what make land rover overheat and what can I do?

Question

There is water in the radiator, the head gasket is just been replaced.

Answer 1

(old) Landrover is like the Mini as they were both built by British companies with no appreciation of the British weather! :o). More often than not, the heater matrix has a blockage - the unit under the dashboard with the fans in it, which leads from the radiator and all the other water works. First start by cleaning out the radiator itself - and really clean it e.g dismantle and flush. Then ensure the heater matrix is also flushed as it can often get blocked with rust. Check the thermostat is ok and also that the air filter etc is clean. Amazing how easily 'traditional' mechanical parts can get dirty. Make sure that your fan belt is tight and not slipping and that the fuses/electrics to that (which cool the radiator) aren't broken. Ensure that there's no water leaking into the electrics (a common fault with most British Leyland cars let alone anything where the electrics were mounted at the front top of the engine rather than the back!). Check ALL the fuses to make sure one hasn't blown without you knowing about it, and above all else, best advice is to by a Haynes manual from a garage for the model/year of your Lanny...or even look through one at the library to see the 'common faults'.

Answer 2

check thermostat is opening by checking it with boiling water ,you have take it out to do this ,also make sure that is bled out correctly .a common cause with land rovers is the heater matrix 's block the only way to cure is replacement hope this helps.

Answer 3

no water then fill it up.
check there enough oil.

call out a mechanic

not advised to drive if have a over heating problem

Answer 4

have you checked the thermostat? sometimes they stick and this would cause it to overheat.they are cheap to buy and easy to replace

Answer 5

its probably getting too hot ,you could try cooling it down