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Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: henryandlesley on January 23, 2008, 17:42:23

Title: range rover classic water
Post by: henryandlesley on January 23, 2008, 17:42:23

Hi my rengie has frothy water in the rad and header tank there is on signs of oil it water or water in oil but there is loads of bubbles coming out of the header tank and rad when all caps removed it seems like it has had a bottle of washing up liquid put in it is them sort of bubbles easy way to dicribe it get some water in a bowl with some fair and mix it up with a whisk and see the bubbles

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Title: Re: range rover classic water
Post by: dod51e on January 23, 2008, 17:47:33

Ouch!  Sounds like cracked head or a gasket has let go!

Title: Re: range rover classic water
Post by: hairyasswelder on January 23, 2008, 18:31:45

check spark plugs see if one is clean. Sounds like head gasket has gone between cylinder and water ways.  :( :(

Title: Re: range rover classic water
Post by: hairyasswelder on January 23, 2008, 19:28:22

Quote from: henryandlesley on January 23, 2008, 19:15:04

Quote from: hairyasswelder on January 23, 2008, 18:31:45

check spark plugs see if one is clean. Sounds like head gasket has gone between cylinder and water ways.  :( :(

heads ok new plugs and new gaskets compression is between 160-180 psi

Airlock? Have you tried bleeding the system?

Title: Re: range rover classic water
Post by: barriesheene on January 24, 2008, 18:21:14

sounds like you've got paddocks on speed dial to !  :lol: :lol: