Rover 75 V6 Petrol Auto - Thermostat Problems

[John3:16]

Hello

At the end of summer I replaced the 3 timing belts and water pump and whilst I was at it I noticed there was antifreeze in between the V on top of the engine so I replaced the thermostat and pipes with a genuine Rover Thermostat kit. The old one broke into several pieces as I removed it so it was long overdue for replacement.

Nice of Rover to use only one bolt on the thermostat and situate it in such an awkward place to get to.

I don't use the car for many miles and after a few weeks the tell tale smell of antifreeze led me to look and see antifreeze once again in the V.

I stripped the air intakes off again and checked all the pipes and removed the thermostat and applied some sealant around the base of the thermostat before refitting it. New gaskets where used on the air intakes.

After only a few weeks there's antifreeze in the V again ... I'm going to push kitchen cloth down and dry it out and then run the engine to see if I can spot where it's leaking from.

Is there anything I'm missing (the wife thinks I've got something missing but that's another story) ... is there a step by step guide as to what to do regarding removing and replacing the thermostat please?

I'm going to source and order a new kit and new gaskets and want to fit it 'correctly' this time.

Any help, tips, etc would be gratefully appreciated.

Neill