Top radiator hose sliced by top engine cover

Many thanks to the Forum in flagging this problem. I checked my 2016 D4 this morning and sure enough the top hose has a split in it. Rather than chafing it looks more like its been cut by a knife - not all the way through though. I have wrapped some tape around the cut and booked the car in for a repair under warranty. Ive done 126,000ks and I'm pretty sure that I have already had the top hose replaced at around 70k - same problem I suppose but wasn't aware of the Cover causing the problem and LR didn't say anything.

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Originally Posted by Odysseyman

nor in the UK according to the dealers here!! Unbelievable [bigsad]:bat:

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Try LRDirect LR095544 | Hose-Radiator - Land Rover Part LR095544 looks like they have one in stock.Great service.

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Originally Posted by eddy

Try LRDirect LR095544 | Hose-Radiator - Land Rover Part LR095544 looks like they have one in stock.Great service.

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+1 for LRDirect. Every time I've ordered from them it has arrived within 4 days (even when I order Thursday night and it arrives Sunday morning).

As already mentioned, its a common "fault" on a 3.0lt, have replaced countless top hoses.
On regular customer vehicles i add some plastic conduit round the sharp edge of the acoustic cover.

Sanity reigns. [smilebigeye]

IMHO, that should have been part of the Design.
It is a terrible thing when the field has to modify a design that was instigated by a Multi-Billion $ company that should know better.

One can't help wondering if LR Direct have a hole in the back fence of Land Rover Parts & just help themselves.[biggrin]

Discovery 4 top hose part number: LR095544 is now in stock in Australia. 73 pieces available at time of checking.

I thought we were outside of VAT & it was not charged for Oz, but our own ATO has now got their sticky hands in our pockets for OS purchases.


Everyone's a winner these days.[bigsad]



Except us.


Please delete if you want. I was looking at the LR Direct previous website not the above.

Read this thread.
Just been out to the garage to check the hose.
2013 D4 SDV6. Coming up to 96k.
There’s a score mark on the top of the hose, obviously from the cover.
Cover in correct position.
I’ve put a bit of rescue tape around the hose for the moment, and some conduit on the offending edge of the cover.
Will be replacing hose to be sure.

Darren (DazzaTd5) did mine when he serviced it for which I thank him. Not something I or most others would have thought about I reckon.
Shows the worth of using an independent who knows the vehicle rather than the stealers who would deny anything like that would ever happen or claim it was "incorrectly refitted"...
AlanH.

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Originally Posted by DazzaTD5

As already mentioned, its a common "fault" on a 3.0lt, have replaced countless top hoses.
On regular customer vehicles i add some plastic conduit round the sharp edge of the acoustic cover.

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Hi Daz,

Do you know if there’s a full replacement kit for all radiator hoses for the D4?

E.g. Britpart do a silicone kit for early model defenders.

Im replacing the top hose cause i have to, but would like to think about replacing all hoses as they’re coming up to 8 years

cheers,

Eric