Hello from the east Coast,
I have several issues that all started at the same time, I wonder if any one could help me get this straight.
1: Head Gaskets leaking on both sides of block, thick oil drip build up dipping on both sides.
2: Phantom coolant leak from rear passenger side of engine. Might be a heat core, might be the engine; have not located source.
3: Oil leak from a casting port or oil something something port ? looks to be coming from behind passenger engine mount. Not above. ( have Photos to show these little black Allen head bolts on both sides of the engine with wire daisy chained together. )
4: and then there was the knocking ..... Only started a few weeks ago and dose not appear until engine is hot. While idling the other day, you can hear is almost and maybe disappear after 10 mins of running.
I have already started to pull my engine apart with my Brother who is ASE certified. So far we are down to the bock, heads removed and packed away in bins with soft newspaper. Vary clean BTW. we have not found any issues that stand out so far. I just saw this : " Sticky: A"MUST Read For Anyone About to Repair a Head Gaskets or a Valve Train Noise. (Multi-page thread 1 2) - Disco Mike " I will continue reading it.
There may have been one or both leaks on the exhaust manifolds, bolts a bit lose on block. One bolt look snapped off the down pipe connecting to the Cat. read you can here knocking from that ? Im pretty sure they have been lose for a while on or just on the down pipe. I been hearing loud exhaust for a while.m (no knocking ) Been on my to-do list.
I have read many horrible stories of bad engines in the 2003, people have lasted every thing to mixed metals, oil pumps to bearings; to much information and no point think negative.
So questions: Is there a upgraded head gasket set and seal kit ?
Also I head there was an issues with oil pumps, Maybe that's the knocking ? If so, are there upgraded ones? I am out of range for the really bad ones, but found little on what that means ? SALTY1647 3A818175
Reading info here and others " http://landroverforums.com/forum/discovery-ii-18/vin-range-oil-pump-29475/ "
I have read many horrible stories of bad engines in the 2003, people have lasted every thing to mixed metals, oil pumps to bearings; to much information and no point think negative.
*2003 Disco, 103, miles
I have several issues that all started at the same time, I wonder if any one could help me get this straight.
1: Head Gaskets leaking on both sides of block, thick oil drip build up dipping on both sides.
2: Phantom coolant leak from rear passenger side of engine. Might be a heat core, might be the engine; have not located source.
3: Oil leak from a casting port or oil something something port ? looks to be coming from behind passenger engine mount. Not above. ( have Photos to show these little black Allen head bolts on both sides of the engine with wire daisy chained together. )
4: and then there was the knocking ..... Only started a few weeks ago and dose not appear until engine is hot. While idling the other day, you can hear is almost and maybe disappear after 10 mins of running.
I have already started to pull my engine apart with my Brother who is ASE certified. So far we are down to the bock, heads removed and packed away in bins with soft newspaper. Vary clean BTW. we have not found any issues that stand out so far. I just saw this : " Sticky: A"MUST Read For Anyone About to Repair a Head Gaskets or a Valve Train Noise. (Multi-page thread 1 2) - Disco Mike " I will continue reading it.
There may have been one or both leaks on the exhaust manifolds, bolts a bit lose on block. One bolt look snapped off the down pipe connecting to the Cat. read you can here knocking from that ? Im pretty sure they have been lose for a while on or just on the down pipe. I been hearing loud exhaust for a while.m (no knocking ) Been on my to-do list.
I have read many horrible stories of bad engines in the 2003, people have lasted every thing to mixed metals, oil pumps to bearings; to much information and no point think negative.
So questions: Is there a upgraded head gasket set and seal kit ?
Also I head there was an issues with oil pumps, Maybe that's the knocking ? If so, are there upgraded ones? I am out of range for the really bad ones, but found little on what that means ? SALTY1647 3A818175
Reading info here and others " http://landroverforums.com/forum/discovery-ii-18/vin-range-oil-pump-29475/ "
I have read many horrible stories of bad engines in the 2003, people have lasted every thing to mixed metals, oil pumps to bearings; to much information and no point think negative.
*2003 Disco, 103, miles