fullfatrr.com - View topic - Have I found my coolant leak??

Advertise on fullfatrr.com »

Forum · Gallery · Wiki · Shop · Sponsors

Home · FAQ · New Posts · My Posts · PMs · Search · Members · Map · Calendar · Profile · Donate · Register · Log In

Home > Maintenance & Mods (L322) > Have I found my coolant leak??

Page 1 of 1

Print this entire topic ·

drive2tractors

Member Since: 05 Jul 2015
Location: Kent
Posts: 18

Have I found my coolant leak??

Found this residue on the engine side of the radiator with even traces on the fan blade too. Is this where my coolant is going? I have been topping up at fairly frequent intervals which are getting closer together, I guess it's new rad time, any recommendations, 2004 4.4V8 ?
Ta
d2t

Click image to enlarge

24th Apr 2016 1:07pm

Haylands

Member Since: 04 Mar 2014
Location: East Yorkshire
Posts: 8164

2014 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Loire Blue

Doesn't look the right colour to be coolant... looks more like muddy water from a puddle splashed onto the fan and then the hose...

Best way to find a leak is get a garage to pressure test the system...

May have some funny coloured coolant or some type of rad seal in there though so it may be coolant, whip the filler off and have a look.... Pete

__________________________________________________
2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

24th Apr 2016 1:35pm

drive2tractors

Member Since: 05 Jul 2015
Location: Kent
Posts: 18

Oddly I have just found a similar residue around the neck of the header tank filler so I wonder if it has been laced with radweld or similar to fend off a problem. Its at 169,000 miles so I suspect the radiator is failing.
d2t

24th Apr 2016 5:45pm

Haylands

Member Since: 04 Mar 2014
Location: East Yorkshire
Posts: 8164

What colour is the water in there then...??? Pete

__________________________________________________
2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

24th Apr 2016 6:18pm

drive2tractors

Member Since: 05 Jul 2015
Location: Kent
Posts: 18

Orange and reasonably clear...

24th Apr 2016 7:12pm

drive2tractors

Member Since: 05 Jul 2015
Location: Kent
Posts: 18

Think I may have found the leak, all wet and orangy down the left hand side of the rad?

26th Apr 2016 3:54pm

Haylands

Member Since: 04 Mar 2014
Location: East Yorkshire
Posts: 8164

Yep, that looks like a leak... Pete

__________________________________________________
2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

26th Apr 2016 4:05pm

drive2tractors

Member Since: 05 Jul 2015
Location: Kent
Posts: 18

New rad from Island 4x4 arrived yesterday, fitted it this morning. No leaks so far, and the fan came undone without a struggle or a special tool!!
d2t

29th Apr 2016 9:25pm

Show n shine

Member Since: 01 Jun 2016
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 55

2002 Range Rover Vogue Td6 Adriatic Blue

Radiators coming out with special tools is a must.

4th Jun 2016 4:22pm

Page 1 of 1

All times are GMT

Jump to

< Previous Topic | Next Topic >

Posting Rules

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum