Thread: Lots of Questions

Originally Posted by Stuart555

I am a new owner of a 95/96 Range Rover 4.6 HSE. I have so many questions it is hard to know where to start! Firstly, my climate control. The fan of my climate control seems to only work automatically, I mean, no matter how much I turn the heater fan control knob, it seems not to make any difference to it's operation....I can't even turn the fan off! Plus, I have no heat to the left side of the vehicle. I believe this to be a blend motor or servo problem. Does anyone have any suggestions?? Also, my suspension must have leaks in it as if I leave the vehicle for any length of time, it goes down. It is as if some relief valve is letting the air out after I park it. Like I said, I have so many questions.....prepare for more...he he .
Thanks.

Hi Stuart

The fan to me seems to be a faulty fan controller knob which have been known to go faulty from time to time. The only solution is a new HEVAC controller, not really worth fixing unless your selling the vehicle or the entire HEVAC fails (as you still have the auto system to go with!!). Your believe is correct, it will most likely be the blend motor, just check the fuses before commencing to tear the dash apart. Mine just failed two days ago on the driver side (lucky me!!!) but is not an urgent fix just yet until about spring.
The Air suspension does make the vehicle go down if left for prolonged periods on uneven ground as the BECM tries to correct the vehicle even when shut down, eventually running out of air. But having said that, it should return to normal after approx 2 minutes after starting up the vehicle. If it takes longer than that, then you can be sure that there's a leak somewhere, most likely the valve block seals. Get in contact with Paul from Hard Range Australia | Range Rover and other Land Rover Parts, http://hardrange.com [ABN 21 141 975 493] and he'll hook you up with some rubbers (rubber o-ring seal kit). Only takes 2 minutes to replace, test it out by listening carefully for any air hissing out of the valve block, or get some soapy water and a brush.

Hope this helps!!

BTW what are your other issues??

Thanks for your advice....I was worried I was losing air in the suspension too quickly but it raises back up almost as soon as I start up.

Other questions I have are about the brakes, well, at least one question. Very often after driving for a while the first brake application seems like the pedal is travelling too far......brakes still work but it is a bit disconcerting when that pedal travels so far. Second application is fine and it works well untill I don't use them for a while.
One other thing, my rear view mirror which is supposed to be automatic does nothing. I have read somewhere where the mirror from a WH Statesman can be used with a little modification, have you heard that? Or any other suggestions short of just fitting a standard mirror. Thanks.

I had a similar issue with the fan. I took the knob apart and found a trident shaped piece of copper conductor had become unstuck from the knob, glued it back and after re-assembly all good.
The job requires removing the hevac unit and a good deal of patience and dexterity. Search for hevac and there are pics available to help

Originally Posted by Stuart555

Thanks for your advice....I was worried I was losing air in the suspension too quickly but it raises back up almost as soon as I start up.

Other questions I have are about the brakes, well, at least one question. Very often after driving for a while the first brake application seems like the pedal is travelling too far......brakes still work but it is a bit disconcerting when that pedal travels so far. Second application is fine and it works well untill I don't use them for a while.
One other thing, my rear view mirror which is supposed to be automatic does nothing. I have read somewhere where the mirror from a WH Statesman can be used with a little modification, have you heard that? Or any other suggestions short of just fitting a standard mirror. Thanks.

When you say automatic are you referring to the 'Memory seat 1 or 2' setting? or the mirror dip when selecting reverse? I'm not 100% on the Memory seat setting, but i think you can disable it from adjusting when the button is pressed. I know for sure you can stop the mirror dip, as my missus absolutely hates that feature and i must admit i'm not a huge fan of this feature either. Never heard of the statesman remedy though, but then again anything is possible. As far as the brakes are concerned, mine does this also but not as severe as you described it. I'd say the brakes need to be bled and maybe even have the brake fluid replaced, cause old brake fluid or even a little air in the line will generally do that after a while. On you next service, get it looked at for sure.

I have heard also that you can use a WH Statesman mirror (redandy - he's talking about the one in-cab with the button on the underside). I don't have mine in auto, am not even sure what it's supposed to do!! If you don't plan on ever using it in auto mode you are probably better off getting one that doesn't have that function and using the 12v wire for some other project!

As for the brakes i'm not sure!

Cheers
Keithy

Your brake issue is the Accumulator the bladder inside the black bulb that sits on top of your brake booster pump is cactus you need to replace the accumulator.
Take it to a work shop that specialises in RRs and im sure they will tell you the same thing from the pedal pressure experience that you describe in your post.

Originally Posted by Stuart555

I am a new owner of a 95/96 Range Rover 4.6 HSE. I have so many questions it is hard to know where to start! .

Start here:

Range Rover P38/4.0/4.6 Common Problems and Fixes

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rrepairs

Well, once again guys thanks for your advice. Yes, I was talking about the interior mirror and I have also disabled that mirror dip function for the exterior mirrors, I found it of no help at all when reversing. As for the brake accumulator, is this part easy to replace and is the part costly? I also have this annoying "Sunroof not set" message that keeps coming up and I have tried opening and closing the roof but it still appears......any suggestions? Thanks guys