Had a good poke around and there is very little movement in it, all the others are there so I’m confident it will be ok. The old bracket wasn’t doing much either given it’s condition.

If it came with one I’m not sure why they would have removed it, maybe LR have revised the design to prevent the issue  Sold - Bell a 2015 MY16 Loire Blue Autobiography 4.4 SDV8
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Was the clip that was removed to hold the pipe from moving or was just a clip to hold the plastic sheave ?
Could they have not fitted a marine stainless clip ? So no more corrosion .
At least they found it.Or you found it, and problem solved.

Hi
I have a 2014 L405 with the exact same water leak. There are coolant pipes that run from the front to the rear.
I took mine to my local garage not the main dealer and after £2100 it was fixed.

The parts LR096502 & LR085582 are relativity cheap £104 & £160. It was the £1440 labour that was the issue. The rear back end of the car had to be lowered for access.

It took four days but all back on the road again. The car as I mentioned was a 2014 with 97K miles.

Oh the joys of motoring

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My point of the thread was to warn owners about the expense and difficulties in removing the rear cradle to replace these rear pipes! Mine happened @ 4yrs old and wasn’t covered under the JLR used car warranty scheme!

I think you were very lucky the bolts came out of the body! Many don’t! And when they don’t, they take the body mount threads with them! Steel bolt into an Aluminium body!

Just so all who read this later understand the risks in trying! 👍

I've done one of these, and if you do it the right way the job is not as hard as some might think.

The leak comes from corrosion in the pipes where the sleeve covers it:

Cam-Tech-Craig wrote:

Mine happened @ 4yrs old and wasn’t covered under the JLR used car warranty scheme!

They covered ours @5+ Years old without hesitation, How could they not cover a coolant leak?! Corrosion or something? Sold - Bell a 2015 MY16 Loire Blue Autobiography 4.4 SDV8
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Don't shoot the messenger sir... I know not why they would not cover this? or indeed if i was being fed the correct information! Cheltenham Heritage MD were the dealership that told me i should ready myself for the bill if & when warrenty rejected it! They could have been feeding me a croc of for all i know!

For me it was easy to remidy, so i did... The thread is to warn future owners etc etc etc sir

Is it possible to see these pipes by removing the rear wheel and the plastic liners or do you need to remove the exhaust and fuel tank?

Cam-Tech-Craig wrote:

A quick heads up for all the 405 owners out there. I have found a water leak on my 2013/14 L405 AB and unusually its from in front of the UK drivers side REAR wheel! Im guessing they run to rear passengers heating? Maybe?

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The black metal thing in these pics is the fuel tank protector.

Removing the very rusty metal securing tab/bracket, then the rubber coating i found it was leaking from a pinhole size hole/maybe a crack, maybe from the rusty bracket? 10mm away from the end where the rubber pipe/hose connects... JLR MD wanted nearly a grand to remove the rear subframe/cradle and replace (just that 18" aluminium pipe)

So, i simply replaced the rubber pipe/hose (on the right in the pics) with a piece 30mm longer and cut the ali pipe back 20mm so beyond the crack/pinhole and fitted the new/longer rubber pipe/hose... Happy days, no more leak!

I would start by topping up the coolant with the correct type, then monitor and fill for a week or so of normal driving. It’s possible that when the cooler was changed the system wasn’t bled properly and you are seeing the system bleed itself….. failing that start looking for the rear coolant pipe…..

To see it properly IIR you have to get under the car and look to the drivers side of the fuel tank. It’s between the tank and the body shell. There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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Thanks for the tip.

Will top up this morning and see.

It’s off to the local Indy for something else on Tuesday. Have asked them to have an informed look too. What do I put here then?

All sorted by the lovely people at Langley 4x4

Hose on the radiator was the problem. What do I put here then?