freemander
7th March 2014, 07:53 PM
Hi all,
Freelander 2 2007 3.2ltr 140,000klms and running perfect.
It was a slightly cooler morning after a long hot summer with dew across the windscreen, car started perfectly like usual. I cleared the screen with the wipers and drove out of the drive off to work. The front windscreen started to slightly fog up, so for the first time in a long time, I placed the air conditioning on demist and like clock work, the windscreen cleared. Upon driving a few Klms further on a straight road, I heard what I thought was a groaning noise in tune with the speed of the engine, the sound like a power steering pump running dry. My heart skipped a beat as the noise got louder every minute I drove the car, so I turned off the radio, and continued to listen. To my disappointment, the moaning was getting louder as it kept in tune with the speed of the engine, so I turned off the air conditioning and fan to identify what was happening and then.... complete silence, the moaning had vanished. I immediately thought air conditioning compressor had pooped itself but just to be sure, I turned it back on to see if the noise would return however, the silence continued throughout the duration of my journey as if nothing was amiss. When getting to work, I started and stopped the engine, turned the air conditioner on and off, vented the screen then back to auto climate control and everything continued like clockwork. I called past my mechanic and told him the story and he immediately thought compressor till I told him the noise has now disappeared. His faced dropped with confusion and was surprised to see the compressor working as it should. He told me to keep an eye on it and he will check further next service. Car has operated as it should for the rest of the day, so my question is, is this a Land Rover thing with the i6 engine, has anybody experienced anything similar and most of all, should I be worried??
Your thoughts are greatly appreciated!!!
John
Freelander 2 2007 3.2ltr 140,000klms and running perfect.
It was a slightly cooler morning after a long hot summer with dew across the windscreen, car started perfectly like usual. I cleared the screen with the wipers and drove out of the drive off to work. The front windscreen started to slightly fog up, so for the first time in a long time, I placed the air conditioning on demist and like clock work, the windscreen cleared. Upon driving a few Klms further on a straight road, I heard what I thought was a groaning noise in tune with the speed of the engine, the sound like a power steering pump running dry. My heart skipped a beat as the noise got louder every minute I drove the car, so I turned off the radio, and continued to listen. To my disappointment, the moaning was getting louder as it kept in tune with the speed of the engine, so I turned off the air conditioning and fan to identify what was happening and then.... complete silence, the moaning had vanished. I immediately thought air conditioning compressor had pooped itself but just to be sure, I turned it back on to see if the noise would return however, the silence continued throughout the duration of my journey as if nothing was amiss. When getting to work, I started and stopped the engine, turned the air conditioner on and off, vented the screen then back to auto climate control and everything continued like clockwork. I called past my mechanic and told him the story and he immediately thought compressor till I told him the noise has now disappeared. His faced dropped with confusion and was surprised to see the compressor working as it should. He told me to keep an eye on it and he will check further next service. Car has operated as it should for the rest of the day, so my question is, is this a Land Rover thing with the i6 engine, has anybody experienced anything similar and most of all, should I be worried??
Your thoughts are greatly appreciated!!!
John