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p7rns

New Member

• May 28, 2011

• #1

I've replaced the broken IRD on my (55)Td4 this week and have taken it for a little test drive today (10 mile ish) however, the IRD seems hot. I can hold my hand on it so its not mad hot, but hot enough to cause concern. The gearbox is cool.

Should the IRD have heat coming from it ?

Sorry if this has been in previous threads, I have had a good luck but couldnt find the answer.

 

Mrfulwell

New Member

• May 28, 2011

• #2

Did you connect up the coolant hoses and breather pipe on top of the IRD? Also did you fill it with the correct oil?

 

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p7rns

New Member

• May 28, 2011

• #3

I've connected up the two coolant hoses, and the breather hose, put the correct oil in the IRD and in the gearbox.

I filled the IRD with slightly over 1litre (couldn't get any more in, it was coming out of the filler hole)

However, I have noticed that the coolant level which was on maximum before the test drive has dropped to below minimum.

Any ideas ?

 

Hippo

Lord Hippo

• May 29, 2011

• #4

Air in the coolant system, or releasing as you bleed it causing the drop?

 

Mrfulwell

New Member

• May 29, 2011

• #5

You need to top up and bleed the coolant system have a look in the Haynes manual mine did this after I replaced the ird

 

freelance

Well-Known Member

• May 29, 2011

• #6

got to be the oil rather than coolant imo