2004 disco coolant leaking under car

[ysaga]

Hi
I have a 2004 with 74,000 miles and this winter in FL I start to lose coolant I replaced the thermostat and I still have a steady leak from the two drain under the car I presume will be the coil .
Is any way to verify with out taking a part the front

Thank you

 

[Disco Mike]

Not sure what 2 drains you are talking about. You should keep the system full to the cap and have someone perform a coolant system pressure test to find the leak.

 

[ysaga]

The drain for the a/c evaporator ,any way the leak is coming from the heater matrix o rings what else can go wrong with this car

http://www.rangerovers.net/repairdetails/heateroring.html

10$ fix two o rings

 

[Disco Mike]

If you have coolant leaking from those drain tubes, then it is time to look into replacing the heater core and or possibly the o-rings, you will want to do a visual to verify for sure.

 

[ysaga]

I had a discussion with the parts department from British Atlantic and base on what they are saying ,I can eliminate the lope with the matrix heater in the engine compartment and not affect the engine temperature !
The only side effect no more heat in the car ??? Heat in FL ;-))
I presume this guys knows what they are talking about , I will experiment today ..

 

[Disco Mike]

By passing the heater core will not work well with the way Rover designed the cooling system, the hear core is an important factor and should not be removed.
If you have any questions, let's talk.

 

[ysaga]

hmm the water pump gasket start to leak or was leaking for same time ....
10$ gasket and I will be up and running in no time
Mike I call a local shop to inquire regarding the price to replace the heater core
considering you need to take the front out to access the location .For the moment I will run my rover with the bypass on the engine compartment.

 

[Disco Mike]

Before summer gets here you should read the 2 pages in the Rave manual regarding the purpose and design of the heater core and t/stat.

 

[ysaga]

price for replacing the heater matrix $800

 

[ysaga]

Warning Lights HDC TC and M S

I wash the engine under and I got a warning lights HDC TC steady lights and flushing lights M manual mode and S Sport mode
the LR3 have the same problems and every body pointed the solution to the brake light switch ...... any ideas
The codes P1884,P123,P130
Thank you