Jason2

Know what you mean!!!! What kind of intervals are you getting before the bloody thing starts leaking again???

Had every thing in bits again today and was highly tempted to do many things but tried to keep things simple!! Started by smearing some of that liquid aluminium stuff across both faces that take the "P gasket" to fill corrosion wear on both surfaces from previous leaking gasket.Once dry sanded up both surfaces with wet & dry wrapped around a very flat object,checked with straight edge,ran a 8mm tap down bolt holes to make sure that they were clear also ran a reamer through alloy casing which was well bunged up to be certain the bolts are tightening the gasket up and not bottoming etc..... all back together with a new gasket with RTV sealant on both sides.Not leaking any more but that doesn't mean anything as it started leaking a week after I changed it last time!!! Also took the opportunity to put a blanking plate on the EGR valve,clean all the gunk out of the inlet manifold,pipes and even gave the intercooler a good rinse with petrol at the same time. Anyone know how to quieten noisy auxiliary belts??????? Thought that I had a noisy auxiliary belt tensioner bearing as it would sing now and again so I got a cheap bearing replacement off e-bay (as appose to changing the whole tensioner unit) but it turns out that its the belt that's noisy!!Only on start up then it disappears! Fingers crossed for the gasket and a defiantly wont be celebrating for a week or two. Cheers for all your help. Jason

Those bolts get proper rusty!!! Had the same problem when changing the p gasket but I managed to get some heat to the alu caseing before un-doing and luckily did'nt break any bolts.But I'm having it all in bits again on tuesday as I still have a leak on the p gasket!!!!

Thanks a lot! I have some stuff to get from Paddocks so I will get some some one shot grease at the same time.

Steve Could you please tell me where you can get and price for "One shot grease" for the swivel pins as I have recently bought a 300tdi and would like to change at the same time as all the other oils. Also how do I know that it's not already been done? Cheers Jason

Well well!! Beats the carp out of me!! Cheers For your comments Nick, I had thought about re-surfacing and re-packing. Still have'nt got hold of new inlet manifold,water pump gasket & a "New P Gasket" to attack the job but will be doing soon as it's costing me a fortune in coolant (5l a week)!!! Dont worry I have an eye on it and wont let the old girl get Hot and flustered!! Suppose that I could give it a whirl with the old "Engineers Blue" to see if we are mateing correctly and think that I will have to put sealant on as it obviosly is'nt working with out!!!!! Thanks all the same, Will try and get it sorted next week-Keep you posted!

Hi Steve Thanks for the info! Mine started leaking about a week after it was back together so it might be that?????? I reckon I'm going to clean Intercooler,inlet manifold and blank EGR valve off at the same time as the old girls done 117k and know for a fact that it's well grundgy in there and that it has not been previosly done!!! I will let you know how I get on. Cheers once again. Jason

Hi BogMonster The old fibre gasket I think had been leaking so long (I have just bought vehicle) that it had corroded the leak up but there were still traces of coolant down the block. Thought that I would kill 2 birds with one stone whilst changing the cam belt,waterpump....etc and my local LR dealer supplied a steel gasket. Looks like it's going to be back in bits again but any other advice would be much appreciated !! Cheers Jason

Any way Hi! Just changed a knackered but non leaking fibre "P gasket" (P shaped gasket behind the water pump)and now new joint is pishing out coolant!!!!!!!!!!! P gasket had previosly been leaking as there were marks down the block,changed the gasket at the same time as waterpump,cambelt etc I suspect that it's New metal joint from local dealer,mating surfaces were not good but not totaly trashed!!Any one any ideas to whether joint should be metal or fibre or both???????????