In the past few months after my LR2 his 185k miles, every single factory coolant hose has failed. They all turned to mush at pretty much the same time and started leaking. The last one was this week, and it's likely the hardest to reach, behind the firewall to the heater core. It blew up and threw coolant all over the right lower side of the engine compartment. I am royally ****ëd that the incompetent nimrods at LR and Volvo used such shït hoses on these trucks. This has never happened to me before on ANY other car I have owned in my 64 years, and cost me an arm and a leg due to work I cannot do as I am disabled. I am going to get rid of this piece of garbage and NEVER buy another Land Rover-anything for the rest of my life.

 

I’m sorry for your luck with those hoses. But I’m glad you posted because they are the only two hoses in the entire engine compartment I haven’t yet replaced. Looks like I’m gonna have to roll up my sleeves again now that I’m at 233K.

If it helps any, I’ve had hoses or connectors fail on a Subaru, and on a Yukon. 185K is a lot for any rubber hoses these days.

 

Is this the part that failed for you?

https://www.partsgeek.com/wxlr3vl-la...ater-hose.html

 

You have not had ALL the hoses fail within a period of a few months. Not the same.

 

That and ALL THE REST, one after the other.

 

Good heads up, I'll get on the ones that are not visible easily and hard to get to.

 

Once you've invested in the hose replacements, you've covered a "weak spot" and that won't happen again. Given the price of a replacement vehicle in this market, now may be the time to hold on and squeeze the last mile out of it.

 

*a* weak spot. one of many. It's going to be gone.

 

If I recall correctly, this is your wife's car. Have you started car shopping? Any preference for certain brands/models?

 

I understand. Which is why I replaced them all and will now replace these last two. Parts arrived yesterday. Again, I thank you for pointing out the need.