fan or no fan

hi all when i bought my td5 the prevoius owner took the fan off he said it helps with fuel economy. ive had no problems with it not being on do u think i should put it back on

I'd keep it in the landy somewhere for just in case situations but this time of the year, and probably even in general you probably shouldn't need it. It will make next to bugger all in fuel saving to be perfectly honest, it depends on how you look at it. Risk over heating the engine or save a few quid. It wont over heat without it at the moment. Land Rover have to compensate for every climate in the world don't forget. It's not like your in the middle of the Sahara desert hard working the engine is it?

-Pos

yeah mate i no what your saying il keep it off for now

Mine lives in the back of my TD5 just in case. I went all summer without it including towing horseboxes up and down the country with no problems. I do have a new radiator fitted though. I can't say I've noticed any difference in mpg but it must have some effect. My heater is tip top once warmed up and I dont use a rad muff.

i didnt have any problems in the summer either

I connected my disused air con leccy fan (air con removed cos it was ****e and there was no leg room in the cab) but it has never kicked in. I know it is working but it never gets hot enough to operate the thermo switch - even with a new cooling system themostat.

Hi,
I removed the fan from my1999 td5 defender and put in a kenlowe about two years ago. I've noticed an improvement in fuel cosumption and needn't have bothered with the kenlowe as it has NEVER kicked in.
I'm based in France and tow a sankey by the way so I reckon that you're not taking any risk

How would removing the fan on 300tdi effect an uprated, larger intercooler, if at all?

Interesting - has anybody sat in traffic for a few hours withou the fan on a hot summers day? - guess you could just switch off the engine for a bit/ turn the heater on if it starts to warm up?

taking the fan orf in this country isn't an issue, whatever you do with your landy as it never gets properly hot here

however, if the rest of the cooling system has any weaknesses - beware

jamescronin said:

Interesting - has anybody sat in traffic for a few hours withou the fan on a hot summers day? - guess you could just switch off the engine for a bit/ turn the heater on if it starts to warm up?

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Yep. Sat on the poxy M25 for two hours in the heat of summer and the temerature needle went down. An idling diesel engine generates very little heat as those of you will know if you've ever waited for one to warm up.
Even towing a fully loaded double horse box during the summer months my needle stays exactly where it normally sits. Just below half way on the gauge.

Shifty1962 said:

Yep. Sat on the poxy M25 for two hours in the heat of summer and the temerature needle went down. An idling diesel engine generates very little heat as those of you will know if you've ever waited for one to warm up.
Even towing a fully loaded double horse box during the summer months my needle stays exactly where it normally sits. Just below half way on the gauge.

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Exactly, but on hot days and low speeds, the fan does heave a lot of coolish air into the engine bay and stops too much heat building up on the exhaust side. In petrol engines the carburettor can get very hot and perhaps even hot enough to start the fuel boiling.

The fan doesn't just pull air through the radiator - it pushes all that air onto the engine too, picks up a lot of heat, and the warmed air escapes under the car.

An electric fan with a manual switch is my preferred option. I have taken the original fan off my TD5 Disco, and the electric fan kit is in my house. I've not had a need to fit it yet, right through the summer.

CharlesY