QuestionHi!
I have a 2000 Land Rover Discovery Series II SE, with 150,000 miles on it. Therefore, I decided to search the internet for help/suggestions on what could possibly be wrong with my rover now. OK..here is the problem:
Last week I went to crank my rover and it would not start, so I checked the battery, and sure enough, my battery had extreme corrosion on it that ate right through my wires. I got this problem fixed, along with a new radiator hose. The first time I drove my car after it being fixed, it drove fine for the whole 67 mile drive home. The next morning I drive my car, I looked out my review mirror and noticed smoke coming from my car. The smoke lasted for about 10 seconds and then went away so I continue to drive it. About one mile down the rode I looked at my temperature gauge and noticed it was all the way in the red zone, with the red light on. I drove for about four miles with my car over heated, stopped at autozone and got some antifreeze. I left my reservoir cap open for a bit after I put in the antifreeze, with my car running, and the antifreeze bubbled continuously. I drive my car another 4 miles back home, let it cool down for a couple of hours. Thinking I had a blown head gasket, I check the oil for "milky" discoloration, but the oil looks perfectly clean. So I then, fill the reservoir up with water and crank up my car again. This time the water did not bubble back out, so I take it for a spin, and to be sure, the rover over heats after driving for about a mile. Does any body have any ideas/suggestions as to what the problem may or could be?? I am trying to avoid the dealership at all costs. Any help would be so great!
Also, here is a brief history on the things I have had done to the rover in the last 4 years:
-Heater core
-All new spark plugs
-O2 sensors
-Head gasket
-various other sensors that I cant think of right now
-brakes
-radiator hose
....the list continues but I do not have my receipts explaining the what was fixed with me at the moment.
Sorry for the extremely long post, and thanks for any future input!
Jessica
AnswerDriving the car four miles when overheated was a serious mistake. I am sorry to say the engine is probably cooked. YOu can read the articles on Land Rover engine block liner failure on my website and on my car blog at http://robisonservice.blogspot.com
I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news but these aluminum engines are not at all tolerant of overheating and I'd give 9 or 10 odds yours has serious internal damage.
There is an article on the Robison Service website on diagnosis of overheating in Rovers that goes into a lot more detail, but you are likely looking at a new engine
