tomcat59alan
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First a year would have helped,from your posts we now know its fitted with EGR.sounds like your thermostat has either failed open or has been removed to mask an overheating problem ,hopefully the former.Thanks for all the advice guys. Given how well the car runs I'm not convinced it is the MAP vacuum hose we're talking about. I spoke to a mechanic today who, without seeing it, reckons it is much more likely to be the EGR valve vacuum hose that has been blanked off. Going to take it to my local Land Rover dealership on Wed and have a mechanic stick his head under the bonnet to confirm.
I'll take the opportunity to ask him about the running temp while I'm there.
I did notice the guage get up to the 12 o'clock position on sat when climbing a bit of a hill then went back to sitting just above the blue section again when no longer under strain - I don't think this is a major issue and in fact according to another Land rover forum is quite normal for a RR.