well guys my rover has been sitting in thee drive way for about a week or so and its time to revive it but could use some help

For starters the truck was loosing some coolant about 1/2 gallon a week and friday the 23 of jan the hose on top of the thermostat pooped off the thermostat and the temp started to rise real quick it did not over heat but i had it checked out by a mechanic and the advise to change all the radiator hoses.

i have ordered a couple things from roverparts.com
complete hose kit
belt polyvee
thermostat
wires
plugs
air filter
oil
oil
filter

now just to give you a quick history of my truck. bought it used in 2006 with 78K, it now has 98kmiles and have never done any maintenance other then air filter and reg oil change its an 02 disco


now i have hear about sea foam what is it and should i do it to my engine as well also is there anything else i should order or any other thing i need to do to get it up and running?

you guys are so great every time i have a question about anything you guys are here for me i really appreciate it and thanks in advanced

 

search around for Mike's 60k maintenance list. what you ordered is definitely a good start. If your coolant leak was caused by bad hoses, you will solve your problem and will have a running Disco.

 

guys...........................?

 

Don't put the plugs and wires in. Get some magnacor wires and Bosch+4 plugs. The wires are 8MM instead of 7 and hold up a lot better than factory in the hot engine bay. The procedure is a little tricky and a lot of people take off the intake manifold. There is a write up on here with pictures somewhere. If you are going to go through all of the work, do it right with the right plugs and wires.

Seafoam is used as an induction cleaner. search it for the procedure. You suck it into the intake.

When you change all of your hoses, be sure to bleed your system properly, or you are going to have problems. Use Dexcool antifreeze.

You can download a free RAVE manual if you need help working your way through the engine bay. You can also get one on e-bay for $5.

As previously stated, look for Mikes 60K list.

 

Here is mike's 60k mile service list, some of the items might differ for DI and DII's so the list is NOT absolute.

This is the parts list for a 60,000 mile service or a high mileage used truck, the way I do it.
1 Oil filter, K&N 3001
1 Air filter
6 Qts of engine oil
12 Qts of ATF
7 Qts of 80/90W gear oil
2 Qts of Brake fluid
2 Qts of synthetic Power steering fluid
2 Gallons of OAT, orange coolant
1 Bottle of Lucas Power Steering additive
1 Bottle of Lucas Transmission additive
1 Can of Spray Carb. Spray
1 Can Of Brake cleaner
8 Spark Plugs, I use Bosch Platium Plus 4's
1 Set of Magnacor 8mm plug wires
1 Serpentine belt if not yet replaced
2 Bottles of SeaFoam


60,000 Mile Service or Major Service for High Mileage Used Vehicle just purchased
Bleed the brakes
Flush and change the power steering fluid adding one bottle of additive
Service the tranny adding one bottle of additive
Flush the coolant system
Do an engine flush before changing the oil
Do an induction cleaning
Clean the throttle body
Add fuel additive to full gas tank
Change both of the diffs fluid
Change the t/case oil
Replace the plugs and wires
Replace the air filter
Lube all the drive shaft grease fitting including the 2 slip shafts
Do full inspection of brakes, hoses, bushings etc.

Hopefully MIKE didn't leave anything out.

 

I would do some specific tests prior to changing anything other then the hoses and t/stat.
First, will the engine run, do you have coolant in the oil, in the cylinders?
Why did you let the coolant leak go so long? I am pretty sure you have come close to toasting your engine.
Safe to say head gaskets are in order with a very close head inspection and pray you haven't dropped a sleeve.

 

or he has had a slow leak in the hose that failed...

You are always so scary Mike.....

 

the car runs i just dont want to take the chance of toasting the engine. i actually drove it to work this morning and started checking every hose and trying to see were the leak is coming from. as of now the leak only happens while the car is on and for about 30 min after the car is turned off. i noticed that all 3 hoses that are conected to the t/stat are leaking so my first thing would be change all hoses and t/stat and bleed the system and check it out to see if theres any more leaks. mike gave me a good idea with making tape to see if i am loosing fluid.

 

but now after thats all said and done should i do the seafoam and the tune up or tune up and seafoam?

 

I think Mike's suggestion is a good one since the O.P. is certainly in the "zone" milage wise for a leaking head gasket. Much time and effort (= $$) will be wasted if he doesn't completely rule out the head gasket. Of course, worst case is that it's fine, then starts leaking next month after the repairs are done [sm=boohoo.gif].

The truth be told, owning a DiscoIS a slightly scary situation..... A couple thou kept in the disco account keeps it manageable though.....