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| CFB Member Since: 13 Sep 2007 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire Posts: 803  
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I might be swapping my 200 Tdi 90 for a TD5 110 in the near future and as it will be a daily drive I want a/c. Can anyone report how good (or bad) the a/c setup is on the TD5, I know it is slung under the dash so won't demist etc but how effective is it for cooling the interior? Andy
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30th May 2008 3:50pm |
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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897  
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Mine works fine - in UK conditions that is
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30th May 2008 10:09pm |
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| solmanic Member Since: 17 Aug 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 191  
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Well the ordinary air con on the Td5 was one of the reasons we switched to a new Defender - but that is out here in Oz where you can fry an egg on the bonnet most days in summer. I always thought the poor A/C was just one of the Defender's "OK for the UK" features. Out here it was enough to take the edge off the heat but over 30 degrees, forget it. It did however, get your balls nice and cool...
 2007 Defender 110
1970 Alfa Romeo 1750GTV |
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31st May 2008 12:38am |
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| mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5024 
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Its always been known as not very good.
A friend with a 300 (LR indi) has started to fit a cross between disco and defender kit to his 300 all hidden to make it better. All i can say, is that the new heater and ac is brilliant...often too brilliant Mike |
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31st May 2008 9:46am |
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| foz.in.oz Member Since: 31 Jul 2008 Location: Gladstone, QLD Posts: 64 
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I find the aircon in mine is ok when on the highway or fast off road but does tend to struggle a bit when not moving or moving slowly.
The other PITA is if you have to replace the fan speed resistor pack. You have to remove the whole unit from under the dash. Changing the resistor itself once the unit is out could be done by a five year old but the cost of parts, resistor, drier, recharge etc make the job very expensive and time consuming for something that could have been a breeze if the designer used his noggin a bit harder in the drawing phase! However, as said before it is better than nothing. Land Rovers are an addiction. Toyotas are for quitters. WWW.CQLROC.ORG |
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1st Aug 2008 2:33am |
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| mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5024
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Are we talking TD5 or TDCi? The TDCi ones mine and others perfect at any speed - infact speed doesnt affect it as we did the convoy from Solihull to Gaydon with it on and you could see our breath in the AC even when crawling around for hours The resistor on the old ones (i dont know about td5) was a  to change tucked up behind the wing - but the new one is again very different - remove the passenger inspection panel and you can put your arm behind the central pod. Mike |
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1st Aug 2008 5:09pm |
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| foz.in.oz Member Since: 31 Jul 2008 Location: Gladstone, QLD Posts: 64
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First post says "Aircon any good on the TD5" so I was talking TD5
Should ahve perhaps mentioned in the earlier post that ambient air temps here are from around 25 - 40°C Land Rovers are an addiction. Toyotas are for quitters. WWW.CQLROC.ORG |
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3rd Aug 2008 8:32am |
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| mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5024
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Still some room to get hotter. I did see it was TD5, but the previous post werent so i got confused. TD5 air con isnt that great on all ive been in - although a friend has but an extra airbox in the rear of his 110 and thus its very good. Mike |
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3rd Aug 2008 7:17pm |
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| gtveloce65 Member Since: 10 Nov 2008 Location: West Sussex Posts: 107 
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Had a Td5 all last summer (2yr old with 6000 miles at purchase) - not that it was much of a summer. On A roads I found the bulkhead vents worked better than the Aircon. Apart from the lack of leg room for the front passenger there were complaints of freezing knees from the front and lack of effectiveness from the back, though speaking as the driver, it was definitely better than nothing on motorway trips (there's enough noise at 70 without adding to it by opening the front vents!!)
Now enjoying controllable temperature and much reduced noise in a Tdci! 1953 80 1965 Alfa Romeo GT Veloce Sprint 1980 Fiat 124 Spider 2008 110xs |
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