Thanks for all the help guys. I replaced the bottle, it seems to have subsided now. I still hear a hissing from the cap, and looks like its still weeping a bit when I check coolant level after a drive and she is up to temp. Do I replace the cap again or is this another problem? Also flushed...

Searched the forum but couldn't find any real substance. I am guessing it could be HGF due to the excessive overheating which I believe was caused by the Radiator initially. I am just trying to see if it could be anything else before I go through the expensive exercise of doing Head Gaskets...

Hey Teddy - yeah there are, like tiny hairline cracks around the top of the bottle. Dont see how this could cause the leak through the cap though? Maybe its also worth mentioning there is brown gunk floating in the header tank and when the water escapes it has brown water marks... however this...

Need your advice. My 2000 Diesel Freelander started overheating on the highway, town driving it would be fine, no loss of water. Soon as I got on the highway it would start loosing water when I traveled at the speed limit. It would push water out the plastic bottle at a rapid rate and overheat...

Check that out seems all good... like I said under 70mph drives perfectly no issues.. only when I drive on the freeway and go past 120kph... I swear its possesed... however is possible that the oil level was too high which caused the engine to run itself?

It doesnt... I brake and slows down then picks up again. then I play around with throttle & brake and then eventually it stops smoking and drives normally... luckily each time this happen the freeway was open

I dont have cruise control :confused:

Turbo is all good.. checked it out... not smoking under normal conditions... doesnt explain the car Accelerating by itself?? :Cry:

I have e 2001 Land Rover Freelander 1 diesel, When I drive at over at or over 70mph (120kph) the accelerator gets stuck on full throttle giving out lots of black smoke, the pedal itself isnt stuck to the floor board, it like its on cruise control which I dont have . if I push in the clutch...