started the RR this morning and for about 10 seconds i had a droning noise coming from the near side front of the engine/wheel area , RR was not in motion btw. ....any ideas ?..its happened once before after a coldish night. ... - .- -.




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Could it possibly have been the viscous fan. They can be noisy when first starting up after a cold night

Are you joking? With all the discussion on the FBH recently you really need to ask? 

dan_uk_1984 wrote:

Are you joking? With all the discussion on the FBH recently you really need to ask?

forgive my naivety dan..so it makes this noise then...


@47p2..  ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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Forgiven. Yes it makes a Whoosh that kinda goes on for ages till it reaches full throttle/burn. Almost like a little jet engine. Should be most audible from the passenger side power vent. 

I could never hear my FBH over the viscous fan noise.

dan_uk_1984 wrote:

Forgiven. Yes it makes a Whoosh that kinda goes on for ages till it reaches full throttle/burn. Almost like a little jet engine. Should be most audible from the passenger side power vent.

I was cursing the girlfriend when i walked down the drive this morning, as i could swear that i could hear the Boiler burning away British gas' finest , heating an empty house. Then i realised it was the RR on the drive getting itself toasty warm for my drive to work

so is this a switchable thing cos i sure i havnt got any timers set ... - .- -.




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If you don't pre-warm it should come on automatically to help the car get up to operating temp. Otherwise it takes ages.

thanks richard...best i read the 'fbh' thread now.  ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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Yes, otherwise Dan will give you a hard time.

indeed , i just didnt associate the noise with the fbh...  ... - .- -.




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Fox wrote:

Yes, otherwise Dan will give you a hard time.

my reputation precedes me  

Can FBH's be retro-fitted or is it a massive ball ache? 2006 Mercedes CLS
1991 Retro-style Mini
But really finding it hard to fight the urge for a S/C...

M44K TS wrote:

Can FBH's be retro-fitted or is it a massive ball ache?

Depends on the functionality you want. You could fit a webasto pre-heater fairly easily in the space where the original goes, use all the factory pipes etc but if the wiring is not there to talk to other systems you could then just use the default webasto setup which is a timer and/or remote.

The Rover/MG's that dont have the TV screen just use a webasto timer in the cubby box, as well as having the T90 remote unit as an option.

You can also use a GSM switch to activate it by phone/text