Thinking of throwing in the towel

WLJayne said:

Sorry but that's not right. The EWP80 pumps a max of 80 L/min, I don't know where you got the min flow rate spec from, can you link to the info?

Just because it can go up to 80 doesn't mean that it does, the controller varies the flow rate depending on the engines cooling needs which are not massive in a 1.8. Sure if it was fitted to a track car with a V6 engine the controller might decide to give full power to the pump when the car is doing 7k rpm plus but it isn't doing 80 L/min on my way to Sainsbury's. The minimum flow rate, whatever that is, is not really an indication of minimum flow rate because the pump pulses on and off for different periods. So for example, during the warm up cycle the pump goes on at 15 L/min (assuming that figure is correct) for 10 secs and then off for 30 sec, so it is really only moving 5 L/min. When it reaches target temp it goes to constant operation with varying flow rates - for most driving conditions you probably only need 20 or 30 L/min so that's what the pump provides.

It's a very clever system and the operation of the system isn't what's causing this problem.

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Diesel Do said:

You forgot it also varies the voltage to slow it down, so it pulses on and off at varying speed!

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Diesel Do said:

Yeah but that's hard work! We don't do hard work

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Diesel Do said:

So you gonna sponsor me to do it or what? All you southerners are loaded

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freelance said:

but once the coolant is circulating the thermostat will close because of cooler coolant being intoduced, and if the pump keeps going it will vary the flow of coolant in the wrong place, ie into and out of the coolant bottle, i will also add i have not read all thirteen pages.so sorry if this has been commented on, if air is present then its 90% going to be engine compression gases, after all it is a k series.

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The Mad Hat Man said:

only in the trouser department

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Diesel Do said:

Pah! Not what I heard. Real men drive Freelanders!

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DiscoPol said:

:hysterically_laughi:der::hysterically_laughi:lvhug-035::hysterically_laughi

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Diesel Do said:

You disco owners! All alike, covered in rust and weld burns

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DiscoPol said:

its not rust its a sun tan, remember i dont live in the uk, but yeah your right about the weld burns

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WLJayne said:

I just ordered a length of heater hose and some freakin nifty-ass modular T-connector bits from Car Builder Solutions. Just waiting on Mr Postie now!

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