Headgasket
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Overlanding
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Headgasket
Hello all, 1st time posting in here but daily reader & 2x Disco owner. Gotta question for all.
03 Disco 106k miles on it slow coolant leak, ( never overheated) in 2yrs. replaced gaskets at thottle body last yr. Now notice slow leak at bottom. My mechanic checked it out this week & looks like blownhead gasket @ the rear corner driver side. He is willing to fix but 1st question is this. 1st off he is a master "A" tech w/ 39 yrs on motors of all kinds but only touched LRS a few times doing timing belts & such. His concern is that job is listed @ 12hrs for both & he thinks it can be done in a lot less time, soooooo whats under there that is going to take him a while or throw him for a loop? basic question is this #1 the guy knows engines but not saavy on LRs is there anything he is going to run into that will throw him for a loop? parts, screws, nuts, equipments that only the dealer has? any special rover quirks that he should know when doing this please advise guys.
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03 Disco 106k miles on it slow coolant leak, ( never overheated) in 2yrs. replaced gaskets at thottle body last yr. Now notice slow leak at bottom. My mechanic checked it out this week & looks like blownhead gasket @ the rear corner driver side. He is willing to fix but 1st question is this. 1st off he is a master "A" tech w/ 39 yrs on motors of all kinds but only touched LRS a few times doing timing belts & such. His concern is that job is listed @ 12hrs for both & he thinks it can be done in a lot less time, soooooo whats under there that is going to take him a while or throw him for a loop? basic question is this #1 the guy knows engines but not saavy on LRs is there anything he is going to run into that will throw him for a loop? parts, screws, nuts, equipments that only the dealer has? any special rover quirks that he should know when doing this please advise guys.
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RE: Headgasket
It's your basic simple pushrod engine, nothing special. There's just a lot of stuff that has to come off, 12 hr is probably about right. It probably took me about twice that but I was in no hurry and I tore the rocker arm assembly down to, plus the valve seals took sometime. Make sure he gets an intake gasket set.
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Hello all, 1st time posting in here but daily reader & 2x Disco owner. Gotta question for all.
03 Disco 106k miles on it slow coolant leak, ( never overheated) in 2yrs. replaced gaskets at thottle body last yr. Now notice slow leak at bottom. My mechanic checked it out this week & looks like blownhead gasket @ the rear corner driver side. He is willing to fix but 1st question is this. 1st off he is a master "A" tech w/ 39 yrs on motors of all kinds but only touched LRS a few times doing timing belts & such. His concern is that job is listed @ 12hrs for both & he thinks it can be done in a lot less time, soooooo whats under there that is going to take him a while or throw him for a loop? basic question is this #1 the guy knows engines but not saavy on LRs is there anything he is going to run into that will throw him for a loop? parts, screws, nuts, equipments that only the dealer has? any special rover quirks that he should know when doing this please advise guys.
Thanks
Hello all, 1st time posting in here but daily reader & 2x Disco owner. Gotta question for all.
03 Disco 106k miles on it slow coolant leak, ( never overheated) in 2yrs. replaced gaskets at thottle body last yr. Now notice slow leak at bottom. My mechanic checked it out this week & looks like blownhead gasket @ the rear corner driver side. He is willing to fix but 1st question is this. 1st off he is a master "A" tech w/ 39 yrs on motors of all kinds but only touched LRS a few times doing timing belts & such. His concern is that job is listed @ 12hrs for both & he thinks it can be done in a lot less time, soooooo whats under there that is going to take him a while or throw him for a loop? basic question is this #1 the guy knows engines but not saavy on LRs is there anything he is going to run into that will throw him for a loop? parts, screws, nuts, equipments that only the dealer has? any special rover quirks that he should know when doing this please advise guys.
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Like Jkid said, this is a simple engine, it is build just like a Chevy 350 only it says LR on the hood.
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Overlanding
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RE: Headgasket
parts & labor will be well under1500, & he is aware of all basics such as intake gasket change out & bolt change out,just any otherr quirks is what I am checking for for him before he starts. But it sounds this this is a simple job & it should not present any problems
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Will you PM me his name & contact info please? I live in St Aug and although not a LR owner yet, I plan to relatively soon. I plan on doing most if not all of my work myself, but it can't hurt to have a backup # of a reputable guy.
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Overlanding
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RE: Headgasket
Disco Mike, are you saying to replace thr belt & do those things? cuz belt was just replaced 1yr ago now with tune up @ 100kOR are you saying if I make those changes I should ensure I do those chnage outs?