Freelander Thermostat

tom1979 · Jul 20, 2019

Anyone running a 1.8 Freelander thermostat (PEL500110) in their TD5? I have heard they open a bit sooner (82 degrees C)?

sierrafery · Jul 21, 2019

I have it (actually it's not only for freelander but for D2 as well so called ''warm climate thermostat).... it opens sooner and keeps the temp lower but if you don't have a webasto(like i do) it will be a pain when it's cold outside.... IMO not a good choice for UK

tom1979 · Jul 21, 2019

sierrafery said:
I have it (actually it's not only for freelander but for D2 as well so called ''warm climate thermostat).... it opens sooner and keeps the temp lower but if you don't have a webasto(like i do) it will be a pain when it's cold outside.... IMO not a good choice for UK

I had read about people having overheating problems and their engines actually running hotter with that particular thermostat(PEL500110), so I have opted for PEM101020

sierrafery · Jul 21, 2019

tom1979 said:
I had read about people having overheating problems and their engines actually running hotter with that particular thermostat(PEL500110), so I have opted for PEM101020

IMO if somebody has overheating problems with a well working thermostat no matter which type that's caused by other things... i didnt have overheating issues but i'm towing a boat that's why i put that stat in and also we have above 35*C quite often around here... it's running a bit cooler with it i can confirm that, and it's logical to be that way

tom1979 · Jul 21, 2019

sierrafery said:
IMO if somebody has overheating problems with a well working thermostat no matter which type that's caused by other things... i didnt have overheating issues but i'm towing a boat that's why i put that stat in and also we have above 35*C quite often around here... it's running a bit cooler with it i can confirm that, and it's logical to be that way

I’m not having overheating issues but running a strong map with VNT and around 1.7bar boost. Normal temperature is low 90’s but it can get up to near 100 and I’d prefer it didn't.

I’m also going to modify a coolant sensor housing so I can have an additional sender to replace the gauge with a real temperature gauge

sierrafery · Jul 21, 2019

tom1979 said:
Normal temperature is low 90’s but it can get up to near 100

... you'll not avoid that with a soft spring thermostat, ... 100*C as long as it's only under heavy load it's normal behaviour for a Td5, happens to me too quite often and the engine is still running strong at 290K km.

tom1979 · Jul 21, 2019

sierrafery said:
... you'll not avoid that with a soft spring thermostat, ... 100*C as long as it's only under heavy load it's normal behaviour for a Td5, happens to me too quite often and the engine is still running strong at 290K km.

The one I’ve ordered is a hard spring

mad85 · Apr 19, 2022

sierrafery said:
I have it (actually it's not only for freelander but for D2 as well so called ''warm climate thermostat).... it opens sooner and keeps the temp lower but if you don't have a webasto(like i do) it will be a pain when it's cold outside.... IMO not a good choice for UK

Sorry. As I live in Malta i would be interested in the warm weather thermostat. What part number would that be please?

sierrafery · Apr 19, 2022

mad85 said:
What part number would that be please?

PEL500110

mad85 · Apr 19, 2022

sierrafery said:
PEL500110

cheers!

Freelander Thermostat

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