Stupid Discovery Question

Geez reads, you should know the difference between a charcoal can and a coolant reservior - one does nothing you can see and neither does the other:D :D :D

GQ

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There is always the possibility you are talking about the radiator overflow bottle :). Unless you have the new white one.

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I know ALL about the black bottle because 3 years ago mine split at the joint halfway down, dumped the engine water, and fried my engine to the point where it scored a cylinder and it was cheaper ($6000 for a full replacement is cheaper?) to buy a replacement engine.
I made damm sure I got a shiny new white upgrade bottle, which so far is a thing of beauty and still in one piece.
So yes, all the stories about the black bottle are true.

My black one is on the way out, Does MR's sell the white ones? Does anyone know what they sell for roughly?

Just goes to show.....there's no such thing as a stupid question....;)

mine's fine...

but get a low water coolant alarm, the engine saver one (http://www.aulro.com/afvb/showthread.php't=27874&page=5), installed it in my disco last year, well worth the money.

Matt.

I bought one of these
http://www.aulro.com/apc/showproduct...duct=260&cat=6
with a float for the header tank which is higher than the radiator which is higher than the v8, so should have plenty of warning long before the engine is dry.
oh yeah i bought this after a top hose let go & gave us a little scare.

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Originally Posted by byron

The problem with the old style [black plastic] ones are the type of plastic and the join of the two halves.......that's where it splits:( .....usually due to age/temperature/high pressure.:mad:

Of course, an engine/cooling problem that raises those factors above excessively will precipitate the reservoir splitting.:eek:

I'm surprised they replaced it with another black one[if I read you correctly] it must've been a used one!!!.......coz the white/translucent ones are the replacement/warranty only ones available new!;)

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The disco i just bought has a new white one

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Originally Posted by Mick-Kelly

My black one is on the way out, Does MR's sell the white ones? Does anyone know what they sell for roughly?

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Around $110 for a new bottle.

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Originally Posted by Mick-Kelly

My black one is on the way out, Does MR's sell the white ones? Does anyone know what they sell for roughly?

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Reckon I paid about $85 (might have been $88) for a white one, but it was not a genuine LR one. Fitted perfectly, and still going fine after 15,000 Km.

Cheap insurance.
Also recommend you check if you still have the original plastic plugs in the top of the radiator core and thermostat. If you do, replace them with the brass ones, which don't cost much. The plastic ones twist the head when you undo them. Eventually, the twist cracks and you have an air and/or coolant leak. Obviously cheap rubbish LR fitted on a cost saving thing cause they probably last until the warranty runs out and then its not their problem it's yours.