Greetings...

We drove just fine out Xmas shopping, but while in the store someone came
in and said my Land Rover was leaking water. Sure enough, big puddle and lots of dripping.

Front left side. Not from the radiator. It started normally. Drove home just fine and did not overheat. Indicator stayed in the middle. Still dripping this morning. Heater did NOT work last night after the leak. Normally it's a furnace! I'm thinking Heater Core or possibly a hose?

Thoughts on what I might look for?

I'm disabled and can't climb under to look around anymor. But I'd like to know the possibilities before taking it in to be repaired. Hopefully it's something simple like a hose.

1995 Discovery. Not sure if this is in the correct place or not.

 

The lack of heat is due to a lack of coolant in the system. I would quit driving it a couple runs without coolant could make that simple blown hose a head gasket job.

Front left is most likely a hose or the radiator if you are basing left on drivers side.

If you are doing it as looking at the truck so passenger side, hose, radiator, or coolant expansion tank

 

don't drive it. you risk ruining your engine. fill the radiator and coolant resesrvoir with water and observe.

Where are you located?

 

Greetings...

Yes, I'm thinking it looked like a coolant Reservoir line. It wasn't steaming from the radiator, further back and passenger side - a line or hose. Dark parking lot, middle of the night...

I'm in Colorado Mountains. It didn't overheat getting it home.

Radiator itself looks okay, but this thing looks a bit non-standard to begin with. First car I've ever met that didn't have a radiator cap. Just a brass plug. I think I remember about 5 years ago being told that no one around here would work on it unless I showed up with the deed to Ft. Knox. Id probably be better off with something else.

Going out to see if we can find the rupture this morning hopefully. Assuming my wife is up for it. She's my eyes these days. Gets me out of having to go shopping a week before Xmas.

 

It really sounds like one of the two hoses going to the heater core/ heater matrix. The hoses will go through the firewall and down under the center dash on the passenger side.

If you need to replace them, you can order from AB

Land Rover Hose, Heater (Genuine Part # PCH500040)

If you have mobility/ sight issues, I would say order the part and have local shop install and bleed the cooling system

 

If there is air in the coolant loop it won't register the same on the temp gauge, IE it is not meant to read air temps and so won't be accurate.

Find the leak, patch it up and rebleed the loop. Do NOT drive it until then.

 

The Passenger Side coolant hoses look like this.

 

In addition the heater hoses can be replaced with generic coolant hoses from the local auto store, not as pretty as Atlantic British molded hoses but it'll do. I believe they're 3/4 ID size, pretty easy to replace I would ask if they can install it like they do wipers and batteries at the auto store, it's the holidays after all. In the meantime just top it off with coolant. With exception to the upper and lower radiator hoses and a small heater to intake manifold hose all hoses can be replaced with generic ones from the auto store.

 

Greetings...

Cool! Thanks guys! Armed with all this, I feel confident we'll find it!

My wife told me, that pouring fluid into the overflow container - right on the ground.
It doesn't have a radiator cap. just a sealed brass plug, that I remember I had a tough
time convincing the auto parts guy, I needed really high temp (oh I forget what it's called) "thread tape" to wrap the threads. The typical white stuff you might use for hot water in a house would instantly fail.

We have to wait until it stops raining before we can go check - but considering it's past, it's likely the most complicated and expensive hose and or part. Good thing I got a deal on it! I remember talking the used car dealer to cut the price in half because he couldn't get it out of FWD like his own Chevy! LMAO. It's lasted 7 years without a major failure. It's due...

 

If coolant is poring straight out of the overflow tank it's usually one of three things, the small hose to top of radiator is blow or the lower radiator hose is blow, in addition it can be a cracked overflow tank.