Hi from Greece - new member

Hi LandyZone,

What a great site, been following for a while - a whole load of clever people who are willing to help others.

I spend a lot of time in Greece (near Kalamata in the Peloponnese), and had an ex military LHD Defender 90 soft top out here for 10 years. It had a 200Tdi engine and was driven here and back from the UK via Italy each year, sometimes towing a boat. I could have registered it in Greece and paid Euros 1000+ in road tax but we enjoyed the journey, and ear defenders are cheap! It's great fun driving the offroad tracks here (mountains up to 2400 meters) as there are no restrictions and everywhere is very quiet and green, especially in the winter.

Getting older and softer so sold much loved Defender and now have a Freelander 2 diesel Td4. Great vehicle but the electronics are a bit daunting when you get under the bonnet.

I’m an aspiring two spanner Haynes mechanic and have some electrical knowledge, but I’m currently stumped with my Freelander 2 which has decided it doesn’t need its cooling fans any more. Since it’s 36 degrees here during the day, aircon is useful. Need help please! Will provide details.

Welcome to LoonyZone

Better asking technical questions in the respective areas on the forum.

Thank you - nice water wheel!

Hi and welcome to the forum

Thanks Brian

Welcome to LandyZone
Plenty of help here with queries. You already know about the searchbar, works better when in relevant section.

Enjoy

Thanks for the tip, I'm still feeling my way around

Welcome to the forum

When was the air con last re-gassed?

Hi Hippo, that's a very interesting question. It has never been re gassed from new.

Gazza256 said:

Hi Hippo, that's a very interesting question. It has never been re gassed from new.

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Re-gassed? Its a gaylander. Don't they fill the A/C with used condoms? Or is that just the padding in the seats?

DanClarke said:

Re-gassed? Its a gaylander. Don't they fill the A/C with used condoms? Or is that just the padding in the seats?

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Be careful what yer say about freelanders... Yer p38 is a big freelander.

Gazza256 said:

Hi Hippo, that's a very interesting question. It has never been re gassed from new.

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The rule of thumb is to re-gas them every 3 years. Yer have to use the air con regular to keep it circulating which is good for keeping the seals lubricated. Through excess wear i think.

When the gas level falls to a certain amount it will sense this and stop switching on the air con so it doesn't break it.

An air con re-gas machine will suck out the old gas. They will then pressure test and fill it again. Also put a very small amount of oil in.