There is frothy gunk in the coolant overflow of this 2002 Land Rover Freelander. This is likely the result of a blown head gasket. See videos of the gasket r…
Land Rover Freelander – orange brown gunk in coolant overflow
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If you have a vehicle with more than 100,000 miles on it chances are it
needs a new radiator anyway, especially if the cooling system hasn’t been
kept hygenically clean for the entire life of the vehicle. The importance
of cooling system maintenance cannot be overstated. So instead of pulling
the heads off or intake manifold gaskets or whatever theory you might have,
if it’s redish-brown sludge try replacing the radiator first. Thank me
later.
I have a Freelander, and I suspect the Transmission oil cooler is leaking
trans fluid into the coolant. Coolant may now be in the transmission oil
also – I would check the trans oil for contaminants ASAP. If it is, when
the trans oil cooler is being replaced, have the transmission oil flushed
(if its contaminated) as well as a coolant system flush.
@Acecool what car do you have?
Hi there thank you for offering help. I just got mine with similar
trouble…could you tel me what it is..thank you very much in advance for
your help.
ITS CALLED A HEAD GASKET. JEEZ
Hi, I have the same issue but i still don’t know what is wrong !! can you
tell me what was wrong with ur Land rover .. thank you!
Think it is a blown head gaskit
It’s the transmission oil! If your oil is good and no water vapor or water
in the oil (due to bad head gasket/warped head/cracked block and it’s
overheating, then YES, it’s radiator fail!
Land Rover milkshake
Are u a mechanic ,, i need an advise , i still don’t know what’s wrong with
my land rover freelander 2002 .. by the way , i noticed ur name ..we are
from the same land .. help me out ..lol
@rsxking04 so whats the easy fix? please share
@rsxking04 Hey, you have your privacy settings turned up! What’s the easy
fix besides crushing this damn lemon?
thats your headgasket blowing there my friend, the oil gets mixed in with
the water, hence the gunky stuff.
You have a fuck tard for a mechanic. Can’t fill the right hole.
@rsxking04 2003, well 2004 apparently, Land Rover Freelander. I honestly
don’t know what else I should do with this car other than making lemonade…
Weird stuff. The coolant system also goes trough the IRD unit behind the
engine. You can check oil in the IRD very easily .
can I ask what it did turn out to be !, obviously emulsified so water
ingress from some place, head gasket most likely or cracked head, ? any
way, would like to know what was causing the problem guy… good
interesting video. Thom in Scotland.
@MedievalTyme hi what was the cause , i also have a freelander v6 and
constantly it leaks al little bit oil , but the normal oil level stays oke
, and theres no water in the engine oil i hope you have an answer
I recently had a 2002 Land Rover freelander. Bought it used with 77k miles
on it. 6 months after I bought it, my water pump went out. between that and
my thermostat…1732 was how much it cost to fix. Turned out, I needed a
head gasket replaced. These vehicles are made to break down. Google reviews
online, you will see a ton of people who have had issues with freelanders.
Seems most trouble starts off between 60k and 100k miles. I’ll never buy
another one of these again
When changing your radiator yourself, get a tube of thread sealant
containing Teflon for the transmission lines going into the radiator, and
be careful not to cross thread the fittings. If you’re reasonably careful
you won’t cross thread. But even if you reinstall the fittings perfectly
they will likely have a very slight leak if you don’t use thread sealant.
Both Permatex and Locktite make thread sealants containing Teflon.
Listen! All you people searching for clues to why you have brown sludge in
your coolant, there is a high liklihood that it’s transmission fluid. A lot
of people don’t know this, but a lot of radiators have transmission coolers
built into them. If your’s does, you wil see two transmission lines running
into the side of the radiator. Transmission line pressure is about 300 psi.
A trans cooler leak will put trans fluid in your engine coolant. Solution:
change the radiator immediately and flush.
anyone having similiar problems like this message me. it’s an easy fix.
@TimBrooks2009 agree
Very late comment here, but by now you’ve discovered that’s an oil and
water mixture backed up in the coolant bottle from the engine. Sign of a
blown head gasket.
id think head gasket first, and a very neglected radiator second. if thats
not it maybe a cracked block or head?
I found a coolant diagram and see the water flows through the engine block,
oil cooler, transmission fluid cooler and IRD cooler. Motor oil looks ok so
I guess I’d just better check the transmission and IRD to see if I can find
any signs of water in them. That should be the dead giveaway as to where
the problem is.
if the oil in the coolent only and no water in the engine oil, its oil
cooler problem