Lol! Just imagine what a brass bleeder T would cost if it was an official Land Rover part.

 

They would never make it out of brass - too much lost revenue on a $30 plastic POS.

Similar to the hard brittle plastic coolant return lines on a Disco. Are you kidding me? Weakest link in the engine bay for a critical coolant path.
LR engineers are a sick breed.

 

Schwaggy, would you please be so kind as to PM me the part no. and source for that part? Maybe I'll go that route, too...

 

Upgrade for silly plastic T fitting in hose for Land Rover LR3

 

Thanks...ordered!

 

Seriously go to any auto parts store and buy a brass 1/8" NPT tee, 2x 1/8" NPT hose barbs, and an 1/8" NPT plug. Takes 2 minutes to make and costs probably $6.

I made a tube with a 1/8 screw in the end that I hook up to a container and you can kinda "power bleed" it when you unscrew the plug. I had 10 min of air or neutral pressure in there till I did that.

 

Those who run the brass tubes: Does it leak at all? Only reason I keep the OEM bit is because it doesn't leak..

 

The one I made is working perfect - same fittings used in high pressure steam, water, fuel etc. nothing "to" leak really.

 

Hmm... do you have a photo handy?

 

I too did the home-built brass bleeder using basic hardware store parts. It's been going strong for a couple years now with no problems.

I've also seen one fail on the road. 2 years ago a fellow club member's wife lost one driving home on I80 from a weekend event. Luckily her husband was right behind her in his P38 and he jury rigged a temporary repair with a bic pen body as a get-home.