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| koltonstanley Member Since: 06 Nov 2015 Location: new jersey Posts: 29   
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I've got a new leak under my truck.
Can anyone help me identify this. It's a 2.4 puma left hand drive. Looks to be dripping from under the battery box area. Here is a pic of where I think it's coming from.... Looks to be reddish in color.  Click image to enlarge |
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26th Nov 2015 5:07pm |
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| koltonstanley Member Since: 06 Nov 2015 Location: new jersey Posts: 29
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Looks like it's right under my steering wheel on a left hand drive truck.
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26th Nov 2015 5:11pm |
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| nickhodgson Member Since: 08 Dec 2009 Location: Zambia Posts: 174 
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Looks like pink coolant....
Feel / smell the fluid and decide if its coolant or power steering fluid. Then you can trace the leak a bit easier. 1995 300tdi Defender 90 P/UP 2011 Puma Defender 130 D/C 2000 300tdi Defender 110 P/UP 2015 Discovery 4 SDV6 HSE |
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30th Nov 2015 7:55am |
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| hornet Member Since: 04 Jan 2010 Location: Western Europe Posts: 361 |
How does the fluid of the power-steering taste? Coolant tastes sweet...
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30th Nov 2015 3:48pm |
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| dgardel Member Since: 30 Nov 2008 Location: Veneto (Heart & Head) Posts: 3586 
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Check the coolant valve (cabin heater 3 way valve) just behind the brake booster
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1st Dec 2015 1:18pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018  
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I wouldn't be tasting either  |
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1st Dec 2015 7:51pm |
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| koltonstanley Member Since: 06 Nov 2015 Location: new jersey Posts: 29
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Ok I haven't had a chance to look into it but I finally checked my coolant and it's totally empty.
Plus the leak stopped........ I need to add coolant so I can trace the leak now. Can anyone fill me in on a coolant I can use that I can get in the USA? Everything you guys suggest I can't seem to get. They have dexcool but I'm reading a lot of scary things about that. Also local auto parts sells a yellow coolant that they say is compatible with all colors? I also found pentofrost but comes in pink and red color? Any help? |
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2nd Dec 2015 4:22pm |
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| koltonstanley Member Since: 06 Nov 2015 Location: new jersey Posts: 29
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I also just found pentosin sf?
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2nd Dec 2015 4:29pm |
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| dorsetsmith Member Since: 30 Oct 2011 Location: South West Posts: 4554 |
http://www.roverparts.com/ may be able to help
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2nd Dec 2015 4:50pm |
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| koltonstanley Member Since: 06 Nov 2015 Location: new jersey Posts: 29
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i just found on here where it says anti freeze spec for the 2.4 is WSS-M97b44-D
so any coolant that meets that spec is OK??? i did find a ford coolant that meets that spec and is orange.... thanks |
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2nd Dec 2015 6:40pm |
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| Td5 Member Since: 29 Jun 2015 Location: Finland Posts: 53  
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Hi,
Normally the coolants have different colour so you don't mix them. http://spautoparts.com/documents/CoolantFAQs.pdf The Puma engine is a Ford engine so if you found Ford coolant that has the same spec as you found for the Land Rover Defender, this is OK. The spec define the liquid regardless of manufacturer, or at least it should, that's why there is a spec. Brgds, Juha '96 300Tdi 90 '07 Puma 90 |
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3rd Dec 2015 12:11pm |
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