Having read about moisture and the effects on the audio system in the rear boot compartment, and recently buying another house and inturn more furniture resulting in lots of silica gel packs, bear with me now......would placing these in the rear boot compartment reduce moisture hence reduce issues with sat nav being slow to turn on etc??

Bracing self to be told stupid idea

seems to be working so far for me - for the sake of a few quid, certainly worth a go ...got some big ones off ebay when I first got the car cheers
bogie

Do the large packs serve a certain purpose or shall i just type silica gel packs into 'the bay'?

nick, have you check your spare wheel to see if you have water laying around the compressor, as under normal conditions with a dry car you wont get condensation, but if you have a leak and there is water collecting someware this will cause it...we at work get them packs when new machines are delivered, about 1 kg bags, how much are you paying for them... V8 facelift Range Rover Autobiography 22" wheels.
1976 Harley Davidson Iron Head Sportster

£5 for 5 x 500g bags

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Silica-Gel-Desiccant...1c18f89a81

or free (maybe)  cheers
bogie

No water in well, just read about it and planted a seed of doubt as to why sometimes my sat nav screen slow to start when cold.

Just bought 2 x 24" tyres so all donations appreciated...although may be able to stretch to £5 of ebay!!

and thats 5 x 100g not 5 x 500g hmmm ....internet mis selling regulations!!!

If you leave the A/C on (like its meant to be) then you won't get moisture in the car unless you have a leak. 

dan_uk_1984 wrote:

If you leave the A/C on (like its meant to be) then you won't get moisture in the car unless you have a leak.

paul_h_8 wrote:

dan_uk_1984 wrote:

If you leave the A/C on (like its meant to be) then you won't get moisture in the car unless you have a leak.

Dan I'm gaining alot of information from your posts never new your ment to leave the AC on all the time is this just in a RR or all cars? Does it matter if you have the air circulating from engine or just in cabin if you know what I mean

The principle applies in any car, mainly ones with "Climate Control" it is designed to just be set and left on Auto. With the AC running all the time - in cold weather it cycles on and off just taking the moisture out of the air. This is so important in a RR, not just for comfort and the not steaming windows, but also for the longevity of the various ECU's and connections.

In the RR, just leave it on Auto-Recirc so it can close the vents if there is pollution and open up in fresh air.

However even in a standard car, you can leave the A/C on and with the temperature set to hot it will again just cycle on and off dehumidifying.

A/C systems have come a long way so are no longer a drain on the engines power and don't really effect MPG these days, especially on a big engine. 

I had a leak past the rear boot lid seal that left some water in the RHS well at the rear, after replacing the seal with a new one, I put a large bag of the moisture absorbing crystals in until it had done its job. I then put another one in to be sure and months later it was still as dry as a nuns crutch, so out it came.

Having said that, I leave the A/C permanently on.

Phooey

I SUSPECT that the rear quarter seals may leak on some vehicles where they meet the D pillar

I also SUSPECT that there may be condensation forming in the LHS rear electric cupboard when viewed from the rear due to the exit for the cabin air being located in there.. if air can get out... it can get in. As one of my other cars is a 110 defender I know exactly how moist condensation can make things.... which reminds me I need to prune the tomatoes in there...

I SUSPECT I'm going to win the jackpot on the lottery very soon.

one of these must be true! 2010 Disco XS TDV6, 2009 Freelander 2 GS

Previous Landrover products -1990 110 TDI CSW, 2003 TD6 Vogue - RRC TD Vogue, RRC v8 Fleetline, Disco ES V8 LPG, 101 Ambulance "Morph", 1964 SIIa Auto Powered by Jag 4.2 Lump - "Percy".

i've been having a problem with my audio now for some time, but i cannot see / identify any traces of moisture in the rear compartment (it may be be a fauly amp - hope not as they are around £200 second hand)

Gonna try some silica packs and see what happens, its a great sugestion

i'm sure the wife said she saw big ones for sale in the pound shop.. ... - .- -.




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