Thread: Defender 200 Tdi Air Con (Condenser)

ok It may be a bit of a gamble but Im gonna go for it:

- try and source a cheap 200/300tdi defender or disco receiver/drier.

- source a condenser that is roughly the same size as the 200tdi radiator. (so it does not block flow to the intercooler)

- Hook it all up to the 200tdi disco compressor and Red Dot Evaporator.

Will put a post up when its all done.

If any one can give info on the size of the stock condensor in the defender and whether it covers the intercooler - that would be useful to know.

Thanks.

I have a 94 300 Tdi Defender with ac.

The car is not here at the moment so can't go out and measure or photograph for you. The evaporator is housed in the passenger footwell (I think they could have done a better job of it) I am told that it was a locally developed solution as it was one of the first 300 Tdi into the country.

I would say that the chances of you going too big on the condensor are remote. My Defender was not able to cool the cab when the temp got to 39 C up in the Kimberley and I think that was mostly due to an undersized condensor. The huge cabin could have something to do with it but from what I recall the air was just not coming out cold from the vents. My passenger decided to open the window as it was 39 C both inside and outside the car.

What parts does a full 300tdi defender AC set up consist of exactly?


This is the complete a/c set up as fitted to aussie delivered defenders
compressor ,receiver drier, condenser , evaporarator and including all the dash components and wiring.

cheers
Philip

Found an image of the TD5 air con set up.

Looks like condenser is full width and has its own fan - tdi's probably the same then.