Land Rover Freelander - orange brown gunk in coolant overflow

[fuelban]

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.

[25rsboy]

id think head gasket first, and a very neglected radiator second. if thats not it maybe a cracked block or head?

[imjustpassinthru]

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.

[imjustpassinthru]

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.

[imjustpassinthru]

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.

[1998disco72]

Ok how can the transmission have any thing to do with your coolant problem? I was floored when you said that. WOW. Smell it you will know what it is. Never mind you will not know.

[1998disco72]

Blown head gasket

[iraqifreak]

ITS CALLED A HEAD GASKET. JEEZ

[salmusal]

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

[salmusal1]

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!

[CarvinCole]

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.

[rsxking04]

anyone having similiar problems like this message me. it's an easy fix.

[Acecool]

@rsxking04 Hey, you have your privacy settings turned up! What's the easy fix besides crushing this damn lemon?

[rsxking04]

@Acecool what car do you have?

[Acecool]

@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...

[donniebrasco24]

@rsxking04 so whats the easy fix? please share

[TimBrooks2009]

thats your headgasket blowing there my friend, the oil gets mixed in with the water, hence the gunky stuff.

[trailerfitter2]

@TimBrooks2009 agree

[julianmaba]

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.

[cartmanborg]

You have a fuck tard for a mechanic. Can't fill the right hole.

[anothertheory]

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

[MedievalTyme]

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.

[thehans1966]

@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

[uselessbatman]

Weird stuff. The coolant system also goes trough the IRD unit behind the engine. You can check oil in the IRD very easily .