300Tdi Discovery
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COOLING 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.
