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Offline Nino

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Re: Any ideas what this could be please?
« Reply #50 on: 11 December 2025, 08:52 »
Hate to say it but sounds like it hasnt been verywell looked after by the previous owners.

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Re: Any ideas what this could be please?
« Reply #51 on: 11 December 2025, 10:14 »
I had a Discovery 4 that had a perpetual problem of going into limp home mode when revs got above 2k (when the second of the two turbo’s kicked in) Replaced MAF sensors, CSV etc eventually solved with a smoke test - minute pin hole in a seal on the connecting pipe - part cost about £2 and took 30 minutes to fix.
Fingers crossed yours is as simple and cheap.
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Re: Any ideas what this could be please?
« Reply #52 on: 11 December 2025, 22:28 »
I had a Discovery 4 that had a perpetual problem of going into limp home mode when revs got above 2k (when the second of the two turbo’s kicked in) Replaced MAF sensors, CSV etc eventually solved with a smoke test - minute pin hole in a seal on the connecting pipe - part cost about £2 and took 30 minutes to fix.
Fingers crossed yours is as simple and cheap.

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Re: Any ideas what this could be please?
« Reply #53 on: 11 December 2025, 22:29 »
Hate to say it but sounds like it hasnt been verywell looked after by the previous owners.

Been serviced etc all good, bit maybe at the mileage its due for a few things...which im.not gunna keep paying loads as the car  was only bought for £2.5k lol

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Re: Any ideas what this could be please?
« Reply #54 on: 11 December 2025, 22:32 »
And be silly.getting waterpump done when in same area as timing chain but then it goes from a £600 job (thats enough lol) to nearly 2k... when the engine is high anyways lol..running fine tho and plenty of poke etc.. but yeh coolant is wierd,

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Re: Any ideas what this could be please?
« Reply #55 on: Today at 08:19 »
Still losing coolant, garage said looked like could be from the heater pipes so could need those changing rather than the matrix lol..

Also no leaks in footwell or smell iside the car  and no visible leaks on the floor either and heat when I turn the heating up.

Did think il check the 2 pipes at front of the engine from the reservoir which wrap round the front of the engine.