Advice needed: RR on sale but engine needs a lot of water

Advice needed: RR on sale but engine needs a lot of water

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EVR

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1,824 posts

67 months

Monday 25th October 2021
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Hello gentlemen, I am inquiring about this RR on sale in Italy (I live here):

https://www.autoscout24.com/offers/land-rover-rang...

According to the seller, car is fine (of course it is) but water needs topping quite often. I suspect head gasket problems? Keep in mind that this is a very nice price for a 2010 V8 in Italy.

Could there be other causes for this problem? How expensive this is risking to be? How many brave pills do I need?

Cheers.

bogie

16,609 posts

279 months

Monday 25th October 2021
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Could be head gasket ....I also had a leaky coolant header tank on my previous Range Rover, apparently a fault with a batch and it needed topping up every few weeks. The fix was a new coolant thank so it was not expensive.

camel_landy

5,079 posts

190 months

Monday 25th October 2021
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It really depends on where that coolant is going.

Take it for a drive, get it up to temperature and see if you can spot anything??

A coolant and/or fusty smell in the cabin would probably indicate a heater matrix. Check the radiator, cores, joints, pipework etc. in the engine bay. FWIW - Laser pointers are great for spotting fine misting from a weeping joint.

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paintman

7,764 posts

197 months

Monday 25th October 2021
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Bear in mind that the seller might be fully aware of what the problem actually is, the likely cost of repair & is trying to offload it as quickly as possible.
Appears to be a dealer so if it was a simple fix I'd expect they'd have done it & would be asking a lot more.


Edited by paintman on Monday 25th October 12:30

EVR

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1,824 posts

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Monday 25th October 2021
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Thanks for the tips.

Yes, I am pretty sure the dealer knows what could be up, in the ad they specify they would prefer to sell it to other dealers/mechanics, to avoid providing a warranty.

paintman

7,764 posts

197 months

Monday 25th October 2021
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In which case the words 'touch' and 'bargepole' come to mind.

EVR

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Monday 25th October 2021
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