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johnnyd



Member Since: 13 Apr 2013
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United Kingdom 2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey
Dripping water from left hand side under heater box
Hi All

Long time no speak Shocked

Hope you are all doing OK ?

Just spotted some dripping water coming from under the plastic covers bolted to the left hand side of the bulkhead

I guess thats all the fans and radiotors for heating within the beast?

Might it be easily repairble by me? but more importantly, should i do the drive home this afternoon (24 miles of M4) with this slight leak, will i get any warning on the dash if a hose collapses entirely, I guess the heating side of the truck is also the engine cooling also?

Thoughts would be appreciated Bow down

JD 2008 TDCi 2.4 XS CSW
Post #412273 30th Mar 2015 10:15am
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VeeTee



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Is it (rain) water or cooling fluid? If the drain of the air inlet in the wingtop is blocked, rain water can enter the ventilation/heating system. If it is a leak in the cooling system you can smell cooling fluid (sweet smell). Cheers, Vincent
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Post #412276 30th Mar 2015 10:27am
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johnnyd



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Hi VeeTee

I forgot to mention, it does just look like rainwater, its not coloured orange at all and has no smell, so it could be rain water i guess, is that a common place for water to build up then ?

JD 2008 TDCi 2.4 XS CSW
Post #412277 30th Mar 2015 10:32am
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johnnyd



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Just been to have another look, and i would say 99% sure it is rain water, unless my garage is failing to put engine coolant in the beast on servicing Shocked

JD 2008 TDCi 2.4 XS CSW
Post #412279 30th Mar 2015 10:37am
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lonewolf



Member Since: 23 Oct 2013
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United Kingdom 2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 CSW Zambezi Silver
I had the same scenario last week.
Drove home from work, parked up and took dogs out.
Upon returning I noticed a wet patch towards front of vehicle on the left side.
Definitely just water, no smell or discolour, then remembered it had rained earlier on in the day.
As my drive is slightly sloped down I reckoned that whatever water that had been trapped in a 'recess'
was now dripping out due to the slope of the driveway.
Needless to say it dried up.
Post #412303 30th Mar 2015 11:55am
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johnnyd



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OK I think am am happy to say its rainwater given what people have said here and the fact it looks like rainwater Thumbs Up

Many thanks

JD 2008 TDCi 2.4 XS CSW
Post #412307 30th Mar 2015 12:06pm
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Dave Bellis



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United Kingdom 2014 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Keswick Green
I had exactly the same recently, it was a build up of rain water in the heater air intake, I also park on a slope, but also found some sludge in the intake drain....

Dave
Post #412326 30th Mar 2015 12:42pm
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defenderharv



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United Kingdom 2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Aintree Green
We had a leak on drivers side and passenger on our 2014 110. Dealer fitted new bulkhead seal that fixed drivers side leak that dripped down onto accelerator then onto mat but didn't fix passenger side. Car returned to them for a windscreen seal that they replaced and liberally applied a black silicone sealant in it and fingers crossed all now dry!

I was going to just live with it and accept it as a Defender trait - our older TD5 leaked too! But when the water started turning a rusty colour I decided to perceiver with the dealers and glad its sorted Very Happy
Post #412332 30th Mar 2015 1:08pm
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