KV6 and coolant

[2 rocks]

Hi all
Still trying to trace our irregular coolant loss and looking for a few ideas...

The situation so far:
- car was losing coolant, coolant showing in the valley so had the thermo & pipes swapped out
- was also dumping coolant in the footwell from the heater core
- heater currently by-passed, pending purchase of new core and the time and motivation to pull the entire bloody dash out :eek:

So... still losing coolant, no idea where from at present, no oil in coolant, no coolant in oil, no coolant on the floor or sprays around the engine bay. Only a few drops of dried coolant on the reservoir, so I don't think it's coming out the cap.

In addition, Kim does the same trip to work and back each day, ~80kms, today nothing is gone. Tomorrow I may have to top up from the "Low" level to the "High" level. Which is what maybe - 100-200mls?

I have assumed, maybe foolishly, that if it was going past the HG into a cylinder it would run rough...but maybe not?

Thanks for any advice...
Cheers
Mike

[woko]

Check the oil in the transmission and IRD. They crack coolers.

[2 rocks]

Wow! A/T oil coolers are expensive. I hope they've been up-engineered for that price and not prone to cracking again for some time!
I'll find the fillers on the weekend and have a look, in a way though, I'd rather it was going in there than into the cylinders...:angel:

[Ausfree]

There's no cracks in the coolant resovoir is there??? They are prone to cracking, being a rigid plastic!!!:) Hope there is not coolant into the tranny as suggested by Woko, VERY expensive to fix.

[2 rocks]

I'm fairly certain the reservoir is ok. I had cleaned it up a while back. There's only o couple of dried drops on and around it. I just haven't had chafe to get under it but plan to this weekend as the weather will be rubbish.
I hope not too, as it's a lovely car that hasn't even hit 100,000 km yet.
Not looking forward to pulling the dash out to replace the heater core either ��
Cheers
Mike

[Ausfree]

I'm fairly certain the reservoir is ok. I had cleaned it up a while back. There's only o couple of dried drops on and around it. I just haven't had chafe to get under it but plan to this weekend as the weather will be rubbish.
I hope not too, as it's a lovely car that hasn't even hit 100,000 km yet.
Not looking forward to pulling the dash out to replace the heater core either ��
Cheers
Mike

Yep, I know the feeling. I had a 2001 model KV6 which presented very well, even won trophies for "Best Presented Freelander 1" in 2010 and again in 2011 at the Landrover Clubs Expo at Castle Hill in Sydney.

It cracked a transmission cooler which leaked coolant into the auto tranny. Cost almost $5k for a tranny rebuild only for the tranny to break down again 18 months later with a given estimation of $1.5k to fix it. That was the straw that broke the camels back, we sold it sadly. Both the Mrs and I loved it and it drove very well when it was going.

It was a sad day when we traded it in.:(

[woko]

Check water pump. it lives under the timing case between the 2 intake cams. It runs on the timing belt. usually you can see it stain out of the back of the timing case.

[2 rocks]

Copy that Woko, will do. :thumbsup::thumbsup:
Austere, hope it doesn't come to that, she's quite attached to it...but she does like D1s, early ones, but it needs to be diesel and auto...

[niccage]

Hi 2Rocks, did you get to the bottom of the issue? Just out of interest, you didn't vacuum fill the coolant did you?