300TDi water leak

[Range Rover Blues]

Ours is actually in a RRC but I thought I'd ask here.  Behind the ali casting that holds the PAS pump, alternator and of coourse the water pump is a gasket that seals the wtaer passage to the pump, the gasket looks like it's secured by 2 of the water pump bolts.

Anyway, ours leaks, badly now.  So is it a pig of a job to swap it? I first thought it was part of the timing case but luckily it might be seperate.  Unfortuanltely there is absolutely no detail in the 300TDi manual.

[Bobtail]

Ours is actually in a RRC but I thought I'd ask here.  Behind the ali casting that holds the PAS pump, alternator and of coourse the water pump is a gasket that seals the wtaer passage to the pump, the gasket looks like it's secured by 2 of the water pump bolts.

Anyway, ours leaks, badly now.  So is it a pig of a job to swap it? I first thought it was part of the timing case but luckily it might be seperate.  Unfortuanltely there is absolutely no detail in the 300TDi manual.

Hi Andrew

Its commanly called the p gasket

and its not too bad a job

i did mine when i replaced the waterpump so i removed that first

but you need to take off the viscus fan and fan cowling

remove the bolts that attach the power steering pump and alternator and move them to one side

And remove the fan belt tensioner

you should the be able to remove the two bolts that hole the casting on

Clean the surfaces and fit the new (metal ) p gasket

then replace all the above about three hours work all in

hope this helps

Jim

[thediscodude]

I did my p-gasket on my disco on my own and its fairly simple

[BigA]

its not a bad job, just a bit time consuming as said. Biggest problem i had was that where my gasket had been leaking for some time, a couple of the bolts were a right pain to get out as they were covered in hardened sludge. Also, they are on 10mm heads, and if tight as mine were can round very easily, had to make sure i used flat head sockets.

[Range Rover Blues]

Thanks lads :D