Freelander 1 What is this in water ?

[Stef kotso]

Hello guys again i open the water bottle i see this thinks. But oil cap is clean as you can see what are this thinks inside in water ? When I’m driving the temperature don’t rise is seating there at the middle but I’m seeing in hot days the temperature rise quicker to 90 degrees. Thanks.!
Model Freelander 1 1.8L K series

 

[andyfreelandy]

Sadly this looks like oil and engine fumes contaminating the coolant.

Best to get compression test and / or a 'sniffer' test where a chemical held over the header tank can show engine fumes in the coolant.

Suspect head gasket is failing.

 

[freelance]

If its still got the original inlet manifold gasket, that can leak oil into water

 

[Stef kotso]

If its still got the original inlet manifold gasket, that can leak oil into water

The oil cap is clean but the water bottle have this thinks

 

[Stef kotso]

The oil cap is clean but the water bottle have this thinks

The engine is changed in 2018 the engine the new engine came from UK with 60k kilometres and brand new head gasket

 

[freelance]

Has it had a head gasket replaced recently, and its contamination that wasn’t cleaned out at the time?

 

[Stef kotso]

I don’t if he clean it but I’m pretty sure my freelander is leaking oil from underneath

 

[Stef kotso]

Has it had a head gasket replaced recently, and its contamination that wasn’t cleaned out at the time?

look I see these symptoms recently when I’m driving like for an hour when I’m stoping at traffic light the fan is starting working hard like the engine is tired and he needs to cool and gears is stuck when is time to change or to come to neutral but no temperature rise up is still seating in the right temperature

 

[J_D]

K series, first thing to check is the compression to rule out head gasket failure.