My freelander had its first good long drive since I got it on the road, And the car had stood for over a year before that. What I noticed was the colant had gone from its clean redish/pink to black, is this a problem or is it just from the hoses and ****e in radiator cause it has sat for a year??
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freelance
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think i would flush it and change it, oat technology has degraded.
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what you are seeing is normal corrosion degredation which is manifesting itself in black oxide of iron (Fe 2 O 3) in solution, found in nature as hematite and as rust in all landrovers.
Change all of the coolant.
Change all of the coolant.
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nothing is easy on a freelander.
freelance
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put a flush in for a 100 miles and then drain it by disconnecting bottom hose at radiator.
