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I won't read these out to SWMBO!!
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22nd Apr 2014 10:44 am
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22nd Apr 2014 10:47 am
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Go on Del, some of us think you may possibly perhaps even maybe be able to do almost all of this job.Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
If the red light comes on, then the water temperature is well over 100'C - it stays in the normal position till it gets really hot.
If you are hearing the fan cut in then it should be ok - mine did this last year towing the caravan - found the viscous unit was resulting in the ECU thinking the fan was running flat out. New fan (From Advanced factors - same as LR one, but significantly cheaper!)
I've also cleaned the rad out 3 times now since Salisbury - the last time I used some Autosmart G101 first and despite looking fairly clean, still got a load out.
I use a jet wash from inside the engine bay with a 90' fan spray to clean mine (This reduces the direct pressure on the fins and they don't bend)
I suspect it is your radiator that is partially blocked.Mark.
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22nd Apr 2014 12:49 pm
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A.J.M wrote:
I love how people have confidence in Del to do this.
Go on Del, I should be able to see the explosions from Glasgow...
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When I stopped & opened the bonnet the temperature felt same as normal, expansion bottle was hot but not massively so. Odd there is no beep when the red light comes on.
22nd Apr 2014 1:58 pm
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Check for coolant in the 'V' of the engine. Plastic coolant housing is prone to splitting. Can open when hot and close when it cools too. “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
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22nd Apr 2014 3:34 pm
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Will have a look when in there, it's going to be an adventure!!
Mind you, level at the coolant bottle was fine when I was looking under the bonnet at the side of the road.
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resulting in the ECU thinking the fan was running flat out. New fan (From Advanced factors - same as LR one, but significantly cheaper!)
