HELP PLEASE!!! my first landy

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kee

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Hi all, I bought my first land rover yesterday!!! A 1988 90, it had been tinkered with a bit but the only major thing is the previous owner put a 200tdi engine in. I've driven it for 2 days and looked under the bonnet to find a leak out of the seal around the head gasket, it's not too much of a leak but enough to notice. Is this going to cost loads to fix? Have I bought a duff? My brother in law knows quite a bit about engines and he said it shouldn't be too bad but I just wanted to make sure.

Am I over reacting or do I really need to worry?
 
doesnt sound like you've brought what you class as a 'duff' just make sure you get it checked out by someone who knows what their doing and it shouldn't be a problem
 
kee said:
Hi all, I bought my first land rover yesterday!!! A 1988 90, it had been tinkered with a bit but the only major thing is the previous owner put a 200tdi engine in. I've driven it for 2 days and looked under the bonnet to find a leak out of the seal around the head gasket, it's not too much of a leak but enough to notice. Is this going to cost loads to fix? Have I bought a duff? My brother in law knows quite a bit about engines and he said it shouldn't be too bad but I just wanted to make sure.

Am I over reacting or do I really need to worry?
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naah lad yer dont need to worry bout it unless its losing loads of oil through it such as a pint a week top up

and from an ex rochdale lad to another whereabouts are yer based mate as i can point yer in the direction of a fair few good garages and landy peeps over that way :D:D:D
 
kee said:
Hi all, I bought my first land rover yesterday!!! A 1988 90, it had been tinkered with a bit but the only major thing is the previous owner put a 200tdi engine in. I've driven it for 2 days and looked under the bonnet to find a leak out of the seal around the head gasket, it's not too much of a leak but enough to notice. Is this going to cost loads to fix? Have I bought a duff? My brother in law knows quite a bit about engines and he said it shouldn't be too bad but I just wanted to make sure.

Am I over reacting or do I really need to worry?
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Land rover don't leak, they mark the territory. Don't worry
 
Hahahaha cheers lads!! I sorted the problem, rocker gasket had been put on with normal bathroom silicon so I went to Green Brothers and bought a proper gasket £7.80!! Problem solved (fingers crossed) and I actually laughed out loud at the 'mark they're territory' comment GENIUS!!

And I'm from Wardle originally but now reside in sunny Spotland! Near the stadium.

Cheers lads made my day a lot more enjoyable with those comments hahaha
 
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A thing about defenders is if something one it is designed to keep liquidy things contained it will leak out. It it is designed to keep liquidy things out it will leak in. It is a general rule. Don't worry about it. End of the day it is just a gasket replacement.


Td4 2005 face lift model.
 
kee said:
Hahahaha cheers lads!! I sorted the problem, rocker gasket had been put on with normal bathroom silicon so I went to Green Brothers and bought a proper gasket £7.80!! Problem solved (fingers crossed) and I actually laughed out loud at the 'mark they're territory' comment GENIUS!!

And I'm from Wardle originally but now reside in sunny Spotland! Near the stadium.

Cheers lads made my day a lot more enjoyable with those comments hahaha
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jeez i grew up near the ox and plough pub at the other side of birch hill and used to knock about with a few lads from up there :D:D
 
Hahaha it's a small world, even smaller when you have a land rover Hahahaha I'm a regular in the globe at the top of Wardle!!
 
kee said:
Hahaha it's a small world, even smaller when you have a land rover Hahahaha I'm a regular in the globe at the top of Wardle!!
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youll prolly know chris gammon then as hes a regular up there and kath burke ste chapman and i carnt remember the others right now

and thats a nice little lane round the back of that pub takes yer up round browne wardle and eventually pete ogans farm :D:D

theres another at the verry back of the res that goes fer miles over the 3 hills and comes out at the king bill pub at the back of the borough ;);)
 
Yeh I know all them lot spend many an hour in the pub with em hahaha I'll defo go up brown Wardle! And I think I've already done that other lane in my L200, bad idea though must try it in my landy!!
 
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