oky i have a major problem... reciently got a 2000 d2..only drove it a day and the temp gage started movin up!.. now it goes all the way up to the red and the lights comes on.. when i pop the hood the over flow is smoking and coolant is gone!.. ??? any answer!! this is my first land rover.. have no idea how there coolant system wrks.. any help well be great!!..ready to hit the road!

 

Maybe you were low in the first place.Check your hoses, also you might want to go to the dreaded "discoweb" for more answers

Cheers

 

Good change you have already damaged the engine. Don't drive it for any reason, don't take it to a dealer, find a local Rover shop and have it towed.
Get back to us with what is wrong and a estimate.

 

oky thanks gotta find a shop around me

 

Oky found the problem!!..took it down to the shop!..it was the thermostat and something about a trottle body heater control..they wanna charge $600 to fix!..:-/..well i guess it could have been more!!

 

HOLD Everything,
The part for the t/body is $24 the T/stat is $18, they are putting the screws to you, go do this your self.

 

holy **** we dont charge that much.

a thermostat costs around 100 tops with less then an hour install and throttle body heater costs around 40 bucks and its less then .7 install.

I bet the heads are leaking and they havent bothered to raise the vehicle or look at the radiator or anything else.

get it away from them, seriously. I am dealer tech and I see alot of independant shops that dont know rovers overcharge customers by throwing hundreds of extra parts to pad the bill. they saw you coming a mile away and are throwing you a bone.

oh and bleed the system and then fill it up and then check to see if it still overheats.

 

it was the thermostat and something about a trottle body heater control..they wanna charge $600 to fix!..:-/..well i guess it could have been more!!!

 

So I take it you didn't listen to us and let them screw you, to bad!!

 

**** no!... I looked up the cost for the parts!!.. Got it out the shop the other day!..they were pissed that i didnt have them fix it!.. I may be new to landrovers but im no ***... Gonna do the t-stat myself and look more into throttl body heater..kno wheere i can get the parts!!?