jamesmartin
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it is from what i understand
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it is from what i understand
What do you mean mate? Not transmitting drive from normal use or from from some chimp ####ing about with the internals?
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sorry i meant i think they deliberately bugger them up so they are no longer seized or transmit drive either
That's the impression most of us get from them.
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Yes
Mondo
hence the term "Mondo mode" meaning FWD only, however it has been used primarily to describe the removal of the VCU which has the same effect.
I understand that Freelander spares remove all the Silicone fluid to achieve the same thing.
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mondo or mondeo?
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Mondo - usually called Mondeo tho 
http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f9/2-wheel-bloody-drive-again-35052.html
thems were the days ;o
http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f9/2-wheel-bloody-drive-again-35052.html
thems were the days ;o
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What kind of accident would that be then?
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How do you interpret.... " He said that if you went above an 86% fill then you would have the VC activating on the highway during normal driving and a dangerous situation would exist" ?? quoted from the link below
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Yep... enough for me to leave em well alone.causing dangerous wind up in the transmission and blowing the transferbox or diff up
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read it again!!!!!
It was stated that ...
"The percentage of air in the viscous couling is critical, and the percentage is almost always a low of 80% and a high of 86%. ...........He said the probable range for our vehicles is 84% to 86% air".
Thats a lot of air, and very little liquid
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I dont have to read it again, I was answering a quote from bukko - If you tamper with a vcu that is not designed to be tampered with and you get it wrong then as your link expert says a dangerous situation can occur - in my honest opinion vcu's are best left for the expertsread it again!!!!!
It was stated that ...
"The percentage of air in the viscous couling is critical, and the percentage is almost always a low of 80% and a high of 86%. ...........He said the probable range for our vehicles is 84% to 86% air".
Thats a lot of air, and very little liquid
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I dont have to read it again, I was answering a quote from bukko - If you tamper with a vcu that is not designed to be tampered with and you get it wrong then as your link expert says a dangerous situation can occur - in my honest opinion vcu's are best left for the experts
yu are entitled to your opinion.
read it again!!!!!
It was stated that ...
"The percentage of air in the viscous couling is critical, and the percentage is almost always a low of 80% and a high of 86%. ...........He said the probable range for our vehicles is 84% to 86% air".
Thats a lot of air, and very little liquid
I'm not sure that's correct!! As he also said for an off road vehicle an 86% fill would be better. Then he mentions a 14% air space which is all rather contradictory!!
14% air sounds rite to me with my limited knowledge of a VC
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I agree it doesn't sound correct. Maybe Austen can confirm?
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TBH why even consider a DIY repair on a buggered VCU, it's not exactly an expensive item to replace in comparison to the cost incurred by IRD failure if you got it wrong is it?
TBH why even consider a DIY repair on a buggered VCU, it's not exactly an expensive item to replace in comparison to the cost incurred by IRD failure if you got it wrong is it?
Agreed
treat the VCU as a service part and change it at 60K or 5 years and kiss good by to all the worry not changing it gives!!
