Member Since: 15 Jan 2010
Location: Stockholm
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overheating
Discovery 4 MY11, TDV6
Suddenly the engine started to drink a lot of water.
Water temp normal.
Engine stopped and I managed to start and drive a short distance before stopping again. A lot of smoke from engine and from oil filler.
Hauled to workshop saying that a water tube had come loose and engine overheated. They tried to connect but did not get circulation.
Is the engine toasted? What is usually breaking when overheating?
2nd May 2019 2:10 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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You are not having any luck with that car.
2nd May 2019 2:18 pm
urhunden
Member Since: 15 Jan 2010
Location: Stockholm
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Sad story.
But it is now handled by the insurancecompany.
Keeping my fingers crossed
2nd May 2019 2:30 pm
M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8103
A lot of smoke from engine and oil filler depends how long and how hot, the oil reaches burning temperature thus smoke so minimum oil and filter change, next the cylinder heads blow gaskets and distort, the cylinder linings run dry scour and again distort until ultimately the engine seizes
I have never ever known an engine to run the same after boiling to the stage of losing water, even overheating will create symptoms like poor starting or running rough, when buying a car the very first thing I look for is signs of it ever overheating.It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
2nd May 2019 2:38 pm
M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8103
urhunden wrote:
Sad story.
But it is now handled by the insurancecompany.
Keeping my fingers crossed
Why does it involve an insurance company?It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
2nd May 2019 2:41 pm
urhunden
Member Since: 15 Jan 2010
Location: Stockholm
Posts: 773
insured against engine damage
8 years, 150 000 km
I just make it
2nd May 2019 2:51 pm
M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8103
Best not to tell them you restarted engine and continued driving after it had lost its water, they might just say it was your fault it seized, any excuse to get out of paying out It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
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