help im new to this computer world. can anyone give me advice on my disco2 td5 it,s got 80.000 thousand mile,s full land rover history . in the mornings when first started it steams from the exhaust and theres a smell of anti freeze after about ten minutes running it clears up. It do,s not overheat even towing a heavy trailer go's fine and has no power loss. i have started topping up the headertank every week now . . to me it sounds like the head gasket has started to go but i can not understand why it is not overheating which i took to be a sign for the head to have go.If this is the case' would i be able to replace the gasket my self i have some experiance with engines and have replace a head gasket on a petrol car before if so would i need any special tools uther than a torque wrench hope this gives a good discription off my problam please excuse the spelling and such look forward to any advice given thanks for now

 

Yes, you have a failing head gasket, take it to a good shop, there are a cople quick tests they can run to verify the problem.
Do it sooner then later so you don't do any head damage.
Mike

 

cheers disco mike can you advice on the matter off me removeing the head my self and getting it pressore tested and if necassery to skim the head and refit it my self look forward to a reply cheers again. ssonic

 

I haven't worked on a diesel before so I won't be much help. But go to a shop and have them presure test the coolant system for internal leaks inside the engine, only take 5 minutes then at least you will know if you have a problem.
Mike

 

thanks again mike for your time and advice will let you no how i get on cheers for now . ssonic