My thoughts exactly @brianconwy! They were extremely negative from the time I arrived - "We´ve done some of these before and they never worked", "This isn´t a serviceable unit", "it needs a new compressor" and so on. Honestly, I didn´t expect them to make it work, after the initial impression...

Right, didn´t get anywhere with this compressor issue. Only managed to pull the plastic cover off the compressor and my neighbour arrives and parks next to me - no room to move. The joys of shared car parks... I did hear the compressor working though. Pressed the ORM button from outside the...

Let me know what parts you need and I´ll ask around!

Ears flapping in the wind and everything :D

I know some guys leave it off for the whole year and claim there´s no ill effects in doing so. From what they say, temps never go above safe levels, with or without VF.

Do you keep it off during the winter months only?

Great, thanks. I don´t have any stands at hand, so I´ll try my luck without them. Will report back!

@brianconwy the weather looks decent today. Will probably try to fix the compressor. How low does the car go when you disconnect the lines? Do I need axle stands or just let it drop to the stops?...

Thetim I know a few fellow Landy owners and shops in Portugal who would probably post the parts you need. If you need any help, let me know and I can get you their contacts.

Will investigate. Thanks for the tip.

Mine developed a loss of coolant too. No obvious signs anywhere. Oil level is spot on and looking healthy, oil filler cap looks healthy, no pink spots anywhere. Lost about 2 litres in 2.5k miles... Will be following this with interest.

Lol, that´s a shame! But you *could* transfer the good stuff from yours and sell it after...

Yours looks pretty sweet!

Tempting, for such low mileage. What´s the spec?

Weather´s miserable at the moment, otherwise I would drive to local supermarket car park and try to do it there, hidden in a little corner. Silica and filters have just arrived! I love Lady mail day.

Just a bit different condition to yours... :D How much are they asking?

So, when you depressurized the lines, how did the car hold it´s height? My ideia was to lift it on the ORM button, get some stand under it and then undo the lines. You´re saying it´s not necessary to jack the car up? Sorry, it seems like a stupid question but I´ve not done this before, so don´t...

No hiss at the moment, no. But that´s probably because the volume of air inside the system isn´t changing. It used to work until yesterday, right before I left it at the garage... :mad:

Welcome to the family! So glad you bought a thinking man´s Defender :D

Thanks @discool I´m familiar with the principle of operation of viscous fans, but had no idea they were so noisy, tbh. Mine wasn´t working when I bought it, so never had to deal with this sound before. Good to know it´s working properly though.