Yep, shocking I know. My '03 D2 is leaking coolant down the rear of the block, I figure it must be head gaskets or valley pan gasket. After reading every thread I can about the repair I am going to do it myself late this week. I'll take pics and document the job if you all can offer some guidance and whatnot.
Some background: 2003 D2 4.6 with 120k miles, leaking coolant down the rear of the block and some oil drips. Oil in the pan looks good, no obvious contamination and the truck really runs great. No CEL, no codes. I am guessing it is a break in the coolant passage head gasket without any blowby into the cylinder. Truck has never overheated that I know of.
Ok, so thats my assesment, any comments or critques?
Moving on, I am going to call Atlantic British tomorrow AM and order:
Head gasket kit complete. Is the Bosch kit the best?
Head Bolts.
T-stat
Water Pump
Plugs and wires. 8mm? Magnacor?
I may get a hose kit and replace all the coolant hoses, still undecided.
I am undecided about having any work done on the heads, I haven't found a machine shop yet but when I do, what should I have done? Check the deck for any warpage? Replace valve seals, seats? Tanked?
Ok, so I have the D2 Manual and have downloaded the RAVE CD, but I can get it to open on my laptop, I have windows with Vista. I open the welcome pdf but all it does is open that one page, any comments?
I have a good assortment of tools, multiple sets of 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 inch drive sockets in both metric and US. Also have 12 point sockets and I have the 8mm 12pt for the valve cover gaskets.
Are there any other tools I will need? Any suggestions?
I have a garage, air compressor and air tools, a good torque wrench. I will have another vehicle for at least 6 days while I work on the Disco.
So thats what I got right now, I will post pics and stuff during the process, any advice or comments are greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Some background: 2003 D2 4.6 with 120k miles, leaking coolant down the rear of the block and some oil drips. Oil in the pan looks good, no obvious contamination and the truck really runs great. No CEL, no codes. I am guessing it is a break in the coolant passage head gasket without any blowby into the cylinder. Truck has never overheated that I know of.
Ok, so thats my assesment, any comments or critques?
Moving on, I am going to call Atlantic British tomorrow AM and order:
Head gasket kit complete. Is the Bosch kit the best?
Head Bolts.
T-stat
Water Pump
Plugs and wires. 8mm? Magnacor?
I may get a hose kit and replace all the coolant hoses, still undecided.
I am undecided about having any work done on the heads, I haven't found a machine shop yet but when I do, what should I have done? Check the deck for any warpage? Replace valve seals, seats? Tanked?
Ok, so I have the D2 Manual and have downloaded the RAVE CD, but I can get it to open on my laptop, I have windows with Vista. I open the welcome pdf but all it does is open that one page, any comments?
I have a good assortment of tools, multiple sets of 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 inch drive sockets in both metric and US. Also have 12 point sockets and I have the 8mm 12pt for the valve cover gaskets.
Are there any other tools I will need? Any suggestions?
I have a garage, air compressor and air tools, a good torque wrench. I will have another vehicle for at least 6 days while I work on the Disco.
So thats what I got right now, I will post pics and stuff during the process, any advice or comments are greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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