Land Rover Defender Heat problem

Land Rover Defender Heat problem


hi

My 1990 110 Defender has just started giving off heat from around the
gearbox
floor/transmission area. It really gets boiling. Does that mean i have
to change
the transmission fluid? There are no obvious leaks underneath the car,
and
overwise it drives ok. But driven for any amount of time and above
50mph, the
heat really starts to rise.

Anyone experience similar problems?

cheers

Mike

Re: Land Rover Defender Heat problem

mike wrote:
> hi
>
> My 1990 110 Defender has just started giving off heat from around the
> gearbox
> floor/transmission area. It really gets boiling. Does that mean i have
> to change
> the transmission fluid? There are no obvious leaks underneath the car,
> and
> overwise it drives ok. But driven for any amount of time and above
> 50mph, the
> heat really starts to rise.
>
> Anyone experience similar problems?
>
> cheers
>
> Mike

I would think evryone that ever bought one will reply yes, they all get hot
round that area. Well, every one i have had do.

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Re: Land Rover Defender Heat problem

On 26/05/2008 16:17, Nige wrote:
> mike wrote:
>> hi
>>
>> My 1990 110 Defender has just started giving off heat from around the
>> gearbox
>> floor/transmission area. It really gets boiling. Does that mean i have
>> to change
>> the transmission fluid? There are no obvious leaks underneath the car,
>> and
>> overwise it drives ok. But driven for any amount of time and above
>> 50mph, the
>> heat really starts to rise.
>>
>> Anyone experience similar problems?
>>
>> cheers
>>
>> Mike
>
> I would think evryone that ever bought one will reply yes, they all get hot
> round that area. Well, every one i have had do.
>

Mine gets hot, but never hot enough that i cant touch it.

When was the oil last changed?

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Re: Land Rover Defender Heat problem

Nige wrote:
> mike wrote:
>> hi
>>
>> My 1990 110 Defender has just started giving off heat from around the
>> gearbox
>> floor/transmission area. It really gets boiling. Does that mean i have
>> to change
>> the transmission fluid? There are no obvious leaks underneath the car,
>> and
>> overwise it drives ok. But driven for any amount of time and above
>> 50mph, the
>> heat really starts to rise.
>>
>> Anyone experience similar problems?
>>
>> cheers
>>
>> Mike
>
> I would think evryone that ever bought one will reply yes, they all get hot
> round that area. Well, every one i have had do.
>
Even hotter when towing!

Cheers

Peter


1990 Defender 110 County - "Reggie the Veggie"
1989 Defender 90
1993 Pug 405
1973 Hillman Imp
1972 Triumph Stag
1964 Rover P4 110

Re: Land Rover Defender Heat problem


"mike" <dmike204@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:06daa566-8710-4e31-b17a-e4c0a48e6778@c58g2000hsc.googlegroups . com ...
>
> hi
>
> My 1990 110 Defender has just started giving off heat from around the
> gearbox
> floor/transmission area. It really gets boiling. Does that mean i have
> to change
> the transmission fluid? There are no obvious leaks underneath the car,
> and
> overwise it drives ok. But driven for any amount of time and above
> 50mph, the
> heat really starts to rise.
>
> Anyone experience similar problems?
>
> cheers
>
> Mike

I used the exhaust wrap on the manifold (Kato) to reduce the under bonnet
temperature
no reason why the other kit shouldn't help with the 110
* shop.agriemach.co.uk/default.php?cPath=0_7_80

Derek
Disco 300Tdi Miles
Disco 200Tdi Kato

Re: Land Rover Defender Heat problem

People Hi,

we get the same kind of problem here in Greece also, especially on Defenders
fitted with the V8 engines (3.5 up to 4.6)

The solution we have found is the following.

1. Exhaust wrap on the exhaust manifolds up to and including all the
exhaust system up to the middle box.
2. Heat reflective material attached on the outside area of the gearbox
tunnet and seat box area (a very good material is the "barrier mat" from
Noisekiller, mind you I do have an interest since I am their Greek
representative and distributor. Cheaper heat reflective materials can also
be sourced from hardware outlets such as Macro or stores specialised on
insulation materials.
3. Aluminium foil glued on the inside area of the seatbox. A VERY CHEAP
and easy thing to do. Just use the ordinary kitchen aluminium foil and
spray glue.
4. Open three or four holes left and right of bonnet close to the area
where the hinges are but on its sides. This way the heat from the exhaust
manifolds will find this way to escape and will not travel through the
gearbox tunnel.
5. Fit a 74 degrees thermostat on the engine.

Hope this helps

Take care
Pantelis


"Derek" <del.wattsdontspamsoclosetome@ntlworld . com > wrote in message
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>
> "mike" <dmike204@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:06daa566-8710-4e31-b17a-e4c0a48e6778@c58g2000hsc.googlegroups . com ...
> >
> > hi
> >
> > My 1990 110 Defender has just started giving off heat from around the
> > gearbox
> > floor/transmission area. It really gets boiling. Does that mean i have
> > to change
> > the transmission fluid? There are no obvious leaks underneath the car,
> > and
> > overwise it drives ok. But driven for any amount of time and above
> > 50mph, the
> > heat really starts to rise.
> >
> > Anyone experience similar problems?
> >
> > cheers
> >
> > Mike
>
> I used the exhaust wrap on the manifold (Kato) to reduce the under bonnet
> temperature
> no reason why the other kit shouldn't help with the 110
> * shop.agriemach.co.uk/default.php?cPath=0_7_80
>
> Derek
> Disco 300Tdi Miles
> Disco 200Tdi Kato
>
>

Re: Land Rover Defender Heat problem

You are describing a 'new' issue, now the same old hot tranny tunnel
most 4x4's have from my understanding of this post.

I would be checking the fluid level in the tranny and t-case right away,
if it's low enough in either to cause overheating, it will cause a failure.

If you think it's time for a fluid change, then you should do so, but
you should still check the fluid level first. This will let you know if
you have a leak someplace that may need to be addressed.

Lots of leaks are so slow that using a liter of fluid a year is not hard
to take vs a complete tear down to fix it. Cost wise anyway.

Some leaks are easy to fix.

Mike
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mike wrote:
> hi
>
> My 1990 110 Defender has just started giving off heat from around the
> gearbox
> floor/transmission area. It really gets boiling. Does that mean i have
> to change
> the transmission fluid? There are no obvious leaks underneath the car,
> and
> overwise it drives ok. But driven for any amount of time and above
> 50mph, the
> heat really starts to rise.
>
> Anyone experience similar problems?
>
> cheers
>
> Mike
>
>