Thread: installing compressor in D4 engine bay

Just FYI..

Digging it out and setting up an Anderson plug is just as quick and arguably more convenient than popping the bonnet, removing the cover, attaching the hose etc.

I find using the rear Anderson plug with the ARB compressor that comes in its own carry case pretty quick and easy. Opening bonnet and opening battery cover is a bit fiddly/slow, plus reaching to the camper trailer wheels is a stretch and I think needs an extension hose.

However there are a couple of installs that don't require a cover to be opened, just lift the bonnet, which are pretty neat.

Good details in this thread, especially David's in the later pages:
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/l319-disco...ide-setup.html

Cheers,
Scott

I would be hesitant to mount a compressor under the bonnet. It is hot, dusty and at times wet environment that may not be good for compressor longevity.

I have a small tail off my main battery (the traxide terminal actually) with an Anderson plug and cover, and another Anderson plug in the rear cargo area. I have an Anderson plug on my compressor so I can run it from either end of the vehicle. Running from the front is as quick as lifting the bonnet and plugging the compressor straight in, no battery cover to wrestle with.

Hi Chris,
No wrestling with the battery cover at all for my setup (in the thread Scott has referenced above-http://www.aulro.com/afvb/l319-discovery-3-4/225848-arb-cmk-compressor-traxide-setup-5.html#post2576939 ) as the switch and air outlet are outside the box and the compressor is happily tucked away in the battery box.
I used to have the Anderson plug setup but I do like it this way this as I don't have to store or pull out the compressor- just the hose etc. which is much lighter and more compact. Each to his own of course...
Cheers,
David

Originally Posted by l00kin4

Hi Chris,
No wrestling with the battery cover at all for my setup (in the thread Scott has referenced above-http://www.aulro.com/afvb/l319-discovery-3-4/225848-arb-cmk-compressor-traxide-setup-5.html#post2576939 ) as the switch and air outlet are outside the box and the compressor is happily tucked away in the battery box.
I used to have the Anderson plug setup but I do like it this way this as I don't have to store or pull out the compressor- just the hose etc. which is much lighter and more compact. Each to his own of course...
Cheers,
David

No worries David. I have my second battery in the driver's side box. My comment was assuming that the compressor would have to sit in front of the main battery behind the headlight.

Firstly, thank you all for your comments, suggestions and sharing your experience ( plus the link Scott provided ). The main reason Ilooked at installing a ARB compressor in the drivers side battery box was I don't have to store or pull out the compressor- just the hose etc. which is much lighter and more compact ( as David mentioned ). But I guess you still have to lift the bonnet to access the compressor and carry enough hose to reach down the back - especially if you have a trailer with you. Also I may want to keep the drivers side battery box clear in case I want to install a second battery later on.

For the time being while i work out what I really need, I may just get an Anderson plug fitted to the trailer plug area and I can store the compressor in the back between my drawers and the compartment sides. Then all I have to do is connect the air hose and the compressor Anderson plug to the rear Anderson plug and way we go ( only having to open the tailgate). The compressor is stored permanently in the back and requiring less air hose if i have a trailer, and also I can use the Anderson plug at the rear for other purposes. That's the plan at this stage - lets see how we go

I've seen this, with the hose clipped to the underside of the bonnet.

Originally Posted by Bohica

I've seen this, with the hose clipped to the underside of the bonnet.

I would never have something that flexible rattling around under the bonnet.. on corrugations it's asking for trouble/wear on some component...

And for compressor longevity, it needs cool clean air, and the cooler the operating environment the less likely to trip the thermal cut out... engine bays aren't good for this - and the enclosed battery box even worse.

I've had fixed compressors in several vehicles and would only fit them at the rear now.. shielded from mud etc and plumbed to a fitting... (Lara had a box where Alien has put his side locker). With ample air flow and a relatively cool location...

In a D3/4 you could find that space in the LHS quarter panel...