Smoke from front wheel arch - Range Rover, Disco, etc...

[camel_landy]

It's that time of year again... Morning temperatures have dropped below 5c, so I'll answer the question before you even knew you wanted to ask it.

That 'smoke' you can see coming out from the NSF wheel arch, is actually exhaust gas coming from your Webasto heater. You may not even be aware that you have a Webasto heater fitted but a lot of D3, D4, RR & RRS come fitted with them as standard, to help warm the engines quicker in winter.

It is completely normal and nothing to worry about.

That was a public information broadcast...

M

[anonymous-user]

Real men have ice on the windscreen. On the inside.

[camel_landy]

Crossflow Kid said:

Real men have ice on the windscreen. On the inside.

Pah! Sod that 'Real Men' stuff... I'm not freezing my nads off!

[nigelpugh7]

camel_landy said:

It's that time of year again... Morning temperatures have dropped below 5c, so I'll answer the question before you even knew you wanted to ask it.

That 'smoke' you can see coming out from the NSF wheel arch, is actually exhaust gas coming from your Webasto heater. You may not even be aware that you have a Webasto heater fitted but a lot of D3, D4, RR & RRS come fitted with them as standard, to help warm the engines quicker in winter.

It is completely normal and nothing to worry about.

That was a public information broadcast...

M

Yep my old Disco 3 had it, and the postman always used to walk past and comment it was on fire!!

Today I will be picking up my new Disco 4, and cant wait to see what the new feature of timed heating and climate is like!!

[tomw2000]

Crossflow Kid said:

Real men have ice on the windscreen. On the inside.

My Defender does that.

Thanks for the reminder....I really ought to get my leak fixed....(leak into driver's side footwell in heavy rain).

[anonymous-user]

tomw2000 said:

Crossflow Kid said:

Real men have ice on the windscreen. On the inside.

My Defender does that.

Thanks for the reminder....I really ought to get my leak fixed....(leak into driver's side footwell in heavy rain).

Hang on....that's your driver's side footwell vent.

[tomw2000]

Can't tell if serious?

When car stationary and its P*ssing down, driver's side footwell fills with water....I've worked out where it is coming from (I think) but without photos would struggle to explain....

[anonymous-user]

tomw2000 said:

Can't tell if serious?

When car stationary and its P*ssing down, driver's side footwell fills with water....I've worked out where it is coming from (I think) but without photos would struggle to explain....

Mine inwardly vents at the seam between the windscreen and the bulkhead. Utterly crap porous spongey seal there, oh and the top of the A-post, AND down the bulkhead and in through the throttle pedal.

[camel_landy]

Land Rover have a manual for tracing & diagnosing body work leaks. You should be able to find it with a quick Google.



M

[mad4amanda]

My stype jag had this it was so bad the car would disappear at the traffic lights just up the road .

[tomw2000]

Crossflow Kid said:

tomw2000 said:

Can't tell if serious?

When car stationary and its P*ssing down, driver's side footwell fills with water....I've worked out where it is coming from (I think) but without photos would struggle to explain....

Mine inwardly vents at the seam between the windscreen and the bulkhead. Utterly crap porous spongey seal there, oh and the top of the A-post, AND down the bulkhead and in through the throttle pedal.

So I don't mind it per se....just that in winter it means more moisture in car and more chance of frozen (on the insides) windows....and I'm not sure it's doing the floor much good getting so wet