Freelander temperature problem??

Dick · Feb 8, 2009

Hi All,
I hope you can help. I was out today in very cold weather doing around sixty on the open motorway and decided to put the heating up a couple on notches on the fan. When I did this the temperature gauge dropped to the bottom of the dial within a couple of minutes. The landy was going fine so I closed the heater and fan down and within a couple of minutes the temp, had come back up to normal. Is this a problem or was it just the weather conditions?
Thanks! Dick (Edinburgh)

rocket · Feb 8, 2009

Got enough anti freeze in there? Sounds like bottom of the Rad froze up.

Darmain · Feb 8, 2009

What engine you got in your 99 plate FL1 Dick? I assume they did the 50th ann model in both petrol and Diesel. It does sound like a coolant flow restriction as Rocket says. If the gauge went down in temperature then it suggests the flow past the sensor stopped.

. The gauge might have said low but the head temperature was probably anything but. Antifreeze strength a first port of call.

ianda12 · Feb 8, 2009

Check your water level.

Chaser · Feb 8, 2009

Replace the thermostat?

fanatic · Feb 8, 2009

sounds like faulty thermostat, does it take a long time to warm up

Dick · Feb 9, 2009

Thanks for all your help. Antifreeze seems to have done the trick but as advised I will keep an eye on the thermostat.
Cheers folks,
Dick.

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