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Rob2529 Member Since: 22 Nov 2010 Location: Wirral, uk Posts: 1470 |
Not being stupid here but from your pic the white bit is the float and not coolant. Hope I'm not insulting you but the coolant from that pic looks ok. Have you done any long journeys I the car yet? If the oil is black and not milky this is a possitive. Don't stress just yet. Plenty of help avalible on here is you can answer everyone's questions. As much as they may sound stupid they usually have a reason. [img]http://www.fuelly.com/driver/rob2529/range-rover[img/]
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8th Dec 2012 11:11pm |
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Rob2529 Member Since: 22 Nov 2010 Location: Wirral, uk Posts: 1470 |
The float has the long stick on it that sticks out the top. The white but I can see is your float. The fluid should be a pink/orange or blue/green colour. The check level will come up if the mix of water/coolant isn't correct. I will take a pic of mine for you in the morning to show you. I would think if you have driven for a few hours with no issues it is a good sign. A HGF would show its self I would imagine with overheating/over pressuring or other problems. [img]http://www.fuelly.com/driver/rob2529/range-rover[img/]
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8th Dec 2012 11:25pm |
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ollielloyd Member Since: 09 Oct 2012 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 120 |
OK thanks. I'll have another look in morning to check this. |
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8th Dec 2012 11:27pm |
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daveo Member Since: 21 Oct 2009 Location: london Posts: 2307 |
is this the first time you have noticed it.. could it have been like that when you bought the car, may be it could be some type of addotive that was put in there. V8 facelift Range Rover Autobiography 22" wheels.
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8th Dec 2012 11:39pm |
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ollielloyd Member Since: 09 Oct 2012 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 120 |
Yes I've never checked it before so could of been like this when I bought it. |
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8th Dec 2012 11:42pm |
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Rob2529 Member Since: 22 Nov 2010 Location: Wirral, uk Posts: 1470 |
There are a few rings you could do drain the coolant and refill with fresh Stuff, which isn a bad thing if it ever even been done, or had an addative put in and also nice to now you have the correct mix ready for this cold spell we're about to have plus you get to know your car a bit better for future issues. You could overflow the header tank to see whats happening in there. It could be air/gas bubbles in the fluid giving it a white look. If you do over fill it don't put the cap back on untill its. Ack to normal levels. Use either the drain on the bottom of the rad or the bleed screw ontop of the tank to get rid of excess fluid [img]http://www.fuelly.com/driver/rob2529/range-rover[img/]
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9th Dec 2012 9:57am |
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ollielloyd Member Since: 09 Oct 2012 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 120 |
Just checked and it was the float colour! Still not sure coolant is correct colour. Manual says it needs to be exactly 50% antifreeze 50% water otherwise alert will come on. How do I ensure that without draining everything and starting again. I have no mechanic skills so that isn't an option!
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9th Dec 2012 10:54am |
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mjdronfield Member Since: 04 Nov 2011 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 7793 |
If it wasn't winter, I'd say top it up, yourself - neat antifreeze - you know where its at and keep an eye on it. If it drops, you know you have an issue, find the leak, fix leak, and then get garage to change the coolant, thus ending up with correct antifreeze mix and no leak.
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9th Dec 2012 11:20am |
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ollielloyd Member Since: 09 Oct 2012 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 120 |
Thanks. Sounds like a plan.
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9th Dec 2012 12:30pm |
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mjdronfield Member Since: 04 Nov 2011 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 7793 |
Not sure on colour, but it needs to be ethylene glycol based (containing no methanol) with only Silicate based non-phosphate corrosion inhibitors..........according to my manual...........
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9th Dec 2012 12:44pm |
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Rob2529 Member Since: 22 Nov 2010 Location: Wirral, uk Posts: 1470 |
Don't mix colours! If you do you will end up making a sludge and stuff up. If your coolant is pink/orange ONLY put pink or orange in. If its blue/green ONLY put blue/green in. I think the pink is an OAT type. If you go into halfords they will sell you the correct colour. [img]http://www.fuelly.com/driver/rob2529/range-rover[img/]
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9th Dec 2012 1:39pm |
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northernmonkeyjones Member Since: 24 Mar 2012 Location: derby Posts: 8508 |
I had a reply to a thread which said that the coolant level check not only checks level but specific gravity, ie if there is not enough anti freeze it will make a fuss about it with a check coolant level warning.
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9th Dec 2012 4:47pm |
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