spydee Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 I have a defender 110 200tdi that is leaking oil from the top of the engine [cover or head gasket area], now when i start it up there is white smoke, when i first start to drive it with engine cold it is fine, but when the temp guage goes up and the engine gets hot[roughly after 25 minutes or so] and i go to accelerate it is very very sluggish, very low power , if there is a leak in a gasket somewhere will this cause compression loss? a friend thought he saw bubbles coming out of the gasket area. I hope someone can answer my questions please. jeff b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt bristol Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 have you removed the coolant filler cap with it running to see if the water system is being pressurised - usually an indicator of head gasket gone allowing compression to escape into the water jacket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spydee Posted September 26, 2010 Author Share Posted September 26, 2010 I will try today, does it matter if the engine is cold or hot when checking this? If i continue to drive the vehicle am i making way more damage to the engine. should i stop driving the vehicle? thanx for the reply, every answer is free education, as i am a rover newbie too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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