Disco 2 Head gasket replacement

evil_goat said:

I have a 2004 Land Rover Discovery (V8 gasoline). It is misfiring and the head gasket is blown. All the mechanics in my area refuse to fix it, so I guess I will have to do it myself. I have no experience in replacing head gaskets or taking apart engines. It has had a head gasket replacement in around 2016 and hasn't been driven much in the last 2-3 years. Would this mean that I would have to replace fewer things other than the gasket? How would I replace it? What tools would I need? What other things should I take into consideration?
Thanks in advance

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frostythor said:

Go to the web page of Atlantic British, look for the video discovery 2 v8 head gasket replacement. part 1 an 2

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Stanleysteamer said:

This is ludicrous.
The V8 engine being so much part of the DNA of the USA!
What are they frightened of? Porous block?
There are ways round that, top hat cylinder liners for one thing.
It is possible that when the job was last done they didn't check to see if the head needed skimming and then just put it back on.
Read a lot around the subject. It is quite straight forward, in itself, but you need to well acquaint yourself with the Mark and its foibles.
Plenty on here and other Land Rover forums.
Best of luck!
Oh and you might want to go onto the Introduce yourself part of the forum.

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frostythor said:

Go to the web page of Atlantic British, look for the video discovery 2 v8 head gasket replacement. part 1 an 2

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Coley53 said:

Do they have similar For the p38 or/is it broadly the same?
Ta.

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