I have a 99 1.8 petrol Freelander. Yesterday - noticed a water leak from underneath.
Having got underneath, the water seems to be coming from the top coolant pipe where it joins onto the IRD cooler.
It seems frustratingly an intermittent problem, sometimes the car can be sat and not a drop of water to be seen, yet a short drive later it is dripping out constantly! I had to fill the water up before a drive home yesterday and the temp stayed stable all the way and so did the water level, yet 2 hours later, having parked it outside there was a very large puddle!
Has anyone come across this one before? Is it possible to replace the specific part? If so, what costs would I be looking at? Is it a big job and how does the part fit onto/into the cooler unit?
Any advice appreciated
Julie
Having got underneath, the water seems to be coming from the top coolant pipe where it joins onto the IRD cooler.
It seems frustratingly an intermittent problem, sometimes the car can be sat and not a drop of water to be seen, yet a short drive later it is dripping out constantly! I had to fill the water up before a drive home yesterday and the temp stayed stable all the way and so did the water level, yet 2 hours later, having parked it outside there was a very large puddle!
Has anyone come across this one before? Is it possible to replace the specific part? If so, what costs would I be looking at? Is it a big job and how does the part fit onto/into the cooler unit?
Any advice appreciated
Julie