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Danwilderspin



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United Kingdom 2007 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.2 SC V8 Zermatt Silver
Check coolant level

Went to look at a 4.4 sdv8 and it had check coolant level on the dash… had a few other issue like damaged headliner due to block drains and causing water ingress which I’m happy to take a punt on but the check coolant level the guy claims it’s a dodgy sensor would you keep looking or run a mile? Current stable:
2006 BMW M6
2007 4.2 V8 S/C FF
Gone:
2002 4.4 V8 FF

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dingg1



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2007 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.2 SC V8 Stornoway Grey

Is the coolant level low?

If it is just a dodgy sensor, it wouldn't put me off. But if the present owner hasn't bothered to fix it, what else has he not bothered fixing??

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caymanblack



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United Kingdom 2017 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Carpathian Grey

The water drains would worry me more , check on here about this. overfinch modified

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ReggieMac



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United Kingdom 2019 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Loire Blue

Personally I would have run a mile at the first mention of 'blocked sunroof drains' let alone having the 'check coolant' light as well. _______________________________________________

2019 4.4 V8 Diesel Range Rover Autobiography, Byron Blue

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Haylands



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England 2014 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Loire Blue

Sunroof drains is a fairly easy, if not quick, fix and not a lot of money if you can do it yourself.

Coolant loss could be a lot of things including the common failure of the heater pipe at the rear which goes under the subframe, you can use a length of hose to replace it.

Or it could be the oil cooler or any number of hoses....

If the price is cheap enough then why not... Pete

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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
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garyRR



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As the miles creep up and the rubber gets older, they can use a little bit of coolant, especially as the SDV8 has about 15,000 miles of pipework. 2015 Range Rover Autobiography 4.4 SDV8

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Danwilderspin



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United Kingdom 2007 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.2 SC V8 Zermatt Silver

Think I am going to leave it as while it runs nice I have only just spotted a 50k mile gap in the service history. Have been told it was serviced locally but no evidence of this… I’m guessing this would put most people off too Current stable:
2006 BMW M6
2007 4.2 V8 S/C FF
Gone:
2002 4.4 V8 FF

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