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cjason331

Member

• Jun 9, 2023

• #1

Hi everybody , I've just bought a land-rover freelander , when driving I noticed it was overheating , opened the vents and managed to get home .
Found out the coolant had vanished .
Found today it leaks coolant but I can't see where from .
It leaks more when driving or revving
I can see its trickling from.image above but not sure where exactly . Any help would be much appreciated

 

Nodge68

Well-Known Member

• Jun 9, 2023

• #2

What year, what engine?
Unfortunately I can't tell anything for that picture.

 

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cjason331

Member

• Jun 9, 2023

• #3

It's a 2004 freelander with a bmw td4 engine 2L

 

Nodge68

Well-Known Member

• Jun 9, 2023

• #4

Can you post a picture that shows something useful?
The most common leak point is the top hose outlet from the head, which is made of nasty cheap BMW spec plastic.

 

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cjason331

Member

• Jun 9, 2023

• #5

I can try and get another picture tomorrow , it looks like it's coming from the top but I can't see because the manifold is in the way , I'm wondering if it's coming from the coolant flange , is that the pipe you're referring to ?

 

Nodge68

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• Jun 10, 2023

• #6

cjason331 said:

I can try and get another picture tomorrow , it looks like it's coming from the top but I can't see because the manifold is in the way , I'm wondering if it's coming from the coolant flange , is that the pipe you're referring to ?

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If it's leaking out from under the manifold, then it'll be the coolant top outlet to the radiator. They are known to fail as it's rubbish plastic. They're not expensive thankfully.

 

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cjason331

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• Jun 10, 2023

• #7

Nodge68 said:

If it's leaking out from under the manifold, then it'll be the coolant top outlet to the radiator. They are known to fail as it's rubbish plastic. They're not expensive thankfully.
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Thank you

 

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cjason331

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• Jun 10, 2023

• #8

Nodge68 said:

If it's leaking out from under the manifold, then it'll be the coolant top outlet to the radiator. They are known to fail as it's rubbish plastic. They're not expensive thankfully.
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You was right , I don't suppose you know how to get these pipes off ?

 

Nodge68

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• Jun 10, 2023

• #9

Once the springs are removed, you just have to twist until they come free.

 

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cjason331

Member

• Jun 10, 2023

• #10

Okay thanks