Fix the coolant leak on 1.8 k series engine

After several months of checking in I thought head gaskets is destroyed, then the cylinder head itself is cracked I thought, then I loat in computing and crack the engine block, nothing has come true.
Lost about a liter of antifreeze to 100 km, sometimes engine overheating, coolant blow on the cap from expansion tank.
Problem was a thermostat rings, there lost when pressure was growing system,and cooling system dirty.


....good luck

Well done, you must be relieved to find the problem. Hope you have many months and Km of trouble free driving.

htr said:

Well done, you must be relieved to find the problem. Hope you have many months and Km of trouble free driving.

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Yes I'm very happy but it was really difficult to detect because the dripped and evaporates instantly

But the problem has not been solved completely, it seems that started losing on to heater matrix........

in future if you have coolant lose add fluro dye to the system if its a leak you will find it easy enuf with a black light which they usually sell along with the dye same sort of stuff used to find leaks in air con systems.

It was a very small crack in the matrix heating, solved to stop leaks
....but I have not mixed with antifreeze, I used distilled water and stop the leaks,then you can empty the cooling system and refilling with antifreeze

I need a new heater......there is still a leak

Get some Kseal...

Never ever ever use k seal in a k series.

I tried to stop leak but it's bull****, I'll buy a new heater.....

Buy another Freelander-and a diesel one!

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britishwardog said:

Buy another Freelander-and a diesel one!

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