Freelander weird motor noise

Does it have the auxillary cabin heater?

The TD4 has a fuel Burning Heater (FBH) which comes in use when the engine is cold and air temperature is below 5 degrees C. Helps to warm the engine up quickly to make the heater work. I think.

Derek............>.

Hi Derek,

Thanks for that. I did find some info on the net i had no idea that the car had one of these, i just thought that it was another repair bill on the way, from the horrible noise it makes.

I understand that there is a silencer available but i don;t think its worth the hassle, as long as the noise is normal it ok.

Cheers for th post.

Vert

Yup, it'll be the Central Heating Boiler and its associated pump. Mine starts operating about mid-December, and carries on until April. I wouldn't mind paying DERV prices for central heating oil if the pesky thing WORKED, but it seems to do 17 sorts of naff-all when it comes to speeding up the warming of the interior. On a REALLY cold day I can be in the next county before the car gets what I'd regard as 'snug'!

GRAEME ALDOUS Yorkshire

Yep that's it ........ if you look under the car (passenger side front) when it is on you may well see some output from the pipe.

Richard

I fitted a Kenlowe Hotstart to my first RRC - a frightful diesel conversion. Absolutely brilliant bit of kit, especially as I added a temperature sensor and gubbins to switch the heater fan (and radio as it happened!) on when the coolant was at the required temperature. I still miss it (the Hotstart).

Richard