Gadgiefaemacduff
Member Since: 05 Feb 2021
Location: Aberdeen
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| Fan staying on after short journeys and burny plastic smells |
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Hi folks,
Juts bought myself a 2016 Discovery 4 commercial last weekend!
I picked it up at Berwick Upon Tweed and drove it back to Aberdeen. Everything seemed fine. I was away working all week so haven't been in it. Took it fir a run in town down to the shops and when I got back and switched the vehicle off the fan or something was still whining away from under the bonnet. I also thought I could smell burning plastic or rubber, or perhaps not burning but a hot plastic smell of you know what I mean??
I must add that I did have the heaters on full as well as the seat heater as it’s baltic outside!
My question is should I worry, should I get it checked out, is it the fan or somthing to do with the heaters, is it normal?... cheers i a few questions but you prob get my drift!
Thanks in advance for any help or advice!
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 5th Feb 2021 9:50 pm |
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lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
 
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Search on here for FBH 
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| 5th Feb 2021 9:53 pm |
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Gadgiefaemacduff
Member Since: 05 Feb 2021
Location: Aberdeen
Posts: 5
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Juts setting the scene...first post!
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| 5th Feb 2021 9:56 pm |
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Sylvester19
Member Since: 18 Jul 2020
Location: Central Scotland
Posts: 110
 
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You're smelling the exhaust from the fuel burning heater, switches off automatically after it goes through a shutdown cycle.
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| 5th Feb 2021 11:42 pm |
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lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
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Gadgiefaemacduff wrote:Juts setting the scene...first post!
FBH is not abuse  it stands for Fuel Burning Heater
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| 6th Feb 2021 7:57 am |
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highlands
Member Since: 11 Jan 2010
Location: NW Highlands
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Check nothing is touching the hot bits of the FBH. Plastic burning smell isn't right, although the FBH exhaust itself can smell a bit suspect if you're not used to it (exhaust exits near the NSF wheel). Black 05 TDV6 HSE Auto
Grey 05 TDV6 HSE Auto (Gone)
54 TDV6 SE Man (killed by me  )
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| 6th Feb 2021 8:31 am |
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nigethecat
Member Since: 11 Sep 2016
Location: Marnoch
Posts: 4144
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Check all your wheels are still on if you stopped in Torry  I want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!
Corris Grey D4 Commercial SE 2016
Zermatt Sliver 2007 D3 SE manual (gone)
Indus Silver D4 HSE 2015 (gone)
Bonatti Grey D3 HSE 2006 (gone)
White D3 S (LHD) 2007 (gone)
Firenze Red D4 HSE 2014 (gone)
Black RRS 3.6TDV8 2008 (gone)
Rusty Green Defender 110 1997 (gone)
Black FL2 HSE 2013 (gone)
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| 6th Feb 2021 10:17 am |
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Gadgiefaemacduff
Member Since: 05 Feb 2021
Location: Aberdeen
Posts: 5
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lynalldiscovery wrote:Gadgiefaemacduff wrote:Juts setting the scene...first post!
FBH is not abuse it stands for Fuel Burning Heater
Sorry. Thought your signature was you reply. Lol!....”give em juts enough”
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| 6th Feb 2021 11:21 am |
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Gadgiefaemacduff
Member Since: 05 Feb 2021
Location: Aberdeen
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nigethecat wrote:Check all your wheels are still on if you stopped in Torry
Lived in Torry fir 5 years when I first moved to Aberdeen....hailing from Macduff, Torry is posh as f@ck!
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| 6th Feb 2021 11:24 am |
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Gadgiefaemacduff
Member Since: 05 Feb 2021
Location: Aberdeen
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highlands wrote:Check nothing is touching the hot bits of the FBH. Plastic burning smell isn't right, although the FBH exhaust itself can smell a bit suspect if you're not used to it (exhaust exits near the NSF wheel).
Cheers. That’s exactly where the smell was coming from...out the vent! I’ll give it’s a good check over today. Your right about not being used to the smell. It’s almost a generic response to say “burning plastic or rubber” when you smell somthing like that fir the first time. Thanks fir the reply’
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| 6th Feb 2021 11:29 am |
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darrind
Member Since: 04 Jul 2008
Location: In A World of My Own!
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As you are new to the D4 you might not know you can add some gubbins to the vehicle to start that heater 15 minutes before you leave the house and the car can be warm and toasty before you start the engine!
Search for Altox or remote fbh and you will find loads of posts.
I bought the Genuine Landrover remote kit for my D4 but wish I’d gone for the Altox as it can be used from anywhere with a phone or internet connection and also has a GPS tracker built in if you chose that version
If you want the extra level of comfort there’s a heated steering wheel option as well Must stop buying shiny toys....
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| 6th Feb 2021 12:26 pm |
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