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Electrical problems in loww temperatures
I was driving in - 19/20 C when the car suddenly stopped, and I had to restart it again. It worked so fine, for suddenly to repeat the problem 3-4 times. Then everything was fine again. Eaven at lower temperatures, was down to - 26 at the coldest. Have driven approx 600k after this incident, and everything seems fine. A friend of mine who also drives a TDV6 has experienced the same problem at the same conditions. His baby also worked fine after restarting and has had no such problems in "normal" temperatures.
Anyone else had similar problems? Isnt the Landy made for cold weather? I am now installing dual battery system, as I also had startproblems in cold conditions.
28th Feb 2010 9:25 am
Gareth Site Moderator
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Maybe a fuel problem? I'm not sure what the waxing point of the deisel you get there is. I suppose it should be low enough to cope. Maybe you have a bit of water in the filter that froze?
28th Feb 2010 10:48 am
discodiscodisco
Member Since: 15 Sep 2009
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The diesel isnt the problem, its "winterdiesel". It seemed more like an electrical problem, as if I had too little current. Got a whole lot of faultwarnings, and they are all gone now. I have also had lots of faultwarnings when I start up in the cold, and only then. It seems to me that adding a battery would be good for the car. But maybe its all superstition as I cant explain really why....
28th Feb 2010 11:04 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Possibly alternator and/or battery on the way out??
28th Feb 2010 11:27 am
discodiscodisco
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Yup. Gonna check my alternator today...new, dual battery system is on its way from Australia
28th Feb 2010 1:41 pm
discodiscodisco
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Location: North
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Just checked my charging voltage, 15,5V. Should be plenty?
28th Feb 2010 2:32 pm
finrover
Member Since: 08 Mar 2010
Location: Helsinki
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Re: Electrical problems in loww temperatures
discodiscodisco wrote:
I was driving in - 19/20 C when the car suddenly stopped, and I had to restart it again. It worked so fine, for suddenly to repeat the problem 3-4 times. Then everything was fine again...
Same thing here in Finland in same conditions.
14th Mar 2010 8:08 pm
vette92
Member Since: 01 Nov 2006
Location: Hamar
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Had the exact same behavior a couple of years ago. Got a softwareupdate for the engine, and never had the problem again.
15th Mar 2010 1:00 am
geirstein
Member Since: 25 Feb 2008
Location: Oppdal
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I also have the same problem from time to time when starting the D3 in extremely cold weather. The cure is to charge the battery more frequent when it is below -15 degrees...I guess it is caused by to low voltage on the battery when the car is started in these cold conditions.
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It worked so fine, for suddenly to repeat the problem 3-4 times. Then everything was fine again. Eaven at lower temperatures, was down to - 26 at the coldest. Have driven approx 600k after this incident, and everything seems fine. A friend of mine who also drives a TDV6 has experienced the same problem at the same conditions. His baby also worked fine after restarting and has had no such problems in "normal" temperatures.
Isnt the Landy made for cold weather? 
I am now installing dual battery system, as I also had startproblems in cold conditions.
