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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: trickydicky on October 23, 2008, 18:40:10

Title: overheating
Post by: trickydicky on October 23, 2008, 18:40:10: hi my mate has just brought a 200 disco he asked me if it was normal for the engine to get very hot when in difflock. it dousnt sound right to me my defender dousnt do that has anbody got any ideas :huh:
Title: Re: overheating
Post by: meader on October 23, 2008, 18:44:43: does it only get hot in difflock? .thats a strange 1 its more like the radiator is blocked up or you are missing the little fins in the rad that help keep it cool
Title: Re: overheating
Post by: mentalmoshio sophs V8i on October 23, 2008, 19:24:45: there must be some sort of stress on the engine when diff lock is on ie gearbox whine up ?
Title: Re: overheating
Post by: trickydicky on October 23, 2008, 20:43:27: i will ask him tomorow were he has been driving it in difflock perhaps he has been on the road driving it . he is new to this type off thing .we are going offroad this sunday to aston cantlow i hope he is in the AA
Title: Re: overheating
Post by: peasey on October 23, 2008, 20:51:07: Is there an oil res on the side of the rad, should have two pipes screwed on there if its a diesel,now i think they are somthing to do with the tansfer box,i could be wrong,but im betting its either not there or its got no oil,oh i have just noticed you have a 200 i have a 300 so it could well be different,in front of the rad is the one for my auto box,so i reckon its transfer box cooling off the top of my head.please correct me if im wrong just thought to myself it could be PAS fluid cooling,now im confused,im going to look it up i will be back in a bit
Title: Re: overheating
Post by: peasey on October 23, 2008, 21:07:18: Im totally wrong its nothing to do with the transfer box its the turbo charger/engine oil cooler,the mystery deepens my man,im at a loss here,sorry.
Title: Re: overheating
Post by: ktrangersfc3 on October 23, 2008, 21:10:21: Quote from: trickydicky on October 23, 2008, 18:40:10
hi my mate has just brought a 200 disco he asked me if it was normal for the engine to get very hot when in difflock. it dousnt sound right to me my defender dousnt do that has anbody got any ideas :huh:

Could it be a bad engine earth.
Title: Re: overheating
Post by: trickydicky on October 24, 2008, 19:40:30: it turns out he has been driving it on hard ground all day in difflock im gessing the gearbox was so wound up it was about to blow :shocked: