Nodge68
Well-Known Member
Most HG's start as a small leak but if the cooling system is'nt over pressurizing and no water is getting into the oil then i'd leave it tbh keeping a weekly check on water/oil. Rear crank seals seem to fail at lower mileages on KV6 engines that have auto boxes. I can only think of 2 reasons why. The hot torque converter in close proximity to the seal shortens it's life or the fluid in the torque converter causes a slight imbalance on the crank? Maybe a combination of the 2??
I can't see 4 litres leaking out of the crank seal without you noticing an oil slick that's for sure so maybe someone forgot to fill it last time?
Nodge68
Well-Known Member
As long as there was sufficient oil to keep the oil pressure up then it should be ok. The total oil capacity is 6.2 litres iirc.
Hippo
Lord Hippo
No. Just so that you know, engine coolant flows through the heater matrix which provides heat inside the car. The matrix is located under the dash board in the middle. Look to the left of where your feet would be when driving. It can leak which causes low engine coolant. You can feel damp on the carpet below this if it leaks. But it sounds like this isn't your problem. Follow what nodge said above.
I solved my coolant leak on my 2003 freelander.I was told by a land rover mechanic there are coolant system pill that are used to stop leaks and prevent future leaks that occur with the plastic thermostat housing. He said they were used at the factory and put in all new freelanders..My 2003 had the leak and using this product sealed the leak. It has been 2 years and I have not lost an ounce of coolant.. Here is the link on Ebay to get them...15 USD ...very pleased!! Thermostat Assembly Sealer 2002 2005 Land Rover Freelander Rover 75 | eBay
longdog
Active Member
If LR put this miracle pill in at the factory, why did yours start leaking?
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Leak started as soon after the coolant was changed.It was changed with Dex-cool oat and 2 weeks later I noticed I was using coolant.Took it back to mechanic and he said he saw coolant on the manifold and it was the thermostat.. $500 for labor 225 for parts.. Went to Land rover and talked to a mechanic off to the side and he told me about these coolant seal tablets and said to try them on Ebay.It worked have not add any fluid in 2 years...He said he saw a lot of freelanders were leaking after coolant flush and need new thermostat housings at 30-60k miles it was usually after a coolant change.Of course the dealer wants to make $1000 for a thermostat when he said they probably just needed the sealer. All I know is that it works...He said the new fluid needs these sealant capsules because of the plastic and porous housing,or they will leak and that they were put in at the factory.He told me Cadillac and corvettes use these seal tablets as well...It's worth a try ...
GrumpyGel
Well-Known Member
So some Joe mechanic working in a dealership in some back of the way town in America knows what the Rover plant put in their engines? I think not. Me thinks you're your trying to sell some Alkaselsa tablets on Flea Bay and this is your best way of drumming up business !
Nodge68
Well-Known Member
To be honest Hippo, we don't know that the factory didn't add a leak sealer on the production line. Many manufacturers do add this kind of thing on the line to help reduce future warranty claims.
I know of at least one manufacturer that added leak sealant to the radiator during production.
Nodge68
Well-Known Member
I'm going back nearly 30 years, but from memory it is was Crysler UK on there Avenger production line.
The believe product used was this stuff. I believe it's still used by some manufacturers today.
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&s...8QFjAB&usg=AFQjCNFLM5_edMmG_VMn5iXTIFcIFtOuSQ
#### me a recent use then, maybe all K series should have been kmsealed from factory, Chinese put extra ribs on block
Nodge68
Well-Known Member
Very few manufacturers are going to admit using leak sealant as a preventative measure on the production line. They more than likely do though. Why knock it? If you were building hundreds of cars a week, wouldn't you add a preventative measure to reduce the chance of warranty claims in the future. Of course you would, as would I
Very few manufacturers are going to admit using leak sealant as a preventative measure on the production line. They more than likely do though. Why knock it? If you were building hundreds of cars a week, wouldn't you add a preventative measure to reduce the chance of warranty claims in the future. Of course you would, as would I
No I'd have proper machined and calculated tolerances, rebuilding many engines with various failures- not once did I think to put K seal in.
Toyota 4efe were great engines a 1.3 that could regularly hit 150-200k plus vauxhall ford crap or even peugeot ****ed at 100k
The only rover engine worth a toss was tickford 800 vitesse and probably because it wasn't nailed together by socialists
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GrumpyGel
Well-Known Member
I thought opinionated crap was kept in Anything Goes!!! :director:
The only engine worth a toss bit - not the first bit - I agree with that opinion - so thats not crap
Nodge68
Well-Known Member
I agree that you can't beat proper engineering tolerances in manufacturing. However in the real world, this simply doesn't happen. Every manufacturer wants the best possible product but at an affordable price. This is why many products have a limited life. They are built down to a price at which they will sell. There's no point in building a car to the highest possible standards because nobody could afford to buy it. The Japanese are different in there thinking. They want everything they make to be the best it can be. The western world has a "make it cheap, sell it quick" attitude.
However the Peugeot engine in my Discovery is still running beautifully with 172K on the clock, they aren't all bad
GrumpyGel
Well-Known Member
However the Peugeot engine in my Discovery is still running beautifully with 172K on the clock, they aren't all bad
They must have shoveled tons of tablets into that then.
If they popped a couple of Party Pills in as well, it might even make a D3 interesting !
I am ready for a comeback given I drive an L Series Freelander - which incidentally proves there's more than 1 good engine to come out of Rover.
