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Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: Bobtail on January 24, 2004, 00:03:29
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just got a five speed 1990 turbo diesel rangey
q1:-there is no diff lock, why?but it does have hi lo change.
q2:-it is running twin batts is this norm with this engine?
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The vehicle has a Borg & Warner 'chain drive' transfer box. Instead of using a mechanical diff lock, it uses a viscous coupled transfer box (not all that dissimilar from the Freelander) which automatically progressively locks up when it senses a large difference in speed between the axles. (As you would get in a wheelspin)
There are pros and cons of this system. In it's favour it does give you a full time traction control system, which will work on slippery roads without intervention.
Against it, the viscous coupling is not in all the time, so the vehicle needs to lose traction before it will start working. Also, as with the standard diff lock, if they don't get used for a long time they can sieze up... so it would be worth getting a wheel on some slippery stuff to make sure it's working.
As for the dual-battery... it's not standard but there is a dealer-option to have twin batteries fitted with a simple split-charge relay.
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thanx for that.did find out just after i posted this q1,that it had borg warner transfer box and thats why there was no diff lock.
and as for the slippery stuff very soon very very soon.....
thats what i bought it for and not just for the school run..
but just found owners manual and that shows twin battery set up.
so still not sure about that one but tnanx again
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If it's the VM (Italian) engine, aren't they 24v starting& heater plug circuits??
Try the Range Rover forum on this site, someone might have one;
http://www.landrovernet.com/
Alternatively;
http://www.rangie.com/home.php
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YEAH IT IS THE V&M UNIT
DID NOT KNOW THEY WERE 24V STARTING,BUT WIL TRY THAT SITE THANX