doobreydog
Active Member
Seriously.
KV6's are notorious for HGF.
Yours is overheating and, apparently, pressurising - classic symptoms and exactly what mine did.
If you can find someone to replace the HGs, they probably won't warranty the job and it may well go again (mine lasted 2 weeks).
If you take it to a LR main dealer they will say you need a new engine, which will cost you £4k at least.
I say again - take it back and get a refund.
Spent ages compiling a sarcastic reply to this earlier and seems to have been either lost in cyberspace or removed...
In brief it said how the fook can you diagnose a problem by a couple of lines of brief description... (im not saying it is or is not because if I were that good I would be making a business from it) ..If I had a couple of quid for every time sombody has suggested HGF on mine (still running perfectly 40K miles later) when its been either electrickrey,thermostat, or anything else not associated with HGF then I could happily retire...
Just cause head gasket had gone on yours (so you were probably informed by some forum expert) doesnt mean its gonna be the same in every case... i have seen 3 FLs recently that owners (obviously suffering from FL paranoia) have been convinced by forum experts that HGF was cause for coolant loss....each one was simple leaks you could get in any motor.
Do the basics... sludge/emulsion in and around oil filler cap & dipstick...sniff test for hydro-carbons in coolant... Change filler cap to ensure system is pressurising and not just boiling at atmospheric pressure