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athingofbeauty

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Hi All.
Newbie Here! I bought a Freelander 1 last week. A 55 plate 2.0 TD4 manual HSE with 68k on the clock and have noticed that some times after turning off the ignition, there is an audible high pitched electrical noise coming from under the bonnet coupled with what sounds like a fan 'running on'. It lasts about 30 to 40 secs then it all stops with a click. I need to investigate further but I was wondering if anyone has heard of this issue as I assume its not normal?

Any pointers anyone please.

Thank you.
 
Its your fuel burning heater, its under the battery. You'll find the exhaust port sticking out the bottom of the front bumper in front of the NSF wheel
 
Yes - the noise seems to be coming from there. Is it normal for it to run on after turning the ignition off? If not - do you know how to fix it please.
Thanks.
 
yes its normal, as it has to cool down once engine is off, noise you can hear is the fan
 
Great. That's good to know. I was concerned it was gonna cost me......
Next decision - Do I change the VCU or not as there's no records its been changed. Must do some more reading on here. 68k done so the decision needs making sharpish.
Thanks again.
 
athingofbeauty said:
Great. That's good to know. I was concerned it was gonna cost me......
Next decision - Do I change the VCU or not as there's no records its been changed. Must do some more reading on here. 68k done so the decision needs making sharpish.
Thanks again.
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Do Hippos test, then decide. 70k is only a guide, some last as long as 35k, and others as short a life as 120,000 miles or more :D
 
athingofbeauty said:
Great. That's good to know. I was concerned it was gonna cost me......
Next decision - Do I change the VCU or not as there's no records its been changed. Must do some more reading on here. 68k done so the decision needs making sharpish.
Thanks again.
Click to expand...

That'll be like saying that every K series petrol engine loses its head gasket at 40k as well, they're all different and a lot is user dependant
 
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