Culloden Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Hi bought a Freelander tds 1951cc privately on fri.Seemed to be driving well,and was real chuffed,but my first proper run of about 8-10 miles and i noticed steam coming from under the bonnet.Water from the coolant bottle seeems to be getting hot and rising in the bottle before evaporating as steam leaving the bottle empty of water.When i fill it it sits in bottle fine,until engine running and water seems to get hot again before escaping as steam.Had all the coolant,break fluid,oil levels done the day previous.Is it possible a hose could be knocked loose or something.Was absolutly loving it.Don't want my 4x4 fun finished before i start..Thanks in advance.Heading to the garage tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Idris Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 If you just changed the coolant it sounds like you haven't got the air out of it when you re-filled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culloden Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share Posted April 13, 2014 Thanks,it was a friend of mine.When i say coolant i just mean the water i think.He also did oil and brake fluid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Daft question, is the lid on the bottle? Also, what's a TDS freelander? Do you mean TD4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culloden Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share Posted April 14, 2014 Sorry,yes to both . Td4 GS 2001 1951cc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Was it OK before? Does the temperature gauge shoot up at a particular time, or rise gradually and keep going? Any leaks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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