Landrovered
Member Since: 06 Apr 2009
Location: GEORGIA
Posts: 18
 
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Hello to all,
THis is my first post on this forum, I have been lurking for a while but have not had the need to ask any questions because my truck has been behaving very well thus far.
Two issues have arisen on my 03 HSE
One is minor, both of the side mirrors are a bit loose, I mean loose in the axis that they turn to fold in. The drivers side is worse than the the passenger and when I am on the highway, the wind from a truck or oncoming vehicle will move the mirror and it will flick back and forth about five degrees. Is this common, is there a way to tighten up the mount of the mirror on its pivot point/mount.
The second is a persistant coolant leak on the right side of the radiator, in front of the transmission cooler. I pulled the plastic skid plate and checked everything very well, it is not coming from the hoses or from the trans cooler but seems to be coming from the bottom seal of the rad where the aluminum and plastic come together. The rub is is only leaks when the vehicle is not running but after it is shut off and warm.
The amount of coolant loss varies but is seldom more than an ounce of fluid. The low coolant warning light comes on about every two to three weeks so it is not losing much but it is annoying and with warmer weather coming on, I want the cooling system up to snuff.
I am prepared to replace the radiator but before I spend that much I wanted to get some real world advice on a solution to the problem. FYI: I do all of my own work on all of my Land Rovers.
Also does anyone have a solution for touching up the silver grainy interior material where it is peeling up? Also a source for misc. interior panels would be appreciated.
Thank you. 93 NAS 110, 72 SIII 109, 93 RRC LWB, 03 RR HSE
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23rd Apr 2009 2:08pm |
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skydve1
Member Since: 04 Nov 2011
Location: Virginia
Posts: 1
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Landrovered wrote:Hello to all,
The second is a persistant coolant leak on the right side of the radiator, in front of the transmission cooler. I pulled the plastic skid plate and checked everything very well, it is not coming from the hoses or from the trans cooler but seems to be coming from the bottom seal of the rad where the aluminum and plastic come together. The rub is is only leaks when the vehicle is not running but after it is shut off and warm.
The amount of coolant loss varies but is seldom more than an ounce of fluid. The low coolant warning light comes on about every two to three weeks so it is not losing much but it is annoying and with warmer weather coming on, I want the cooling system up to snuff.
I know this is an old thread, but I've just run into this with my 2003HSE. I wanted to see what you finally replaced to get the leak to stop.
I was playing with this on the weekend. A friend who works at the local LR dealer told me to pressurize the system to 25psi as they do at the dealer, to make sure it shows every leak.
When the system is pressurized, the leak stops at the transmission cooler area. As soon as I bleed off the pressure, coolant comes running out. If I let it drip for a bit with the filler cap on, it creates suction in the system and you can hear a pop from the cap when you take it off.
Damndest thing I've seen in awhile!
Thanks in advance...
-Tommy
2003 HSE , 2001 DII , 1988 RRC, 1988 RRC, 1988 RRC Vogue
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