Beware of this little piece

[ttforcefed]

My brother just went through 2 of these in less than 3k miles, both oem.
Total coolant loss both times. It heated up and failed twice.

 

[16FujiDisco]

+1 I replace this every time I do the coolant pipes; cheap insurance

 

[ttforcefed]

which one are you using? not the oem rubber one?

 

[Rover Range]

Only use coolant to lubricate the o-ring.
Also, make sure there's none of the old pieces left in the port.

 

[txfromwi]

It's easy to not totally snap it in place but think it's ok.
Snap is on and then rotate back and forth to check.

 

[16FujiDisco]

I use coolant on the o-ring and genuine JLR caps since they’re a pretty cheap part.

 

[steevo]

I've never had one fail but this is one of those niche LR parts that I keep a spare on-hand because if it goes out and you're not near a dealer, you're stuck. They're cheap so I keep one in the glovebox.

 

[ttforcefed]

Pretty sure my tech found a metal aftermarket one that much better

 

[greiswig]

Pretty sure my tech found a metal aftermarket one that much better

Moar please?

 

[ttforcefed]

Sorry to clarify- the piece that one attaches to is available in metal