See Adjustment, drain and refill
- Make
- Land Rover
- Model
- Defender V8i Workshop Manual Supplement
- Section
- Repair › See Adjustment, drain and refill
Cooling systemSee Adjustment, drain and refill
Refit
- Fit radiator and secure to lower mounting
- Connect bottom hose to radiator and secure with
- Remove plugs from engine oil cooler pipe
- Clean oil cooler pipe connections.
- Lubricate NEW ’O’ rings with clean engine oil
- Connect oil cooler pipes to radiator and tighten
- Remove container.
- Connect expansion tank hose to radiator and
- Connect throttle body hose to radiator and
- Loosen clip and disconnect throttle body to 28. Fit fan cowl to radiator. radiator hose. 29. Fit fan cowl lower retaining clips.
- Loosen clip and disconnect expansion tank to 30. Connect top hose to radiator and tighten clip. radiator hose. 31. Fit fan upper cowl and secure with clips.
- Position container beneath engine oil cooler pipe 32. Fit fan cowl upper mounting brackets. unions. 33. Fit radiator top mountings and secure with
- Loosen engine oil cooler pipes and disconnect from radiator. 34. Fit front grille and secure with screws.
- Remove and discard ’O’ rings from oil cooler 35. Refill cooling system. pipes.
- Plug oil cooler pipe connections. 36. Reconnect battery negative lead.
- Loosen clip and disconnect bottom hose from 37. Top-up engine oil. radiator.
- Release radiator from lower mounting rubbers and remove radiator.
rubbers.
- NOTE: Ensure condenser lower mounting
- brackets are located to radiator lower
- mounting brackets.
clip.
connections.
and fit to pipes.
unions to 30 Nm (22 lbf.ft).
tighten clip.
tighten clip.
screws and bolts.
See Adjustment, drain and refill
Parts & tools for this job For Land Rover Defender
- FLUIDCoolantSearch: Land Rover coolant antifreeze
- PARTThermostatSearch: Land Rover Defender thermostat
- TOOLCooling system pressure testerSearch: cooling system pressure tester
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