wyldecyote
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Hi All,
Been a while since I have been on here (2009 to be exact!) having sold my 1.8 petrol I thought I would go for the Td4 this time around, but there'a a problem which isn't making much sense to me:
The vehicle is a 2004 Freelander s Td4 with a/c 115k on the clock . When the engine coolant reaches 65c the radiator cooling fans comes on at a low/mid speed and stays on (way before it should do, should be on at 100c?).
The coolant temp dash gauge (when at 80c) reads half way as it should, but the engine coolant temp never seems to go above about 80/82c regardless of town or motorway driving/load. It takes a good 4 to 5 miles of normal town driving to reach 80c from cold.
If I am stationary in traffic even for 30secs the temp will very slowly start to drop by 1c every 30 secs or so (must be the fans on) even if the temp is only 65c.
The precise readings are taken using the obd connector and my tablet, so should be spot on. Any ideas why the fan comes on so early and why the max coolant temp never goes above 80c? ...
Been a while since I have been on here (2009 to be exact!) having sold my 1.8 petrol I thought I would go for the Td4 this time around, but there'a a problem which isn't making much sense to me:
The vehicle is a 2004 Freelander s Td4 with a/c 115k on the clock . When the engine coolant reaches 65c the radiator cooling fans comes on at a low/mid speed and stays on (way before it should do, should be on at 100c?).
The coolant temp dash gauge (when at 80c) reads half way as it should, but the engine coolant temp never seems to go above about 80/82c regardless of town or motorway driving/load. It takes a good 4 to 5 miles of normal town driving to reach 80c from cold.
If I am stationary in traffic even for 30secs the temp will very slowly start to drop by 1c every 30 secs or so (must be the fans on) even if the temp is only 65c.
The precise readings are taken using the obd connector and my tablet, so should be spot on. Any ideas why the fan comes on so early and why the max coolant temp never goes above 80c? ...