Freelander 1 high idle speed

Thanks for all the help, I'll just have to get on and sort it out now!

Had a look at the temp sensor, it had been unplugged!!!. It works now with a new bit of wiring and reads normal but the temp goes up to 105 deg and still no fan?. The fan works as if I unplug the ECU sensor it comes on straight away. Is there any adjustment on the fan temp?

Rodeo Joe said:

Had a look at the temp sensor, it had been unplugged!!!. It works now with a new bit of wiring and reads normal but the temp goes up to 105 deg and still no fan?. The fan works as if I unplug the ECU sensor it comes on straight away. Is there any adjustment on the fan temp?

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No adjustments for the fan. It's designed to come on at a high temperature anyway. From memory it'll start the fan at 106°C. You proved the system is working as unplugging the temp sensor will put the fan on for safety.

Lol tried it again and it came on at 106 deg.
Just recoded a second hand plip key fob from the old disco , took about a minute with the hawkeye to code it to the freelander, well pleased.
Still can't find the EKA though, but now I,ve got a second fob I'm not too bothered...

Has it resolved the high idle problem?

Yes I think the fettling I did has helped, it now sits at just under 800rpm when warm I can live with that.

Rodeo Joe said:

Yes I think the fettling I did has helped, it now sits at just under 800rpm when warm I can live with that.

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800 Rpm is correct. What did you do to sort it?

Agree with Nodge - 800 rpm (warm) is where it should be

I suppose it must have been cleaning the idle valve and replacing a couple of missing hose clips, I got the temp gauge to work but the sensor to the ECU worked anyway so that probably made no difference.
The diagnostic tool tells me the idle is still erratic but it really doesn't sound too bad now so I'll leave it alone now!