No mate that is very far from the truth as you can get
they are not hard to bleed but it has to be done thoroughly.
It could be an easy fix then
I hope anywayIt could be an easy fix then
I hope anyway
Freelaner
Landy Driver
It could be an easy fix then
yep just stick at it until your sure all the air is out.
i open both bleed screws then remove expansion tank cap. Seal my mouth on the tank and blow till coolant flows from bleed screws then seal tighten them, you might need an assistant to do this, whilst coolant is still flowing from them.
top up then go for a longish drive, then check and top up if necessary
WARNING: Don't do the above with hot coolant
yep just stick at it until your sure all the air is out.
i open both bleed screws then remove expansion tank cap. Seal my mouth on the tank and blow till coolant flows from bleed screws then seal tighten them, you might need an assistant to do this, whilst coolant is still flowing from them.
top up then go for a longish drive, then check and top up if necessary
WARNING: Don't do the above with hot coolant
I'll try it tomorrow in work! I'm exited to see if this solves the problem lol I'm thinking of going out to do I now lol and then take it back to the garage to say ha I've fixed it myself! With the help of you guys
Freelaner
Landy Driver
I'll try it tomorrow in work! I'm exited to see if this solves the problem lol I'm thinking of going out to do I now lol and then take it back to the garage to say ha I've fixed it myself! With the help of you guys
Forgot to say you may need to do this a few times to make sure it's completely purged.
Again allow it to cool or you'll burn yer gob
Oh and do it with the heater control set to HOT!!! or it will ignore the heater matrix and you could still have air in there
Forgot to say you may need to do this a few times to make sure it's completely purged.
Again allow it to cool or you'll burn yer gob
Oh and do it with the heater control set to HOT!!! or it will ignore the heater matrix and you could still have air in there
Top banana! I'll let you know tomorrow how I get on
Freelaner
Landy Driver
WLJayne
Well-Known Member
Freelaner to the rescue once again . He's absolutely right and it will make a big difference.
If you can hear the cooling system inside the cabin at all then its not bled properly or worse boiling over!
Thing is it sounds like you're almost there with it's mid-life service crisis. There's not much more to do after that other than general servicing and repairs. But Head and VCU are the heavy hitters - and IRD is the heaviest!
Whereabouts are ewe in Sarf Wales? I'm originally from abergavenny and if you're near abouts look up Abergavenny Land Rover Club.
. He's absolutely right and it will make a big difference.If you can hear the cooling system inside the cabin at all then its not bled properly or worse boiling over
!Thing is it sounds like you're almost there with it's mid-life service crisis. There's not much more to do after that other than general servicing and repairs. But Head and VCU are the heavy hitters - and IRD is the heaviest!
Whereabouts are ewe in Sarf Wales? I'm originally from abergavenny and if you're near abouts look up Abergavenny Land Rover Club
.Freelaner to the rescue once again
If you can hear the cooling system inside the cabin at all then its not bled properly or worse boiling over
Thing is it sounds like you're almost there with it's mid-life service crisis. There's not much more to do after that other than general servicing and repairs. But Head and VCU are the heavy hitters - and IRD is the heaviest!
Whereabouts are ewe in Sarf Wales? I'm originally from abergavenny and if you're near abouts look up Abergavenny Land Rover Club
im in llanelli mate is there many freelander owners there? i dont want to be picked on lol
Well I'm 1 happy chappy the valve pin thing was stuck! I took the hose of by the dipstick and put a diff hose on blew through it and i was just going red in the face lol so I got my breath back gave it a good one and air started to go through and the other 2 bleed valves a tiny bit of air came out nothing major so that was ok I had to take the complete air box out tho to get to the 1 by the dizzy! So I left it running until the fan came on let it run until, the fan went off and went for a short blast! And all was well left it running again until the fan came on and it cooled back down. So I drove it home from work and all was well I'll go for another short spin later and bleed it again in the morning just to check
Thanks guys don't know where I would be without you! probably standing next to it with a gallon of petrol and a box of swan lol
Landyzone you've saved the life of another landrover!
May the green oval be with you
the valve pin thing was stuck! I took the hose of by the dipstick and put a diff hose on blew through it and i was just going red in the face lol so I got my breath back gave it a good one and air started to go through and the other 2 bleed valves a tiny bit of air came out nothing major so that was ok I had to take the complete air box out tho to get to the 1 by the dizzy! So I left it running until the fan came on let it run until, the fan went off and went for a short blast! And all was well left it running again until the fan came on and it cooled back down. So I drove it home from work and all was well I'll go for another short spin later and bleed it again in the morning just to check Thanks guys don't know where I would be without you!
probably standing next to it with a gallon of petrol and a box of swan lol Landyzone you've saved the life of another landrover!
May the green oval be with you
Yea now I know it's there that's the 1st place I'll check and from now on no more garages im doing everything myself! With the help of you guys of course lol
WLJayne
Well-Known Member
Yea now I know it's there that's the 1st place I'll check and from now on no more garages im doing everything myself! With the help of you guys of course lol
Absolutely the best policy
, we knows Freelanders betterer than garages does.
