Hi all, so I'm trying to find out what is going on with the car lately - any and all help appreciated!

2012 RR westminster 4.4tdv8 has started intermittently blowing white smoke from the engine bay. Smoke itself appears to be coming from the rear of the engine. Seems to happen when it is a hot day. Has happened maybe 4 times in the last 2 weeks. Have just gone over 100k on the clock

Temperature gauge is apparently normal and right where it should be. No warning signs anywhere and oil level has not moved on the sensor since the last service.

There are a few drops of oil under the car where I park it at home but nothing major. No strange noises to report from the engine at all and performance seems unaffected.

Smoke has ranged from a small/barely noticeable amount to quite a thick worrying cloud on 2 other occasions. Smells like a hot engine - not diesel smell or oil like.

Use the car for work doing long miles so I'm a little worried to say the least!

Any ideas?

Sounds like the popular 4.4 problem. https://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic35977.html

Yep, sounds like that for sure. Either O rings and/or oil cooler gaskets.
Whip off engine cover, remove pollen filter box wit 2 nuts, slide out box. Stand on a step and look down behind the oil filter housing from back of engine looking forwards.
Personally, I'd take it to a specialist for diagnosis. Where are you located?
SLR in Haslemere; Moore Automotive Ltd in Chertsey; Keith Gott in Alton; Petersfield Garage Services....list goes on
O rings only = cheap fix. Oil cooler gaskets = a few quid for gaskets plus labour. I threw a new oil cooler on at same time for piece of mind for a couple of hundred quid.
Rob Gone to a good home: 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
New Defender D300 90
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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Make sure you don’t have oil in your coolant or coolant in your oil, due to oil cooler issues, as above.

It’s a heat exchanger so the water cools the oil.....

Have a look underneath for it running down the back of the engine and spreading underneath.

 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

Oil usually drips off the tubular crossmember where the rear of the engine undertray attaches....a classic sign Gone to a good home: 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
New Defender D300 90
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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I agree, the usual culprits.

Our Westie did the same.

I replaced the O rings and oil cooler gaskets my self. Genuine LR gaskets, in all about £30 odd quid. VS maybe up to £1k by a garage? 2012 4.4 TDV8 Westminster - Baltic Blue, Jet interior
1997 P38 2.5 DSE auto & 1998 P38 2.5 DT Manual
1988 Vogue 3.5 EFI - Manual, gone.
2004 Volvo C70 2.0T convertible, had since new.
2007 Mazda MX-5 2.0 Sport Roadster/Coupé, had since new.
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