FREELANDER Pre-Heater

being a diesel engine it will have something to pre-heat the combustion chamber area as compressed diesel likes to be warm when it goes pop and the preheater warms things up a bit.

I am not familiar with the newer land rover engines but I expect it's mostly automatic and it also stays on for a few minutes after the engine has started.

someone who knows what they are talking about will be along presently..........

Regards. Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)

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NOOOOO

The TD4 is a remarkably efficient engine which does mean that is struggles to get to operating temperature in low load situations. (more efficient means less wasted energy ie: heat)

So In order to maintain a correct running temperature (probably more to stop people from moaning about the lack of heater than for engine life) there is a diesel fired heater fitted to heat up the coolant !!!!!!! while the engine is running.

I dread to think what the tree huggers would think about that. The Super efficient low emission engine being kept warm by another oil burner!

I do think there was / is an option available to switch this on via a timer etc. to act as a true block heater for cold climates

I didn't know that, does the TD5 and TD6 have one too?

Regards. Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)

As far as I know it's not a standard or optional factory-fit item on the Td5, but the Td6 has one as standard. They are an option on the V8 Range Rover.

Martin

To Paula, thanks you are a star! The year of manufacture is 14.11.2000 and warranty has expired. Has just been for its 96.000mls service with no problems. To Neils question, I am unaware of a centrifugal oil pump.

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Simon

I remember looking long and hard for it in mine. I think it's called a "positive temperature coeffecient ceramic diesel heater" or soemthing.

Cheers

Blippie

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