Landrover Discovery Over Heating!
#1
09-02-2010, 02:51 PM
Landrover Discovery Over Heating!
Hi!
I am new to the website and I am completely lost when it comes to my endless rover problems. I have a 2000 Land Rover Discovery Series II SE, with 150,000 miles on it. Therefore, I decided to search the internet for help/suggestions on what could possibly be wrong with my rover now. OK..here is the problem:
Last week I went to crank my rover and it would not start, so I checked the battery, and sure enough, my battery had extreme corrosion on it that ate right through my wires. I got this problem fixed, along with a new radiator hose. The first time I drove my car after it being fixed, it drove fine for the whole 67 mile drive home. The next morning I drive my car, I looked out my review mirror and noticed smoke coming from my car. The smoke lasted for about 10 seconds and then went away so I continue to drive it. About one mile down the rode I looked at my temperature gauge and noticed it was all the way in the red zone, with the red light on. I drove for about four miles with my car over heated, stopped at autozone and got some antifreeze. I left my reservoir cap open for a bit after I put in the antifreeze, with my car running, and the antifreeze bubbled continuously. I drive my car another 4 miles back home, let it cool down for a couple of hours. Thinking I had a blown head gasket, I check the oil for "milky" discoloration, but the oil looks perfectly clean. So I then, fill the reservoir up with water and crank up my car again. This time the water did not bubble back out, so I take it for a spin, and to be sure, the rover over heats after driving for about a mile. Does any body have any ideas/suggestions as to what the problem may or could be?? I am trying to avoid the dealership at all costs. Any help would be so great!
Also, here is a brief history on the things I have had done to the rover in the last 4 years:
-Heater core
-All new spark plugs
-O2 sensors
-Head gasket
-various other sensors that I cant think of right now
-brakes
-radiator hose
....the list continues but I do not have my receipts explaining the what was fixed with me at the moment.
Sorry for the extremely long post, and thanks for any future input!
Jessica
I am new to the website and I am completely lost when it comes to my endless rover problems. I have a 2000 Land Rover Discovery Series II SE, with 150,000 miles on it. Therefore, I decided to search the internet for help/suggestions on what could possibly be wrong with my rover now. OK..here is the problem:
Last week I went to crank my rover and it would not start, so I checked the battery, and sure enough, my battery had extreme corrosion on it that ate right through my wires. I got this problem fixed, along with a new radiator hose. The first time I drove my car after it being fixed, it drove fine for the whole 67 mile drive home. The next morning I drive my car, I looked out my review mirror and noticed smoke coming from my car. The smoke lasted for about 10 seconds and then went away so I continue to drive it. About one mile down the rode I looked at my temperature gauge and noticed it was all the way in the red zone, with the red light on. I drove for about four miles with my car over heated, stopped at autozone and got some antifreeze. I left my reservoir cap open for a bit after I put in the antifreeze, with my car running, and the antifreeze bubbled continuously. I drive my car another 4 miles back home, let it cool down for a couple of hours. Thinking I had a blown head gasket, I check the oil for "milky" discoloration, but the oil looks perfectly clean. So I then, fill the reservoir up with water and crank up my car again. This time the water did not bubble back out, so I take it for a spin, and to be sure, the rover over heats after driving for about a mile. Does any body have any ideas/suggestions as to what the problem may or could be?? I am trying to avoid the dealership at all costs. Any help would be so great!
Also, here is a brief history on the things I have had done to the rover in the last 4 years:
-Heater core
-All new spark plugs
-O2 sensors
-Head gasket
-various other sensors that I cant think of right now
-brakes
-radiator hose
....the list continues but I do not have my receipts explaining the what was fixed with me at the moment.
Sorry for the extremely long post, and thanks for any future input!
Jessica
#2
09-02-2010, 08:00 PM
#3
09-03-2010, 09:32 AM
Baja
Jessica, it's really bad news to drive a Rover 4 miles with it overheated to the red.
It could be any number of things that caused it in the first place:
bad thermostat
low coolant
bad water pump
dead AC fans if you were using the AC
bad viscous fan clutch
clogged radiator (internal or external)
But now that you've driven it so long (I know it doesn't seem like long) with it that hot there's a very high chance you have warped the heads and the head gaskets will fail soon, if it hasn't already.
If you search the forum you'll find information on how to check for each potential problem area. I'd do that, then look in to if your head gasket(s) have failed. You definitely want to fix them before doing head gaskets (or at least at the same time).
If you say where you're located I'm sure someone can point you to an independent mechanic so you can avoid the dealer, assuming you don't want, or are unable, to attack the problems yourself.
It could be any number of things that caused it in the first place:
bad thermostat
low coolant
bad water pump
dead AC fans if you were using the AC
bad viscous fan clutch
clogged radiator (internal or external)
But now that you've driven it so long (I know it doesn't seem like long) with it that hot there's a very high chance you have warped the heads and the head gaskets will fail soon, if it hasn't already.
If you search the forum you'll find information on how to check for each potential problem area. I'd do that, then look in to if your head gasket(s) have failed. You definitely want to fix them before doing head gaskets (or at least at the same time).
If you say where you're located I'm sure someone can point you to an independent mechanic so you can avoid the dealer, assuming you don't want, or are unable, to attack the problems yourself.
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