Hi folks
Hope we have all had a good Christmas and all that ....
Got a problem with my 2003 Freelander Kalahari 1.8 petrol 61,000 miles:
Driving home yesterday, the engine stalled a few times when it should not have done. Following this, when we arrived home, there was a clattering / shrieking noise coming from the front of the car - fans obviously. This stopped after a few minutes.
Maybe half an hour later I went out to the car to have a look to see why this noise had been coming from the fans. Lifted the bonnet and started the engine - all appeared normal, and after a while the fans cut in.
It was then that I noticed - shock horror - that the water header reservoir was completely empty. I'm certain that it was normal (about two thirds full) only a few days ago. At this point memories of Hillman Imps start to come flooding back!
So far I have refilled the reservoir - and watched it half empty itself again, started and run the engine. I can see no sign of a leak anywhere. Holding a bit of paper over the exhaust shows traces of vapour.
My questions are as follow:
Am I looking at a blown head gasket?? What else can I check?? If not, Where has the water gone??
If it is a blown head gasket, how much money are we looking at???
Any help, advice, abuse, comments much appreciated!!
Cheers