Thread: TD5 bottom rad. hose??

and also instead of removing the hose clamp on the drivers side can I just undo the coupling on the passenger side to drain the coolant, then I can ignore that hard to get at clamp alltogether.Or why cant I just remove the bottom bleed screw, all I want to do is drain, flush and refill??

sorry can't help you but with the disco there is a plug on the bottom hose,when I changed the fluid on mine I drained and refilled 6 times to get rid of the green stuff also bought the water from the supermarket that has been filtered and has no trace elements in it for the final fill

With mine I just climb under and undo the bottom gearbox oil cooler connection and let it all drain. The bottom radiator hose is only touched if I want to take the radiator out.

Originally Posted by George130

With mine I just climb under and undo the bottom gearbox oil cooler connection and let it all drain. The bottom radiator hose is only touched if I want to take the radiator out.

need more info, what and where??

George 130 is an automatic, does the manual defender have a gearbox oil cooler?

Well what do you know... just check RAVE and whilst the Disco Td5 has this nice little drainage plug on the bottom hose and the correct procedure for a Defender is:

1. Remove engine acoustic cover.
2. Visually check engine and cooling system for signs of coolant leaks.
3. Examine hoses for signs of cracking, distortion and security of connections.
4. Position drain tray to collect coolant.
5. Remove expansion tank filler cap.
6. Loosen clip screws securing air inlet hose to intercooler and inlet manifold, release and remove hose.
7. Release clip and disconnect bottom hose from radiator.
8. Allow cooling system to drain.
9. Disconnect bottom hose from radiator.

Of course there's no mention of the special Land Rover Tool LRT- Wrist-Dislocation-unit-001

Originally Posted by dm_td5

Well what do you know... just check RAVE and whilst the Disco Td5 has this nice little drainage plug on the bottom hose and the correct procedure for a Defender is:

1. Remove engine acoustic cover.
2. Visually check engine and cooling system for signs of coolant leaks.
3. Examine hoses for signs of cracking, distortion and security of connections.
4. Position drain tray to collect coolant.
5. Remove expansion tank filler cap.
6. Loosen clip screws securing air inlet hose to intercooler and inlet manifold, release and remove hose.
7. Release clip and disconnect bottom hose from radiator.
8. Allow cooling system to drain.
9. Disconnect bottom hose from radiator.

Of course there's no mention of the special Land Rover Tool LRT- Wrist-Dislocation-unit-001

yeh, I've got RAVE but cant see that all that is required, c'mon someone must have done it.

Can you get the bottom hose off the block at all? I often wonder why manufacturers stopped designing radiators with drain plugs on the bottom. probably because of high pressures. Anyway the coolant has to come out of the bottom so persistance on that clamp.