Esotericnomad
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Driving home from Sydney to orange yesterday, ute overheated 15 KMs from home. On a dirt road in middle of bush . Pulled over let it cool down, and limped it home. Engine like came on 1km from home, overfill bottle was filled to the brim, coolant all over engine.. by the time I got home, all coolant was gone..
Had a look at it this morning, I don't think it's head gasket, no white smoke, no foam on dip stick, no condensed water on oil cap, put some coolant in this morning, no trouble starting it.
Cons, no coolant in radiator, engine light flashing like a well paid stripper. Ute is 50km from mechanic..
Tow truck to my work next week and get a leak down test done, then start stripping it down, going to replace water pump, all piping and radiator no matter what..
So questions..
Best head gasket kit ( just in case)
Original water pump or OME copy
Best radiator replacement..
Fingers crossed the head is ok..
I've done head gaskets on a V6 petrol, but never a diesel, so should be interesting..
Had a look at it this morning, I don't think it's head gasket, no white smoke, no foam on dip stick, no condensed water on oil cap, put some coolant in this morning, no trouble starting it.
Cons, no coolant in radiator, engine light flashing like a well paid stripper. Ute is 50km from mechanic..
Tow truck to my work next week and get a leak down test done, then start stripping it down, going to replace water pump, all piping and radiator no matter what..
So questions..
Best head gasket kit ( just in case)
Original water pump or OME copy
Best radiator replacement..
Fingers crossed the head is ok..
I've done head gaskets on a V6 petrol, but never a diesel, so should be interesting..