MWF FEED
26th January 2022, 09:30 PM
Video- Land Rover 200tdi Leak - YouTube (https://youtu.be/BM8b3zw0bGY)
So I bought a Defender 200tdi that has sat in a paddock under a tree for the past 5 years and today I returned to get it running.
After cleaning the air filter, priming the lines, fitting a new battery, it fired right up no problems.
But... there's a gas leak at the back of the motor, somewhere near the head gasket, there were no issues with the vehicle before it being parked up.
I really hope it's not a crack or a head gasket, I've done 2 already in the last 12 months and don't really want to do another one.
Surely a head gasket wouldn't fail just from sitting?
I was hoping maybe a welch plug had rotted and it's just leaking crank case pressure, but it seems more like the pressure from a single cylinder escaping, No 4:( and that would still mean pulling the head anyway
I'm not familiar with these engines, or diesels for that matter.
What are your thoughts?
Read the full thread at metalworkforums.com... (https://metalworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=207635&goto=newpost)
So I bought a Defender 200tdi that has sat in a paddock under a tree for the past 5 years and today I returned to get it running.
After cleaning the air filter, priming the lines, fitting a new battery, it fired right up no problems.
But... there's a gas leak at the back of the motor, somewhere near the head gasket, there were no issues with the vehicle before it being parked up.
I really hope it's not a crack or a head gasket, I've done 2 already in the last 12 months and don't really want to do another one.
Surely a head gasket wouldn't fail just from sitting?
I was hoping maybe a welch plug had rotted and it's just leaking crank case pressure, but it seems more like the pressure from a single cylinder escaping, No 4:( and that would still mean pulling the head anyway
I'm not familiar with these engines, or diesels for that matter.
What are your thoughts?
Read the full thread at metalworkforums.com... (https://metalworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=207635&goto=newpost)