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Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: benbenukuk on October 23, 2008, 20:36:31

Title: Hissing Header Tank
Post by: benbenukuk on October 23, 2008, 20:36:31: On my 1989 rrc when hot and switched off the header tank hisses from the cap, when I put the cap on from a defender it doesn't hiss is it supposed to hiss with the rrc one? It has lost water from the cap but I think that was down to not being on properly, Ben
Title: Re: Hissing Header Tank
Post by: Range Rover Blues on October 23, 2008, 21:18:25: It could be past it's best, but TBH they do breath out once the engine is under a few psi of pressure, then they breath back in when cold.
Title: Re: Hissing Header Tank
Post by: benbenukuk on October 28, 2008, 18:54:44: I picked up a new land rover genuine cap for it yesterday cost me Â£41.05 :shocked: but now the header tank doesn't hiss and is a better fit. Ben
Title: Re: Hissing Header Tank
Post by: hairyasswelder on October 28, 2008, 19:00:54: Quote from: benbenukuk on October 28, 2008, 18:54:44
I picked up a new land rover genuine cap for it yesterday cost me Â£41.05 :shocked: but now the header tank doesn't hiss and is a better fit. Ben

OUCH :'(
(better than the alternative tho :dance: )
Title: Re: Hissing Header Tank
Post by: benbenukuk on October 29, 2008, 19:34:09: Quote from: hairyasswelder on October 28, 2008, 19:00:54
OUCH :'(
(better than the alternative tho :dance: )
Yeah you are right there, I could have got a used one form eBay but wanted to get a new one so that it was a proper fit. Ben
Title: Re: Hissing Header Tank
Post by: Disco Matt on October 30, 2008, 19:06:21: I had the exact same problem after my header tank split. The cap supplied with the 2nd hand one from ebay had a dried-out seal. Swapped back to the original cap and it's been fine ever since.