Thread: KV6 life-proofing...

I couldn't tell you what temps they run at but they will boil with no radiator cap on, so it would be up there. A cooler thermostat will drop the operating temp rather than a bigger radiator. You can't change the thermostat in the plastic housings but it may be possible in the alloy ones avaliable.
In traffic it will still get to the higher temps as it won't run the fans until it gets to its set temp, but you may be able to find someone that can reflash the ecm to operate fans at a cooler temps.

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not sure about the fans--
but when V8 D2 owners are worried about this heat problem, one of the options is fitting a Freelander thermostat.
The Thor V8 runs at 96 from the factory, a change of thermostat can see it run middle 80's

and what is it with LR and ****ty liners??

Its a large investment but Tophat liners and MLS gaskets should extend the cars life considerably--

Surely an engine rebuild (with top hat liners ) on an FL1 would over capitolise ? Not a vehicle i would waste money on.

Originally Posted by loanrangie

Surely an engine rebuild (with top hat liners ) on an FL1 would over capitolise ? Not a vehicle i would waste money on.

In short - yes.
But she is part of our Land Rover family...

Originally Posted by woko

A cooler thermostat will drop the operating temp rather than a bigger radiator. You can't change the thermostat in the plastic housings but it may be possible in the alloy ones avaliable.
In traffic it will still get to the higher temps as it won't run the fans until it gets to its set temp, but you may be able to find someone that can reflash the ecm to operate fans at a cooler temps.

Woko, I wasn't sure if the metal thermos were still readily available, I think someone on one of the UK fora was making them?

Good idea about changing the fan temp, or possibly just bypassing with an adjustable control unit from Kenlowe etc?

Cheers
Mike

is it like this?

Pedro, from the image that looks like a page from RAVE, so yes, that's the factory one. It was a guy on one of the UK pages that designed and manufactured alloy thermo housings to replace the rubbish, sealed factory ones that of course were stuck in Rover 75s, MGs and the S Type Jag as well as our little Freelander.
It also meant you could put different thermostats in, as Dave Dover said to me, "Running at those temps, they could be marginal in the UK, what were they thinking sending them here?"
Cheers
Mike

I found an email address for the mysterious Kaiser - no idea if it's still current - asking about the metal thermo housings...we shall see.