engine coolant LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 1995 Repair Manual

Tdi
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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION ENGINE COOLING
Description
The Tdi engine uses a pressurized cooling system
and cross flow radiator which is supplied from a
separate header tank. The radiator assembly is in
three sections. The largest section is for engine
coolant and the other two sections which are cast in
aluminium, are the engine oil cooler and the turbo
charger intercooler.
A belt driven viscous fan and centrifugal water pump
is located in the front of the cylinder block. Hot coolant
is supplied to the heater through hoses. Two small
diameter air purge hoses connect the top of the
radiator and cylinder head water gallery, to the header
tank.
Coolant circulation (engine cold)
1. Cross flow radiator
2. Header tank
3. Viscous fan
4. Heater hoses
5. By pass hose and engine thermostat
6. Air purge hoses
7. Coolant pumpCOOLANT CIRCULATION
Operation
When the engine is started from cold the thermostat
prevents any coolant circulation through the radiator
by closing off the top hose. During the engine warm
up period, the water pump, pumps coolant towards
the rear of the cylinder block around each of the
cylinders. Coolant as it is heated rises through ports in
the cylinder block and head gasket, into the cylinder
head.The coolant flows forwards to the thermostat,
by-pass port and radiator top hose connection.
Start from cold (thermostat closed)
While the thermostat is closed, coolant circulates
around the cylinder block and cylinder head via the
by-pass.
Engine warm (thermostat open)
When the engine reaches normal running temperature
the thermostat closes off the by-pass and opens the
flow to the top of the radiator.

Tdi
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FAULT DIAGNOSIS ENGINE OVERHEATING
Before conducting any cooling system diagnosis:
See
Description and operation, Engine Cooling
1.Is coolant level correct?
NO - Allow engine to cool, top up level to
expansion tank seam.
YES - Continue.
2.Is drive belt tension correct?
NO -
See ENGINE, Repair, Compressor
Drive Belt
YES - Continue.
3.Is coolant in radiator frozen?
YES - Slowly thaw and drain system.
See
Adjustment, Coolant
NO - Continue.
4.Is air flow through radiator restricted or blocked?
YES - Apply air pressure from engine side of
radiator to clear obstruction.
NO - Continue.
5.Are there any external leaks, from water pump,
engine gaskets, fast idle thermostat or the heater
unit?
YES - Investigate and rectify.
See Adjustment,
Coolant
NO - Continue.
6.Are fan blades fitted correct way round, concave
side towards engine?
NO - Rectify.
YES - Continue
7.Is viscous unit operating correctly?
See
Description and operation, Viscous Fan
NO - Renew.See Repair, Viscous
Coupling, Fan Blades, Pulley and Fan
Cowl
YES - Carry out a pressure test on radiator cap
and system. Check thermostat type,
operation and correct fitting.
See Repair,
Thermostat
If pressure test leads you to suspect coolant
leakage across gaskets, go to check 10,
otherwise: Continue.8.Are the air conditioning fans operating correctly?
See Electrical Trouble Shooting Manual.
NO - Rectify.
YES - Continue.
9.Is temperature sender and gauge giving
accurate readings?
NO - Sustitute parts and compare readings.
YES - Continue.
10.Carry out cylinder pressure test to determine if
pressure is leaking into cooling system causing
over pressurising and loss of coolant.
If problem is not diagnosed, check the coolant system
for engine oil contamination and engine lubrication
system for coolant contamination.
If only the coolant system is contaminated suspect a
cylinder head gasket.
If both systems are contaminated, suspect the
radiator.
If only the lubrication system is contaminated with
coolant, suspect leakage past cylinder liner seals or
cylinder head gasket.

Tdi
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ADJUSTMENT COOLANT
Service repair no - 26.10.01
Draining
WARNING: Do not remove any caps or
plugs when the engine is hot. The cooling
system is pressurised and personal
scalding could result.
1.Remove expansion tank filler cap.
2.Disconnect bottom hose from radiator and allow
coolant to drain into a container. Ensure
container is clean if reusing coolant.
NOTE: When expansion tank has emptied,
remove thermostat housing plug to assist
drainage. Similarly when coolant level is
below top of radiator, remove radiator plug.
3.Reconnect hose after draining and tighten hose
clamp.
Refit
CAUTION: In order to expel ALL air from
the cooling system, follow the procedures
carefully.
NOTE: Refill procedure is slow but can be
accelerated by squeezing hoses to assist
removal of air from the system.
4.Add correct mix of coolant into expansion tank
until radiator is full (as seen through plug hole on
top of radiator).
See LUBRICANTS, FLUIDS
AND CAPACITIES, Information, Anti-Freeze
CAUTION: Take care to avoid excess
coolant spillage from radiator.
5.Fit radiator plug.
6.Continue adding coolant into expansion tank
until coolant appears in thermostat housing.
CAUTION: Take care to avoid excess
coolant spillage from thermostat housing.
7.Fit thermostat housing plug.
8.Check coolant in expansion tank is level with
indicator post. Add more coolant if necessary.
9.Start engine and run for 5 minutes.
10.Allow engine to cool, check coolant level in
expansion tank; top up to level indicator post if
necessary.
11.Fit expansion tank filler cap.

Tdi
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REPAIR VISCOUS COUPLING, FAN BLADES, PULLEY AND
FAN COWL
Service repair no - 26.25.03/05
Viscous coupling -Remove1to3
Fan blades -Remove1to4
Fan cowl -Remove1to3
Fan pulley -Remove1to6
Remove
WARNING: Disconnect battery negative
terminal to prevent engine being started
before removing or adjusting drive belt.
1.Slacken nut securing viscous coupling/fan blade
assembly to pulley.
NOTE: Nut securing viscous unit to pulley
has a left hand thread. Release by turning
clockwise when viewed from front of
viscous unit.
2.Drop viscous unit and fan assembly into bottom
of cowling
3.Remove two fixings clips from top of cowling and
lift cowling complete with viscous unit and fan
out of lower mountings.
4.Remove fan blades from viscous coupling if
necessary.
5.Remove serpentine drive belt and, if fitted, air
conditioning compressor belt.
6.Remove pulley fixings, remove pulley.
NOTE: The serpentine belt is removed by
using a hexagonal socket and tommy bar
on the auto-tensioning pulley nut. Whilst
tensioning the device the belt can be removed.
7.Reverse removal procedure. Ensure fan blades
are fitted correctly. Fan is marked 'front' and
should be fitted with word 'front' closest to
radiator. Tighten to
30 Nm.
8.Refit drive belt.See ENGINE, Repair, Drive
Belt
THERMOSTAT
Service repair no - 26.45.01
Remove
1.Partially drain cooling system, until coolant level
is below thermostat housing.
2.Disconnect hose from thermostat housing.
3.Disconnect electrical connections to water
temperature switch.
4.Remove outlet elbow.
5.Withdraw thermostat.
Test
6.Note rating of thermostat is 88°C. Place
thermostat in a container half full of water. Heat
water, observe temperature at which thermostat
begins to open. Thermostat is satisfactory if its
open between 85°C and 89°C.
Refit
7.Insert thermostat with jiggle pin/vent hole upper
most (12 o'clock position) .
8.Fit the outlet elbow and new joint washer.
Tighten to
28 Nm.
9.Reverse removal procedure. 1 to 3.
10.Check for coolant leaks around all connections
and joint faces.

26COOLING SYSTEM
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REPAIR WATER PUMP
Service repair no - 26.50.01
Remove
WARNING: Disconnect battery negative
terminal to prevent engine being started
before removing drive belts.
1.Drain engine cooling system.
See Adjustment,
Coolant
2.Remove top hose radiator to thermostat.
3.Remove top hose intercooler to induction
manifold.
4.Slacken water pump and power steering pump
pully retaining bolts.
5.Remove drive belt.
6.Remove centre nut from belt tensioner.
7.Manoeuvre pulley upwards and withdraw
tensioner from retaining stud.
8.Disconnect hose thermostat to bottom hose,
release hose from clip on water pump and move
aside.
9.Remove water pump pulley.
10.Remove power steering pump pulley.
11.Remove 8 bolts securing water pump, noting
location of 3 through bolts.
12.Withdraw pump and gasket, clean all gasket
material from mating surfaces.
Refit
13.Refit water pump in reverse order to removal
using new gasket.RADIATOR
Service repair no - 26.40.01
Remove
1.Drain cooling system.
See Adjustment,
Coolant
2.Disconnect radiator top hose.
3.Remove fan blade assembly.
4.Remove cowl.
5.Disconnect engine oil cooler connections and
turbo intercooler connections from radiator ends.
NOTE: Oil spillage will occur when
connections are loosened. Blank off
exposed oil connections.
6.Disconnect expansion tank bleed hose from
radiator.
7.Remove radiator securing brackets from each
side.
8.Remove radiator unit by lifting from its location.
Check condition of rubber mounting pads.
Refit
9.Check radiator sealing strips are securely
located.
10.Transfer oil cooler adaptors if fitting new radiator.
11.Reverse removal procedure. Tighten oil cooler
connections to
30 Nmbefore fitting fan blades
and cowl.
12.Check all connections for leaks.

V8i
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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION ENGINE COOLING
Description
The V8i engine uses a pressurised cooling system
and cross flow radiator which is supplied from a
separate header tank. The coolant radiator also
incorporates a section at the left hand end for cooling
the transmission oil and a section at the other end for
cooling the engine oil.The belt driven viscous fan and centrifugal water
pump is located in the engine front cover with ports for
circulation of coolant to both banks of cylinders and
cylinder heads. Coolant returns to the top of the
radiator via ports in the inlet manifold where the
thermostat is mounted horizontally.
Coolant also circulates through the vehicle heating
system and is used to heat air entering the inlet
manifold plenum chamber.
Coolant circulation (engine hot)
1. Cross flow radiator
2. Header tank
3. Viscous fan and water pump
4. Heater pipes
5. Plenum chamber connection
6. Thermostat

26COOLING SYSTEM
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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION COOLANT CIRCULATION
Operation
When the engine is started from cold the thermostat
prevents any coolant circulation through the radiator
by closing off the top hose. During the engine warm
up period, the water pump, pumps coolant around the
cylinders to the rear of the cylinder block along the
main galleries in both cylinder banks. At the rear of
the cylinder block the coolant rises through a large
port in each cylinder head/block joint face, and then
flows forward to connect with ports at the front of the
inlet manifold. From the manifold the coolant is carried
by an external pipe to the heater unit and from the
heater through another external pipe to the pump
inlet.The coolant circulation through the cylinder block and
heads, does not change when normal running
temperature is reached and the thermostat opens. But
with the thermostat open, coolant flows through the
top hose to the radiator where it is cooled and drawn
back into the pump via the bottom hose.

V8i
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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION Plenum chamber heating
Air entering the plenum chamber is heated by a flow
of coolant from the inlet manifold which returns
through a long hose, to the top right corner of the
radiator.
1. Hot water supply
2. Cold return to radiatorVISCOUS FAN
Description
The viscous drive unit for the engine cooling fan,
provides a means of controlling the speed of the fan
relative to the running temperature of the engine. The
viscous unit is a type of fluid coupling, which drives
the fan blades through the medium of a special
'silicone fluid' injected into the unit during
manufacture.
1. Drive in from water pump spindle
2. Drive out to fan blades
3. Bi-metal

V8i
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FAULT DIAGNOSIS ENGINE OVERHEATING
Before conducting any cooling system diagnosis:
See
Description and operation, Engine Cooling
1.Is coolant level correct?
NO - Allow engine to cool, top up level to
expansion tank seam.
YES - Continue.
2.Is drive belt tension correct?
NO -
See ENGINE, Repair, Drive Belt -
Check Tension
YES - Continue.
3.Is ignition timing correct?
NO -
See ELECTRICAL, Adjustment,
Ignition Timing
YES - Continue.
4.Is coolant in radiator frozen?
YES - Slowly thaw and drain system.
See
Adjustment, Coolant Requirements
NO - Continue.
5.Is air flow through radiator restricted or blocked?
YES - Apply air pressure from engine side of
radiator to clear obstruction.
NO - Continue.
6.Are there any external leaks, from water pump,
engine gaskets or the heater unit?
YES - Investigate and rectify.
See Adjustment,
Coolant Requirements
NO - Continue.
7.Are fan blades fitted correct way round, concave
side towards engine?
NO - Rectify.
YES - Continue.8.Is viscous unit operating correctly?
See
Description and operation, Viscous Fan
NO - Renew.See Repair, Viscous
Coupling, Fan Blades, Pulley and Fan
Cowl
YES - Carry out a pressure test on radiator cap
and system. Check thermostat type,
operation and correct fitting
See Repair,
Thermostat
If pressure test leads you to suspect coolant
leakage across gaskets, go to check 11,
otherwise: Continue.
9.Are the air conditioning fans operating correctly?
See Electrical Trouble Shooting Manual.K5
NO - Rectify.
YES - Continue.
10.Is temperature sender and gauge giving
accurate readings?
NO - Substitute parts and compare readings.
YES - Continue.
11.Carry out cylinder pressure test to determine if
pressure is leaking into cooling system causing
over pressurising and loss of coolant.
If problem is not diagnosed, check the coolant system
for engine oil contamination and engine lubrication
system for coolant contamination.
If the coolant only, or both systems are contaminated,
suspect cylinder head gaskets or radiator.
If only the lubrication stystem is contaminated with
coolant, suspect inlet manifold or front cover gaskets.

V8i
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ADJUSTMENT COOLANT REQUIREMENTS
Frost precautions and engine protection.
Cooling systemMUST ALWAYSbe filled and
topped-up with solution of water and anti-freeze,
winter and summer.NEVERuse water alone, this
may corrode aluminium alloy.
CAUTION: Do not use salt water otherwise
corrosion will occur. In certain territories
where only available natural water supply
has some salt content use only rain or distilled
water.
Recommended solutions
Anti-freeze:Universal anti-freeze or permanent type
ethylene base, without methanol, containing a suitable
inhibitor for aluminium engines and engine parts.
Use one part of anti-freeze to one part of water.
Anti-freeze can remain in the cooling system and will
provide adequate protection for two years provided
that specific gravity of coolant is checked before onset
of second winter and topped-up with new anti-freeze
as required.
Vehicles leaving factory have cooling system filled
with 50% solution of anti-freeze and water. This gives
protection against frost down to minus 36°C (minus
33°F). Vehicles so filled are identified by a label
affixed to radiator.
NOTE: Should ambient temperatures be
below that stated above refer to
Anti-Freeze Data in Recommended
Lubricants, Fluids and Capacities in Section 09.
Instructions in chart must be strictly adhered to
before driving vehicle.
After the second winter the system should be drained
and thoroughly flushed. Before adding new anti-freeze
examine all joints and replace defective hoses to
make sure that the system is leakproof.
See the 'Recommended Lubricants Fluids and
Capacities' for protection quantities.
See
LUBRICANTS, FLUIDS AND CAPACITIES,
Information, Recommended Lubricants and
Fluids
COOLANT
Service repair no - 26.10.01
Draining
WARNING: Do not remove expansion tank
filler cap when engine is hot. The cooling
system is pressurised and personal
scalding could result.
See coolant requirements before refilling system.
1.Remove expansion tank filler cap by slowly
turning it anti-clockwise, pause to allow pressure
to escape. Continue turning it in same direction
and remove.
2.Remove radiator filler plug and 'O' ring to assist
drainage.