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  1. 10th October 2008, 06:56 PM #1
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    Question 2008 defender getting hot

    Hi Guys.
    Hopefully a simple question. I have a 2008 defender and have noticed recently that during a bit of a trip the floor around the gear levers and the front seats seems to get a lot hotter than i remember my 2003 getting.
    Is this normal or should i get it checked.
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    climb under it and have a look at where the extra intelligent ford engineers decided to poke the exhaust....

    you now know one of the many reasons I will not own a tdic powered defender.
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    Thumbs up 2008 getting hot

    Quote Originally Posted by Blknight.aus View Post
    climb under it and have a look at where the extra intelligent ford engineers decided to poke the exhaust....

    you now know one of the many reasons I will not own a tdic powered defender.
    Thanks blknight.
    Just climbed under and had a look. Not very clever those ford blokes. The exhaust runs right near the floor for quite a ways.Looks like a cold climate car then and will keep my feet warm..lol

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  4. 10th October 2008, 07:54 PM #4
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    Possibly the hand brake binding. Go for a bit of a drive and CAREFULLY check to see how hot the drum is, or alternativly chock the front wheels, jack a back wheel off the ground and rotate it whilst listening for the handbrake rubbing.

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