Travis
Member
I have a 2011 Land Rover HSE in great condition with 107,000 miles (gas 5.0L V8). I did the water pump replacement recently on my own. I took it for it's first "longer" drive (25 miles) yesterday after a couple shorter trips. During the drive on the highway, the low coolant light came on. I had brought extra coolant with me anticipating the truck may require some as the air gets out of the system. I couldn't pull off to the side of the freeway easily because there are concrete barriers on the sides of the road. I watched the temperature indicator on the instrument panel closely and it never moved above or below the normal mark. I probably drove about two stressful miles and got off at the next exit. The truck started to lose power on the highway and then shut off after I exited onto the ramp. I obviously didn't attempt to restart it. I popped the hood, added some coolant, and it poured right onto the ground below. I found that the hose connected at the bottom of the thermostat housing had come disconnected. Not sure if I didn't put the clamp back on well or if the spring clamp simply lost tension.
I had it towed on a flatbed to an independent foreign car service shop I've never been to in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. They are going to look at it today.
Fixing the original issue with the coolant hose coming loose should be easy. My concern and question for the group is what issues could the engine have now that it ran low on coolant? Trying to get the forums' opinions on what could have been damaged or if anyone else has experience with repairs after a similar issue.
Thank you
I had it towed on a flatbed to an independent foreign car service shop I've never been to in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. They are going to look at it today.
Fixing the original issue with the coolant hose coming loose should be easy. My concern and question for the group is what issues could the engine have now that it ran low on coolant? Trying to get the forums' opinions on what could have been damaged or if anyone else has experience with repairs after a similar issue.
Thank you