ok went ahead and drove the rover down to good ol mexico.. had to refill oil every 300 miles...and coolant <eVERy 800 miles..
thing is overheating here and there and again the oil fill ups..
found a mechanic from the states down here and its pretty clear DAZ was correct..
he says i need to replace the gaskets..
problem is in mexico there is no parts for landrovers..
can anyone help out or give me an idea on how to get these parts over here<-

he says i need the following:
<underhead gasket (2)
and Valve gaskets <(2)
i ´don´t have internet access but can check again in two days...
any ideas anybody?
the mechanic´s address is at
<lupe morales
#160
<Corregidora
Taradacuoa, Guanajuato


please let me know
thank you
phabeon

 

So lemme see if I understand this...you ignored the advice of everyone here who said not to drive it and to make other plans. Now you're stuck and want someone to help bail you out? Wow.

If Atlantic British won't ship to Mexico I'd say you're SOL.

Dave

 

You probably toasted the engine, NOT WORTH REBUILDING, better off having someone bring a trailor down and take it home cause headgasket alone at this point won't help a thing and will just be a waist of money.

 

Sorry to say I have to chime in with the others. The problem with head gaskets is that you need the new composite gaskets from land rover. You will need the whole kit for intake and also remember the new stretch bolts for the heads.

The problem with trailering is you will need a good hauler to get it home. It is a 55K pond truck and U-haul and the like are only rated for 45K pounds. Might have to hire a pro..in Mexico, it might be bad.

Nto sure if he will send it to you, but here is a # of a good shop in CA. If you have a credit card, he might sell to you and he should have the right parts if you are set on changing it there. 650-365-4145 ask for Tony.

I am telling you that you should trailer it home and get it fixed here, but from previous posts, you don't listen too well. I am giving you what you are asking for, but telling you not to do it. Your call. If you want to spend $3000 on new gaskets only to find you toasted your motor and have to trailer it home, that's on you. YOu probably dropped a liner at this point.

Good Luck.

 

You missed the drift of my last post, this truck was driven to death, without even seeing it it is safe to say that any Rover engine that was allowed to overheat all over Mexico and going thru fluids every 500 miles or sop is shot and most likely dropped some sleeves in the process.

 

oh no, I got it. I was just giving him what he asked for. He hasn't listened to anything we have told him yet, but If he is going to order them anyway, I figured Tony should make the $$ rather than anyone else. At least Tony will give him a good deal on partts he won't need.

You can delete my last post if you want to give him the #. I just figured he would get them somewhere.

 

It doesn't need to be deleted, lets just not give him false hope or information even if he doesn't listen or reply.