Hi Jamesmartin, thank you for taking the time to make some suggestions. Unfortunately I don't have a torque-wrench but I may be able to get hold of one. Mind you, as boguing says, wouldn't it be a bit of a coincidence to have problems at the same spot in the gasket if it was caused by incorrect...

Many thanks everyone. The garage owner has agreed to check out the injectors and to repair them under warranty. He was less helpful about the head gasket, basically saying that it must be a cracked head or a warped block, which he said can both be impossible to spot when replacing the gasket...

Many thanks Zeaphod I have kept a close eye on the Land Rover - never more than a few days between checks. The injectors have been damp for a week or perhaps two but I hadn't realised that they were causing the leak on the drive until the weekend. It was a very small oil patch so I hadnt been...

Many apologies - I seem to have triggered a rather sensitive spam filter:p Hi all, i am a newbie and would appreciate some advice. In November I bought a 1986 Ex-MOD Land Rover 90 Soft Top 2.5na Diesel. It had a brand new MOT and appeared to be in very good nick all round and had done very...

Ok. Point taken. Many apologies. It was just a tongue in cheek last line. I am not sure that a spammer would be telling you all about a fault with the product either! I just want to know what I am talking about when I take it to the garage. I will amend the post and resubmit.

Hi Elan23 No, this is not spam. Have I broken a forum rule or said something wrong? Just a genuine question from a newbie.

Hi all, i am a newbie and would appreciate some advice. In November I bought a 1986 Ex-MOD Land Rover 90 Soft Top 2.5na Diesel. It had a brand new MOT and appeared to be in very good nick all round and had done very few miles over the previous 3-5 years. All seemed fine until I noticed that...