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Dinnu



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Malta 2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Santorini Black
Header tank - seam is failing
Header tank seam seems to be failing. Small amounts of coolant seem to be seeping from the seam.
I understand that the aluminum ones are better, however I like the standard /stock looks.

So my question is: has anyone fitted an aftermarket header tank, PCF101530? If yes, how is it, as good (or bad) as genuine? Unfortunately my regular parts supplier does not seem to have OEM or Genuine one. Being a part that is so important in the cooling circuit and a catastrophic failure of the tank can lead to catastrophic failure of the engine, I am very hesitant to take the risk.

2nd question, is plastic welding an option? Anyone tried that?


Click image to enlarge 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black
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Kevlar



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Czech Republic 2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 SW Santorini Black
I had exactly the same issues, I fitted a Britpart one (I'm not generally a fan of Britpart). I guess its been on 6 months now and so far no issue. I've done a lot of off-road snow driving and some long motorway drives with it.
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Dinnu



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Thank you Kevlar. I would not be surprised if Britpart sources the header tank from OEM.
Good to hear that yours is good. Thumbs Up I might have to go down that route. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black
Post #898951 19th Apr 2021 8:01am
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Ianh



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If you want to push the boat out and spend a fair bit of cash https://www.optimill-uk.com/defender-tdci-header-tank.html then optimill do an aluminium one. But it does come in at £270 !!!!! Compared to circa £30 for a Britpart one , £44 for a bearmach one or £70 from landrover. I’m sure I’ve seen some forum posts on it.
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markb110



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Is it gold plated for that price..... Shocked
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Dinnu



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Shocked £270 Shocked I am sure that I do not want to pay that money, plus want to keep it stock.
It it was not for the stock look that I want, there are a lot of options, aluminium or plastic, although I do not know what is the effect of introducing another metal in the cooling circuit. I guess it will not be exact alloy as the head!

Since the genuine one failed at about 8 years, I think I will not go that wrong with a britpart or bearmach one.

Would be nice to have a level sensor for worse case.. probably a capacitive sensor and an alarm, stand alone would work. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black
Post #898996 19th Apr 2021 12:10pm
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Ianh



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To be honest I would seriously struggle to justify £270. One additional cost I would think about is adding the
IVECO 99489567 Cap mod. See https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic44373...oolant+cap
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Dinnu



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I read it is somewhere that the LandRover cap is crap but I could not find the thread. Thank for that Thumbs Up 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black
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HardCharger



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Ianh wrote:
If you want to push the boat out and spend a fair bit of cash https://www.optimill-uk.com/defender-tdci-header-tank.html then optimill do an aluminium one. But it does come in at £270 !!!!! Compared to circa £30 for a Britpart one , £44 for a bearmach one or £70 from landrover. I’m sure I’ve seen some forum posts on it.


Any difference between the Optimill tank and the AlliSport tank?
Post #899087 20th Apr 2021 3:20am
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andydef90



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the caps are prone to fail mines on its third Smile
Post #899145 20th Apr 2021 11:33am
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dorsetsmith



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The tank plastic is also prone failing had this problem on 53 plate 90 replaced tank with new one and Thumbs Up looked at old one only to find bottle neck out shape so cap will not sit flat look at the bottle before replacing with caps
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Pacha



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HardCharger wrote:
Ianh wrote:
If you want to push the boat out and spend a fair bit of cash https://www.optimill-uk.com/defender-tdci-header-tank.html then optimill do an aluminium one. But it does come in at £270 !!!!! Compared to circa £30 for a Britpart one , £44 for a bearmach one or £70 from landrover. I’m sure I’ve seen some forum posts on it.


Any difference between the Optimill tank and the AlliSport tank?


No - they are both too expensive!. Rgds.

Chris
Post #899153 20th Apr 2021 11:56am
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Ianh



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^^^^^^^^^^

The allisport one seems to have a couple of options, like sight glass and float level switch. But theses are expensive items that may justify themselves if you need absolute reliability in extreme conditions but beyond that the standard LR one seems to perform ok and you can get 3 or four of them for the price of the aluminium ones.
As for checking fluid level I do when cold by dipping my index finger in, which seems to be the perfect length.
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Dinnu



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I put a flash light against the tank (bottom side) and it shows the level quite clearly. Every phone has a flashlight nowadays. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black
Post #899158 20th Apr 2021 12:40pm
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llessur



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Try Paddock Spares
https://www.paddockspares.com/pcf101530-ex...-puma.html
I have had one a while now - no issues yet
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