1. Good day, I hope someone will be able to help me, my one radiator pipe popped out and it got hot, but I stopped immediately, I repaired it and filled up with coolent, this was about 40000km ago. I have been loosing coolant gradually getting more and more. I can see no leaks, no loss of power, no mayniase in oil or water, passed gas test ect ect. I do smell coolent sometimes when standing in front of the car and my windscreen foggs up on the inside when driving in rain. There is a pressure build up in my expansion tank, but no gas. I replaced the cap, tried to put stop leak, nothing work and I can not figure where the water is disepearing, but it is bad now have to fill up 3to 5 times a day. Just before it all started there were black out in my expansion tank, this has cleared up, I would appreciate some advice. I have 350000 km on the clock. My outomatic gearbox has also started to slip between 2 and 3, and is just not smooth in the lower gears any longer, I don't know if it is related.
   
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   best to ask in the freelander section of the forum
   
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freelance said:

If no external leaks, head gasket

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kermit_rr said:

It's possible to have a leak that drips onto exhaust or other hot areas, then evaporates
If there's too much pressure in the expansion tank, that would suggest head gasket

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Pieter Van Eeden said:

This was also my thought, but gas tests shows no gas and no bubbles when running motor, it only seems when I put the cap back on, it sohow starts to build pressure.

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Dippypud said:

Dust the usual suspects in the engine bay with talc ... run it for a day or so, see if any tracking can be seen ...

If no joy, try less usual unions, heater tubes etc ...

I had a leak on a Disco only showed when up to pressure, dripped down on to the gearbox/engine join and off toward the rear ....

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marjon said:

Wet internal carpets?
If you are fogging up inside may show wet inside the car.

just a thought

J

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Dippypud said:

This weather that might just be a soggy jacket ...

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freelance said:

Does it have a coolant/ transmission cooler, could be leaking internally, and your coolant ending up in gearbox, specially as you mentioned problems 2nd-3rd gear

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Pieter Van Eeden said:

I will open the geabox drain an filler plug tomorrow and inspect, I did hit an animal a just before this all started, I had to fit a new radiator, one of the gear oil cooler pipes is slightly bent.

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Pieter Van Eeden said:

I will open the geabox drain an filler plug tomorrow and inspect, I did hit an animal a just before this all started, I had to fit a new radiator, one of the gear oil cooler pipes is slightly bent.

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GrumpyGel said:

I agree this does sound rather to coincidental to not be related to the problem.

My thoughts on misted up inside would lead me to think the heater matrix is leaking. I dunno where it is on an F2, but its a normal candidate on an F1 and leaking coolant can evaporate or collect under mats/carpets unnoticed for a a while.

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potus said:

Find a garage that can do this test.....

https://www.gsfcarparts.com/987zh2060

It'll at least eliminate a HG failure

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Pieter Van Eeden said:

This was also my thought, but gas tests shows no gas and no bubbles when running motor, it only seems when I put the cap back on, it sohow starts to build pressure.

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