Freelander 1 v6 cooling system

Hi there you lot I see your chatting about v6s
can you help I put a post on here over the problems I was havening with this v6 I still seem to have an issue with-it it still siting at nominal temp and driving ok all good then I here you say
but I have up date to fist post I have a gas test on water bottle and all good thank god lol
but still not seem right so the man that did gas test saying could have a large air lock
over to you lot how do I do this as he say not know as can only find 1 bleed vale in heater pipe on bulk head
thanks nina

Hi there you lot I see your chatting about v6s
can you help I put a post on here over the problems I was havening with this v6 I still seem to have an issue with-it it still siting at nominal temp and driving ok all good then I here you say
but I have up date to fist post I have a gas test on water bottle and all good thank god lol
but still not seem right so the man that did gas test saying could have a large air lock
over to you lot how do I do this as he say not know as can only find 1 bleed vale in heater pipe on bulk head
thanks nina

The V6 can be a challenge to bleed but not always. What's the symptoms you are getting?

hi all can you put some light on this issue I have here

1 this the replay I put on here but no reply
I put a post on here over the problems I was havening with this v6 I still seem to have an issue with-it it still siting at nominal temp and driving ok all good then I here you say
but I have up date to fist post I have a gas test on water bottle and all good thank god lol
but still not seem right so the man that did gas test saying could have a large air lock
over to you lot how do I do this as he say not know as can only find 1 bleed vale in heater pipe on bulk head
thanks nina


2 I have had it cheeked for gas's in the water and was told shone not that
could be a block rad or stat ? have flushed out and no muck came out at all
3 I now got a problem where I have it bubbles in the water tank and now puts a bit a water on the road when park up and steam from near engine cooler side of car ?
but the temp stays in the 9 o clock Pont
can you help
yours Nina

How big are the bubbles? Are they 2mm or a lot bigger?

If you have water on the floor then you have a leak. You need to find the leak. The coolant system builds up pressure when the engine gets warm. If you have a leak then the pressure will not build up. This can cause the coolant to overheat and bubble.

There is only 1 bleed screw on the v6. With the engine off, undo the bleed screw. Top up the coolant to the top of the reservoir and keep doing this until you get a full flow of coolant only out of the bleed screw. It can be difficult to get all the air out of the v6 (kv6). When the air is out set the coolant level to the max marker. Then fit the bleed screw and coolant reservoir cap. Now run the engine and let it warm up a bit, but too hot. It doesn't need to be as hot as when it driving. Remove the bleed screw and the remaining air should come out. Ideally try to lift the rear wheels off the ground by 12 inches. Try for 24 inches if you can.

Don't undo the coolant reservoir cap with the engine running when it's very hot. This will cause harm to your engine when you let the pressure out. I had problems trying to bleed my v6. Nodge68 told me how to do it and it worked for me.

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