For a month or so the car occasionally drops coolant over night (puddles on the drive),

Two weekends ago however i topped it up only for a mile down the road the coolant warning beeped, Seems the leak had got bigger.

So i dropped it off to my local garage who immediately said its going to be the head gasket

A phone call an hour later confirms this and they claim they cant do it however the "specialist" up the road can at a cost of £1k.

Anyway i took it to the Land rover specialist of MY choice in Preston and explained it to them, After two days of testing it turns out to be a split pipe at the back of the engine close to the PCV hoses.

So £280 later and also new PCV hoses its running sweet as a nut and is getting 1-2 better MPG !

I just wondered if i hadnt taken it else where would they have charged the £1k and just fixed the hose  TDV8 HST Sport **Current**

4.4 V8 Autobiography and 22" wheels **Gone**

Nice one!

I'm going to check my PCV hoses this weekend - I've got a Saab 9-5 and they suffer from the same problem, did them about a month ago.

Macdaddy wrote:

Anyway i took it to the Land rover specialist of MY choice in Preston and explained it to them, After two days of testing it turns out to be a split pipe at the back of the engine close to the PCV hoses.

So £280 later and also new PCV hoses its running sweet as a nut and is getting 1-2 better MPG !

I just wondered if i hadnt taken it else where would they have charged the £1k and just fixed the hose

bet its the one off Brook near Goses used to be on Aquaduct st, they are really good and not expensive. Ex D1, D2, D3 owner now 2008 TDV8 Vogue SE

cant even think of a garage at brook st ? i'm presuming you mean near the university end ?

Well I bet the "specialist" was K Motore.

Had my mates RR for months and could not fix it, charged him £300 + on labour, he spent about the same on bits, that they said he needed. And no fix.

Took it here: http://www.independentlandroverservices.co.uk/

1 day later fixed, no parts required


Got his labour costs back from K Motors though.

There no more specialists than my fish are.

thanks for that , i never knew that was even there . always handy to know

wardpg wrote:

bet its the one off Brook near Goses used to be on Aquaduct st, they are really good and not expensive.

Have used K Motors for mail order parts for my defender many times and they have been great for both cost and service. Not used them for fixing the car so can't comment on that.

I had similar,
You need a new radiator Sir!
Thankfully went for second opinion.

Er...................... nope that'll be £325 on hoses actually. 15MY SDV8 Vogue SE

Just noticed today the leaks back.... This time from the radiator hose at the front

Looks like i'll have a go myself at replacing that one this time.

Weird how they are all going Must be that bad cold snap this year thats damaged them. TDV8 HST Sport **Current**

4.4 V8 Autobiography and 22" wheels **Gone**

Ha so has mine!
And I have broken the bonnet release cable doing the top ups.
. 15MY SDV8 Vogue SE