Minus 3 in Swedish tcheuchter-land this morning and I was happy to hear that odd popping sound and a plume of smoke undereath the front - toasty!
I spent all last winter resetting the by thing so it was nice to see it has come back to life.
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15th Oct 2015 6:14 am
Nodge68
Member Since: 05 Sep 2014
Location: Newquay
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It was a reasonably cool 5°C this morning so decided to fire up my FBH using my remote. I got into the car 30 minutes later expecting a warm heater, but no, the coolant was cold. Looking like I'll be stripping the FBH again this year to see why it's not firing Freelander SE 2005 Auto.
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That'll be it for the winter though. She's just teasing you by showing she can when you're not in the mood, when you are in the mood she'll be sulking.
Yep - works at -3, will refuse when it's -15. Guaranteed!
15th Oct 2015 1:47 pm
chilled76
Member Since: 15 Oct 2015
Location: Nottingham
Posts: 5
Sorry to sound ignorant.. what's fbh? Looking at buying one and have joined here to start getting clued up on them.
15th Oct 2015 3:59 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Fuel burning heater. If you have a D3 or D4 you already have one.
15th Oct 2015 4:01 pm
chilled76
Member Since: 15 Oct 2015
Location: Nottingham
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Thanks, that wasn't the best grammar.. I'm looking at buying a disco 3.
Does that heat your coolant at low temperature then? Toasty warm heaters from the offset?
15th Oct 2015 4:04 pm
deanslandy
Member Since: 17 Jan 2015
Location: nuneaton
Posts: 651
Sure does, brilliant
I start mine on 3rd button on key fob which activates controller bought from Bell Auto Services. Very simple to wire up, 3 wires if I remember correctly and I wouldn't want to be without it. Everything warm from the off so no glow plugs to think about eitherand I understand because everythins is warm that it's good for EGR valves to help reduce condensation and gunk????????? Stand corrected thoughBelts, oil pump casing and water pump by Flack
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15th Oct 2015 4:16 pm
Nodge68
Member Since: 05 Sep 2014
Location: Newquay
Posts: 1014
Scwede wrote:
Or... it might just start working again.
It's a bit like having a pet
I tried it tonight after work and it worked fine Although at a comfortable 13° C it wasn't actually needed.Freelander SE 2005 Auto.
D3 TDV6. Gone.
15th Oct 2015 5:14 pm
longclose
Member Since: 07 Mar 2015
Location: Dorset UK
Posts: 234
DSL wrote:
Fuel burning heater. If you have a D3 or D4 you already have one.
I will try mine when I get back to SA in 3 weeks for the winter - will it work @ 27 degrees? Owning a Discovery 3 is like dating a model.. a firm body and shape, wow.. the ride is fantastic > for this your wallet can take a pounding and you worry about being deflated at any time...
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15th Oct 2015 5:35 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Of course it will, with the right gizmo.
15th Oct 2015 5:36 pm
Rich84
Member Since: 25 Jun 2013
Location: South Australia
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Surprised SA gets them... we don't have them fitted to Australian models due to the warmer climate. Instead we get a beefier air con.2008 RRS TDV6 - Chawton White/Black/Lined Oak - 20's, h/k, sunroof - 350K KM.
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15th Oct 2015 9:52 pm
longclose
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longclose wrote:
DSL wrote:
Fuel burning heater. If you have a D3 or D4 you already have one.
I will try mine when I get back to SA in 3 weeks for the winter - will it work @ 27 degrees?
Errr... it was a little bit of light banter with DSL.. did not expect FBH to be fitted... although up Sani Pass (highest point to drive in Africa) it does however get down to 11 degrees in the middle of summer at 10400 ft.
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Note the public phone box!
D3 Replacements for my trusty D2's
Owning a Discovery 3 is like dating a model.. a firm body and shape, wow.. the ride is fantastic > for this your wallet can take a pounding and you worry about being deflated at any time...
2009 Model D3 HSE
16th Oct 2015 8:34 am
caverD3
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Can a FBH be retrofitted?
It would be useful on Oberon. “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
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y thing so it was nice to see it has come back to life.
Although at a comfortable 13° C it wasn't actually needed.
for this your wallet can take a pounding and you worry about being deflated at any time...
