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