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CED Member Since: 05 Apr 2014 Location: leverington Posts: 233 |
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29th Aug 2020 7:30 pm |
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Richard Willetts Member Since: 07 Feb 2017 Location: Towcester Posts: 99 |
RE -No Faults Today
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29th Aug 2020 9:05 pm |
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CED Member Since: 05 Apr 2014 Location: leverington Posts: 233 |
Richard you do live in a cold country ! |
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30th Aug 2020 7:40 am |
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Baby Prince Member Since: 15 Aug 2020 Location: Dorset Posts: 10 |
Have I just stumbled across the reason for this phenomenon ?
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1st Sep 2020 7:25 pm |
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CED Member Since: 05 Apr 2014 Location: leverington Posts: 233 |
Hi Babyprince, surely the temperature gauge will not move once the engine has reached its correct operating temperature, it’s controlled by the thermostat , and should stop at the midway point , as mine does, (unless thermostat faulty, and then they are designed to fail open , so running cool) I have to say I have never heard my fan running, and neither did I on my freelander 1.
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1st Sep 2020 9:59 pm |
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Baby Prince Member Since: 15 Aug 2020 Location: Dorset Posts: 10 |
I’m confused. If the car temp is controlled purely by thermostat, what are the fans for ?
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2nd Sep 2020 7:14 am |
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dorsetfreelander Member Since: 20 Jul 2013 Location: Dorset Posts: 4353 |
You generally don't need fans. Back in the 70's before electric fans most cars had a fixed fan which was mounted on the water pump and rotated at engine speed. This was cheap but unfortunately used about 4/5hp when you don't actually need any cooling due to the forward motion of the car. Given that engines then were only about 60hp then you were losing up to 10% of your available power (and mpg) so a lot of people (including me) would remove the fan completely and if you got stuck in traffic and the temperature began to rise you just turned the heater on and opened the windows and this rarely happened. 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
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2nd Sep 2020 8:35 am |
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bin Member Since: 26 Jul 2019 Location: Wilts Posts: 37 |
OR - if you were really flash you'd fit a Kenlowe Electric Fan - remember those???? |
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3rd Sep 2020 7:12 am |
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bin Member Since: 26 Jul 2019 Location: Wilts Posts: 37 |
Well, you know whern you've just towed the caravan down the A303 in 35C temperature and then you get stuck on the bypass crawling at 5 mph and there's no breeze. That's when the fan kicks in. Having said that, never heard mine but it must have been running!!! |
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3rd Sep 2020 7:19 am |
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IanMetro Member Since: 11 Sep 2017 Location: Somerset BS21 Posts: 3107 |
Thanks for the memory. I did likewise, and remember the lovely days I had with a full car (with wife, kids) sitting in a traffic jam on the A38, in hot weather, with the heater blower going full blast. Great for calming everyone down on the way to a relaxing holiday. (Are we there yet Dad) PS my first 2 cars only had 36 & 44 bhp - quoted GROSS not even NET FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011) FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 77k+ miles) (MY2015) Metro in its 11th Year of (Extended) LR Warranty / Full LR Service History (Expensive, but Trouble/Worry free - hopefully?) |
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3rd Sep 2020 10:29 am |
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Lightwater Member Since: 21 Aug 2014 Location: Sydney Northern Beaches Posts: 4905 |
Back in the 80s sitting in a traffic jam on the Sydney Harbour Bridge in summer, the car started over heating.
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3rd Sep 2020 11:27 am |
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Arctic Member Since: 24 Aug 2016 Location: Westmidlands Posts: 556 |
Worth noting the codes for differing pedals |
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28th Sep 2020 9:13 am |
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FreelSol1 Member Since: 13 Apr 2020 Location: West Midlands Posts: 27 |
Remap the EGR?
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2nd Nov 2020 3:37 pm |
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dorsetfreelander Member Since: 20 Jul 2013 Location: Dorset Posts: 4353 |
I have said this elsewhere but worth repeating. My son had a 2011 facelift FL2 and often complained about the hesitation problem. We had it back at the dealers and even had LR involved but got nowhere. Then he went work in Africa and I took over the car for a year or so, during that time my wife and I never experienced the hesitation once even in hot weather. I can only conclude therefore, that it depends on your driving style (which is no excuse, of course). I traded it in for a 14 reg SD4 auto and we have never experienced any issues with that either.
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2nd Nov 2020 3:57 pm |
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