Hey everyone. I have an '03 Freelander 2.5 with 82k miles on it. I seem to have a very slow coolant leak on it. I've looked under the vehicle and don't see coolant leaking onto the ground, though. Does anyone know what can cause this? I'm baffled.

Recently replaced:
timing belts
timing idler and tension pulleys
water pump
thermostat housing
serpentine belt
battery
fuel pump and filter

Vehicle runs like new except for this inexplicable leak! Thanks.

 

As I mentioned in another thread, I has to have my expansion bottle replaced a few years ago, under warranty after I noticed I was losing coolant. I was never able to figure out where it was coming from but they were. I think its a common problem.

 

Check your thermostat housing, mine cracked, pretty common, $670.00 to have it replaced

 

Ridiculous.

 

the engine was designed with different metal/steel alloys that when they overheat the expand at a very different rate and engine fails.

The entire system works great but borderline hot, so any small problems with the cooling system will be lethal, the common reason is a cracked coolant reservoir, or hose rupture, again the reservoir will crack or the hoses will fail because the engine just runs a little hotter that it should, if you look at the temp needle, it likes to be close to the middle.

Get a "Freelander Engine Cooling Kit" which is a set of relays and wires and connectors that installs in minutes and reduces the operating temperature by turning the fan (s) at a different temperatures than the programmed by factory without interfering with the a/c and other components, it will also reduce the coolant pressure and will avoid cracking the reservoir, blowing hoses and loosing coolant tru the reservoir cap due to excessive hig temp.

send me an e-mail and I will send you the info langford.steve@yahoo.com