Workshop Manuals Factory service & repair Land Rover
01 02 WORKSHOP MANUAL SUPPLEMENT03 04 CONTENTS05 06 CONTENTS07 INFORMATION08 09 INTRODUCTION10 GENERAL SPECIFICATION DATA11 ENGINE TUNING DATA12 GENERAL FITTING REMINDERS13 MAINTENANCE14 ENGINE15 EMISSION CONTROL16 ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM17 FUEL SYSTEM18 COOLING SYSTEM19 MANIFOLD AND EXHAUST SYSTEM20 CLUTCH21 MANUAL GEARBOX22 TRANSFER GEARBOX23 PROPELLER SHAFTS24 STEERING25 FRONT SUSPENSION26 REAR SUSPENSION27 BRAKES28 CHASSIS AND BODY29 PANEL REPAIRS30 AIR CONDITIONING31 WIPERS AND WASHERS32 ELECTRICAL33 INSTRUMENTS
Land Rover TD5 Defender18 · COOLING SYSTEM
18 · Engine

OPERATION (page 2 of 4)

Make
Land Rover
Model
Defender TD5 Defender
COOLING SYSTEMOPERATION · page 2 of 4
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COOLING SYSTEM

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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION

Viscous Fan Operation

A = Cold
B = Hot

1. Drive plate
2. Fan body
3. Clearance
4. Valve plate
5. Valve
6. Bi-metallic coil

7. Fluid seals
8. Ball race
9. Fluid chamber

10. Reservoir
11. Return port

When the engine is off and the fan is not rotating, the silicone fluid stabilises within the fluid chamber and the
reservoir. The fluid levels equalise due to the return port in the valve plate being open between the fluid chamber
and the reservoir. In this condition, when the engine is started, silicone fluid is present in the fluid chamber and
causes drag to occur between the drive plate and the body. This causes the fan to operate initially when the
engine is started.

As the fan speed increases, centrifugal force and a scoop formed on the fluid chamber side of the valve plate,
pushes the silicone fluid through the return port in the valve plate into the reservoir. As the fluid chamber empties,
the drag between the drive plate and the body is reduced, causing the drive plate to slip. This reduces the
rotational speed of the fan and allows it to ’freewheel’.

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