good afternoon all
I originally posted this in the introduction section but I would appreciate any advice as I have now found the cause of the leak
some members on here might remember me from the old LRO forum
these days I have a Freelander 2 SD4 which is a lovely drive but it has developed a coolant loss issue that I am struggling with,
there is no signs of a leak around the coolant pipes that I can see around the engine bay, also no mayo in the oil
the only sign of coolant I have found is behind the engine under the bulkhead around what I presume is the A/C drain (a cone shaped piece of plastic under the bulkhead)
the footwells are dry and due to this happening between Xmas and new year today has been the first opportunity for me to investigate this
my first though was heater matrix but this seems wrong as I get the impression that the matrix is lower in the cabin to cause this without flooding the footwell, so now I'm wondering if it could be the EGR cooler
has anyone else had similar issues with a Freelander 2
I originally posted this in the introduction section but I would appreciate any advice as I have now found the cause of the leak
some members on here might remember me from the old LRO forum
these days I have a Freelander 2 SD4 which is a lovely drive but it has developed a coolant loss issue that I am struggling with,
there is no signs of a leak around the coolant pipes that I can see around the engine bay, also no mayo in the oil
the only sign of coolant I have found is behind the engine under the bulkhead around what I presume is the A/C drain (a cone shaped piece of plastic under the bulkhead)
the footwells are dry and due to this happening between Xmas and new year today has been the first opportunity for me to investigate this
my first though was heater matrix but this seems wrong as I get the impression that the matrix is lower in the cabin to cause this without flooding the footwell, so now I'm wondering if it could be the EGR cooler
has anyone else had similar issues with a Freelander 2
- Update
- i have now had a bit of time to investigate the leak further and the good news for me is it is not the EGR cooler, the bad news is it appears to be the heater pipes quick connectors weeping (probably 'o' ring failure) these parts are used on Ford vehicles and seem to be a common failure point, so as ford owned LR at the time this make sense to me that this is why mine has failed
- has anyone else had this and how did they solve it, as I would rather replace the 'o' rings than replace the 2 pipes at much more expense,