). I just had mine in the body shop for a nose job and it took LR Indianapolis more than a week to respond to the request for parts and then I had to wait for them to order the stuff. Left me with a very bad taste in my mouth. And so much more appreciation for AB and the other suppliers we all trust.

 

We had a disco two do the same thing and after every part in the world minus a radiator, we cleaned out the radiator and cleaned out the lines with a hose worked like a charm.

 

http://www.robisonservice.com/articl..._march2006.asp

http://robisonservice.blogspot.com/

 

OK - had it towed to the Stealership and they ran the chemical test for exhaust in the coolant - and... there is exhaust in the coolant.

He said there is most likely one - if not two sleeves that either went bad or dropped - and he would know which ones for $550... I said 'if you know that the sleeves are bad - why waste the time pulling heads (again)?'

He offered to replace the engine for $3600 - but I told him I can get an engine at a fraction of that price and do it myself....

So - I guess the mystery is over and now I have to go shopping for an engine.
Thankfully I have a fully loaded garage that I can do this at.....