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| Regard Member Since: 08 Dec 2011 Location: RSA Posts: 251   
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Sure it is not the cap?
These things start to leak every few thousand miles. Here in SA we have a "rule of thumb" that you should replace your cap every 10k km (+_ every 7000 miles). They are cheap (£7 odd per cap from dealers) so worth changing regularly! Allisport makes a nice allu tank that replaces the standard one. The only issue I have with those is......how the heck do you see the coolant level? |
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26th Aug 2013 8:48pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20347 
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Seen those before too but your point is very valid! I guess you'd have to dip the tank literally just to check?.. IIRC they do others too i.e. PAS fluid. But the point in it is next to none IMO. They aren't even some nice trick colours just raw silver.  $W33T $0U7H3RN $UG4R
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26th Aug 2013 9:08pm |
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| Norm4n Member Since: 31 Aug 2012 Location: Surrey Posts: 329
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Thanks for the replies.
I check my coolant level with me finger  |
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27th Aug 2013 8:18am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17372 
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I can't see the level in the standard tank and always use a pencil to dip it.
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27th Aug 2013 8:25am |
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| e.khromtsov Member Since: 23 Mar 2015 Location: Arkhangelsk Posts: 7  
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I just shake the tank a little, and the fluid level becomes visible.
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17th May 2016 8:06am |
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| nickhodgson Member Since: 08 Dec 2009 Location: Zambia Posts: 174 
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Shine a torch against the side of the tank and you will see the level of fluid. I would also check that its not the cap leaking - I have had a few leak. In hot climates when the cap leaks it can lead to overheating...... 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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17th May 2016 8:18am |
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| AlanH Member Since: 15 Mar 2010 Location: WA Posts: 242 
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Mine seems to leak if I fill it up to the level mark. Then on a long run it drops maybe 2cm but no further! I'll do as others do and get a new cap to se if that makes a difference.
AlanH. |
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21st May 2016 8:41am |
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| KGH Member Since: 01 Feb 2015 Location: Florida Keys Posts: 61  
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Have leaking coolant tank and smell of antifreeze. It looks like manufacturing joint to me, as no fluid residue from cap.
Goes in for intermediate shaft work (!) on 6/6, will add this to list! |
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28th May 2016 4:06am |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2642 
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Splitting at the seam is a common fault on older Land Rovers.
With regard to the caps, must be a hot country thing as I've never heard of people needing to change them on a regular basis. Mine is date-stamped 1991 so has seen its fair share of use. |
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28th May 2016 8:10am |
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| Happyoldgit Member Since: 14 Sep 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3471 
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I've had to replace the expansion tank caps on a couple of my previous Puma's but don't recall them failing on previous models I've had. For whatever reason I definitely think it's a Puma thing. Steve.
Owned numerous Land Rover vehicles of all shapes and sizes over the decades. Current Defender: A non tarts hand-bagged Puma 110 XS USW. [Insert something impressive here such as extensive list of previous Land Rovers or examples of your prestigeous and expensive items, trinkets, houses, bikes, vehicles etc] http://forums.lr4x4.com I used to be Miserable ...but now I'm ecstatic. |
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28th May 2016 12:37pm |
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| dgardel Member Since: 30 Nov 2008 Location: Veneto (Heart & Head) Posts: 3586 
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better and definitive solution P/N is IVECO 99489567  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated  Discovery 5 td6 HSE Stornoway Gray Outback Engineering Limited Edition
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28th May 2016 1:45pm |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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Has anyone UK based managed to find this Iveco I99489567 cap? if so where from? not having much luck...
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28th Sep 2017 9:45am |
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| ian series 1 Member Since: 17 Nov 2014 Location: south Posts: 3127 
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Try cheap Iveco parts.com
01923840154 Use them all the time for work, if they haven't got it, you won't get it!  80" 80" 86" 88" 90"
Wanted, Forward Control Anything considered. |
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28th Sep 2017 10:17am |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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Good man Ian
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28th Sep 2017 10:21am |
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