cheers all

bit worried now
because man gave me a two hole
gasket
when mine was a three hole
man sed it would be ok
motor runs like a dream
hate waiting for tomorow to come
 
right
new gasket has leaked at corner
gasket used FIA
can someone tell me make
of the gasket I took off
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where can I purchase
geotze head gasket
goetze 30-027396-20
uk based thx
if not I shall contact famous four
or do I go genuine £120 ouch
cheers all
get ther in the end lol
 
where can I purchase
geotze head gasket
goetze 30-027396-20
uk based thx
if not I shall contact famous four
or do I go genuine £120 ouch
cheers all
get ther in the end lol

Sorry to go over it so it got skimmed not warped then ? New head bolts ?
Tightend and re Tightend head bolts with a torq wrench In The correct Sequence
Head gasket from a reputable seller not fleabay
If you take these steps can't see the problem

Good luck
 
yes done it all correctly
head skimed , new bolts
FIA gasket , 2 hole
my original gasket was 3 hole
man sed it would be fine
blowed oil out ov corner
in 1 day
all torqed correctly to the rave bible
overheating was caused by semi blocked
heater matrix
which I then by passed with pipe
 
it was very light skim nothing major
and lots of people have done the same
the gasket was awful
make FIA
mechanic said it shud 3 hole
not 2 hole which has caused the problem
cheers
 
Have you checked the Rad has the Baffle in the top compartment??

The rad is top flow, so there is a baffle plat in the top of the rad to ensure the water goes in one side and has to go round the rad, to the other pipe...

Without this baffle, the water just flows in one side and straight out the other...

The baffle has been known to break off!

Also ensure your rad is clean, again, being top flow, the bottom can get badly silted up!
 
brand new rad , baffle ok
new pump new thermostat
new viscous coupling
bloody doing my head in now
please please help
any advice is welcome
 
if head was cracked
I carnt understand why
it didn't overheat with
the FIA **** head gasket
it was fine exept oil was ****ing from
corner where gasket had give
 
Willy, Let me share my story regarding a Head Gasket Replacement and perhaps you my find some comfort if not a solution. Last April, 2012, I purchased for $1200 US a 1999 Range Rover SE (4.0 Bosch) as a project vehicle. My intention was to repair it and sell it for a profit. The previous owner had owned it only 3 months and parted with her mechanic boyfriend before he repaired it.. It had everything wrong with it, but after eliminating all other possibilities, I decided to tackle the Head Gasket rather than have a Salvage Yard come and get it and claim it as a charitable donation.

I took my time and after weeks completed the job. I used Paul’s (the Australian) photo guide as well as the Discovery II guide written by Land Rover. After I thought I was complete, I had to adjust the throttle/cruise control cables, I exchanged incorrectly the IACV and the coil connectors that gave erroneous codes, just to name a couple. The car started and when I took it for a test drive, it was ok at first, but soon overheated. I recalled all of the horror stories that you read on these forums—slipped sleeves, cracked heads, loose bolts, etc. I checked, rechecked, read forums, and just walked away for a couple of days. Then I read about filling the coolant. One writer talked about jacking up the car and the side that has the overflow tank. I did it, why not? I removed the bleed hose from the nipple on the radiator. With the car running while jacked up, I filled the overflow with coolant until the there was a steady flow of coolant from the bleed nipple. I then reattached the hose to the nipple, topped off the overflow tank. My temperature gauge has been at 12:00 since.

My heads were skimmed. Rave says that they can be skimmed .5 mm. Mine were skimmed 12 thousandths of an inch which is about .3mm. My cost was only $82 for this. I have been driving this car since. I have towed a vehicle on a car carrier with it. I decided to keep it as a 4 wheel through the winter. Having fallen in love with my Rover, I may never sell it. I hope this helps
 

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