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Gordon H

Member

• Mar 2, 2018

• #1

Hi
I am a new member to landyzone forum today because I enjoy reading all the great information from all the other Land Rover members it is a great source of help and technical details.
I have a discovery 2 td5 which is a X plate auto with 126576 on the clock , I have owned it from last October . It is my little project / toy to play about with at the weekends And also it will be used to tow a boat come the summer.
I have just got a problem with the some for of noise coming from behind the steering wheel area when it has warmed up on road driving. It is like a high pressure leak noise ??? But not a constant noise comes and goes . But today it has some form of smoke or steam coming up for behind the steering column. It is not a electrical fire smell as I know that type of smell it looks like possible steam leak ??? I want to know if anyone can point me in the correct direction to find the source of my problem. Any help would be great .

 

kevstar

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Full Member

• Mar 2, 2018

• #2

Heater matrix leaking are you loosing coolant ??

Where near the loch are you I'm next to Faslane

 

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Gordon H

Member

• Mar 2, 2018

• #3

I think I might be loosing fluid as I had to top up the radiator expansion tank up, and seen a drip coming inside the driver side wheel arch area from a cable cover type hose .
It has been to cold to under it and trace the cable cover but I think it comes from the expansion tank.
I live near Balloch.

 

neilly

Well-Known Member

• Mar 2, 2018

• #4

Expansion tank loss, could well be the cap on the tank itself, they fail over time.

If you put a small drink bottle on the expansion tank overflow tube for a few days you may see the fluid escape. Caps are cheap as chips.

Cheers

 

kevstar

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Full Member

• Mar 2, 2018

• #5

Gordon H said:

I think I might be loosing fluid as I had to top up the radiator expansion tank up, and seen a drip coming inside the driver side wheel arch area from a cable cover type hose .
It has been to cold to under it and trace the cable cover but I think it comes from the expansion tank.
I live near Balloch.

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Could be the egr cooler pipe from the expansion tank as they at prone to leak??

 

neilly

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• Mar 2, 2018

• #6

kevstar said:

Could be the egr cooler pipe from the expansion tank ??

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On an X plate?

More likely the fuel cooler.
http://www.discovery2.co.uk/fuelcooler.html

Cheers

 

kevstar

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Full Member

• Mar 2, 2018

• #7

neilly said:

On an X plate?

More likely the fuel cooler.
http://www.discovery2.co.uk/fuelcooler.html

Cheers

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Does the early one not have a cooler pipe??

 

neilly

Well-Known Member

• Mar 2, 2018

• #8

kevstar said:

Does the early one not have a cooler pipe??

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Cheers

 

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Gordon H

Member

• Mar 3, 2018

• #9

Thanks for the information I will try and get a look once the snow clears .

 

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Gordon H

Member

• Mar 9, 2018

• #10

Hi
I had a look today and found the source of the noise and smoke .
After running the car for about 20 minutes and when the temperature gauge moves to the middle of the gauge the noise started . I looked under the steering wheel via the hatch and seen steam and water coming from two down pipes which are held in place by a clamp plate and is supplied via the the engine bay and only the right hand side was leaking . These pipes feed the heater unit I think ???? Any ideas ?
Would upload a picture but not sure how to do it.
Thanks Gordon