Tanis8472 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Hi guys, I seem to have an issue with the cooling system on my 99-00 freelander. There are no leaks, its been pressure tested yesterday and also had an exhaust gas sniffer attached to the header tank which both show normal!! The radiator does not get hot which suggests thermostat is stuck shut. Put a new one on yesterday too so not that. Bled the system as per RAVE manual. Yesteday before doing all that, the temp guage rose slightly and noticed some steam from under bonnet so stopped immediately and turned engine off. It blew a lot of coolant out of tank. Got mechanic to have a look. I topped it up with coolant i had in car straight away. I changed the inlet manifold gasket a few months ago which was leaking and been fine since. There is good circulation as can be seen from coolanf flowing into header tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 What engine is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanis8472 Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 Petrol. I've been doing some more research trying to find out why its doing it. I didnt realise the thermostat is pressure sensitive too and that there are seveal types sold by different retailers (some are wrong it seems) I spoke to LR dealer yesterday to get correct part number which is PEL500110. Its likely that the one i fitted 2 days ago is not correct spring rate. Partnumber PEM101020. Thats one for diesels and V8's apparently. I have fitted a later coolant tank with matching cap several months ago. I bet these are matched to the spring rate in the thermostat. http://wiki.seloc.org/a/Pressure_Relief_Remote_Thermostat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanis8472 Posted January 28, 2015 Author Share Posted January 28, 2015 Right, got to the bottom of the problem. It was the thermostat causing the issues. 2 brand new ones fitted (1 Genuine LR, the other Vernet) Both are fine by the way. Changed radiator thinking it was blocked. It wasnt While i was having a nosey around the thermostat area with a torch I noticed something i hadn't before. There is a marking on the stat housing that says pump with an arrow. Aha, thought I. Had a look at the Haynes manual to see if there are any photos/diagrams of the pipes. I noticed that the thermostat had been put in the wrong way round by a "mechanic" that did the conversion for my dad years ago. So ofcourse I put the new one in the same way round. So after changing the stat to the correct way round, I now get a hot radiator. Just waiting for it to cool down to top up the coolant to the correct level. Moral of the story, don't assume anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Nice, well spotted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanis8472 Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 Expensive way to find out though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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