one of the big stores autozone or advanced auto house brand is also orange in color. I forget which one it was, i ran across it when regasketing my engine.

 

Well, after speaking with discomike today there may be hope. Can I sacrifice something to the rover gods?

2 weeks of owning this disco and may be worst case scenario.

I did however find a europro shop in town that will do the fuel pump for 450. That is 50 dollars more than what I can get the part by itself for.
So I am going to have them do that on wednesday and they are also going to do a pressure test.

I fear that it is the headgaskets but we will see.
If so let us hope that this BG stop leak works!!!

 

Where is the valley pan? I can't find it in the RAVE and I don't see any 8mm bolts when I am under the rig.

 

Wait. If it is leaking coolant, could it even be the valley pan ?
"First, make sure your v/c gaskets are tight, use an 8mm, 12 point, 1/4" socket and tighten to between 6 and 10 foot pounds of torque, it is a common leak that can flow down the back of the engine." -discomike

Whatr does v/ c mean? Valve cover? Would that leak coolant?

I think I am confused because when I search valley pan on here everyone has oil leak issues and not coolant leak issues.

Thanks

 

vc is valve covers, 8mm12 points, snug up at each oil change. Leaks oil, not coolant. Some valley pan gaskets have been reported with intake bolts just finger tight on the rear area. Page from RAVE attached, #16, the gasket under the intake. Water flows thru four channels and out the pipe opening in front as well as some smaller pipes going various places. Water can leak out into the low center of the valley pan gasket and run down the back of the engine.

 

Ok. So there are five bolts on each side of the engine then?
Can you get to them from the top or laying underneath?
What size socket are they?
Can I tighten them up or do they need a special torque ?

 

Six per side. From the top. See attached pages from RAVE shop manual, always a handy reference guide. Written so the average mechanic can understand it. Lots of drawings, and sometimes pictures. Lists torques.

Main thing it lists is all the other small stuff you have to do to perform this task. By study of the RAVE, you can decide if you have the time and tools for the task at hand.