Apoligies I posted this thread in the general section first(apologies mods please remove my other thread as it was in the wrong place)

Had a coolant hose split on me earlier, AA man said it was coming from a pipe at the back of the engine sort of level with the top of the V, on a BMW 4.4 V8, does anyone have a diagram of the cooling system one one at all?, it has been taken to a Land Rover dealership but am dreading it being a £5 hose with a huge labour bill!

You can replace it yourself with some standard hose (cant remember the diameter off the top of my head) It's a bit of a pain to reach to the back of the engine, but with the pollen filter housing out of the way there is a fair bit more room.

Any grease monkey should be able to do it for an hours labour if you dont want to get dirty. Whilst you're there, replace the PCV hoses too.

Dan 

Nappler wrote:

Apoligies I posted this thread in the general section first(apologies mods please remove my other thread as it was in the wrong place)

Had a coolant hose split on me earlier, AA man said it was coming from a pipe at the back of the engine sort of level with the top of the V, on a BMW 4.4 V8, does anyone have a diagram of the cooling system one one at all?, it has been taken to a Land Rover dealership but am dreading it being a £5 hose with a huge labour bill!

Nappler wrote:

Apoligies I posted this thread in the general section first(apologies mods please remove my other thread as it was in the wrong place)

Had a coolant hose split on me earlier, AA man said it was coming from a pipe at the back of the engine sort of level with the top of the V, on a BMW 4.4 V8, does anyone have a diagram of the cooling system one one at all?, it has been taken to a Land Rover dealership but am dreading it being a £5 hose with a huge labour bill!

dan originally helped me on this when mine exploded... How goes it Dan, other forum drives me nuts, it's ridiculous

Thanks for the info guys, it was dropped off last night at a LR dealership, I didn't want to risk driving it at all while dropping coolant so will wait for their phone call.
I have an invoice showing the PCV hoses have been changed within the last year which is a bonus, at least I know it's not a huge problem with the car now

There's apparantly also a leak from a gasket near the o ring at the back or something?, not too sure as I've not looked at these engines in great detail yet, I've been quoted £280 all in parts and labour from a main dealer, does this seem excessive for a hose change?

Nappler wrote:

There's apparantly also a leak from a gasket near the o ring at the back or something?, not too sure as I've not looked at these engines in great detail yet, I've been quoted £280 all in parts and labour from a main dealer, does this seem excessive for a hose change?

Really depends on what gasket and o-ring. PCV or coolant related?

When they replaced the PCV hoses, did they do all of them? There are 4. Usually only the easy 2 get replaced. 

brad s1 wrote:

How goes it Dan, other forum drives me nuts, it's ridiculous

I haven't been on there in ageeeees, I tried to come back but I couldnt control my outbursts at ignorant twunts. Where as on here people see more willing to a, help them selves and b, use the search button.

ViVa La FFRR.com! 

dan_uk_1984 wrote:

Nappler wrote:

There's apparantly also a leak from a gasket near the o ring at the back or something?, not too sure as I've not looked at these engines in great detail yet, I've been quoted £280 all in parts and labour from a main dealer, does this seem excessive for a hose change?

Really depends on what gasket and o-ring. PCV or coolant related?

When they replaced the PCV hoses, did they do all of them? There are 4. Usually only the easy 2 get replaced.