Don't put coolant in the oil reservoir!

[p38arover]

A chap on the RangeRovers.net forum says a mechanic put coolant into the dynamic response oil reservoir (for steering and front suspension).

LR have quoted GBP20,000 to fix it. :o :BigCry:

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[Tins]

That'll bruise tomorrow...

[loanrangie]

Surely if they drained it immediately and filled it correctly it would be good to go.

[101RRS]

Yes I agree - seeming like dealers just doing their stealer thing again. Water in something like that for such a short time with virtually no use is not an issue.

Cleaning it out and all will be good.

Garry

[Blknight.aus]

the problem is cleaning it out, its a very small hydraulic system, if it got into and stuck behind/in an accumulator or valve void you can get some very nasty results later under varying use conditions.

theres flushing agents that will get rid of it but that usually comes at a reduction in the life of hoses and seals as well as being not cheap and requiring subsequent flush outs.

99+% it'd be fine but that tiny chance is enough for a dealer to provide a wash my hands of it its a complete rebuild quote so if anything does go wrong they're covered on a "we told you so" level

[DazzaTD5]

The two things that **** me about that:

*What moron, supposedly a professional would put coolant/water in a tank with a cap like that ... hrmm looks more like a cap for a power steering, fluid suspension etc etc.
*Moron dealers stating "we never flush systems" in the same token as "we dont put used engines in a Discovery 3". YES because they are not paying the bill nor do they give a **** who is.