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blue meanie wrote:
... it would definitely be worth getting error codes checked before assuming it is actually the GP's IMO
and theeeeennn......???
3rd Dec 2014 3:30 pm
Lumberjackwhite
Member Since: 29 Jan 2012
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 506
Thanks, Blue. Point taken!
Anyone in the Stoke-on-Trent area with a fault reader that could help a brother out?
(I'll secure a fine pack of oatcakes and a hot mug of coffee for anyone who can oblige)
Danny
3rd Dec 2014 4:05 pm
haroosh
Member Since: 16 Nov 2010
Location: Perth & Kinross
Posts: 624
After Discomikey confirmed my glow plugs were not going to come out easily I invested in a FBH remote control.
Today was -2 with me and half an hour warm up and car starting fine. Hopefully this will be a good solution for the winter ahead.
And as other say car is cosy and de iced when I pop in with my cup of coffee
3rd Dec 2014 5:09 pm
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20841
Lumberjackwhite wrote:
Thanks Johnny.
How much fuel does it use?
Think it was worked out at 23p for a 30 minute burn
Might get my timer fitted this weekend. 13 months after buying it My D3 Build Thread
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Location: Newquay
Posts: 1014
I think you'll find it cost more than 23 pence for 30 minutes. By my calculations it's closer to 70 pence for 30 minutes. It's still not a huge amount though Freelander SE 2005 Auto.
D3 TDV6. Gone.
3rd Dec 2014 8:12 pm
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20841
jobster wrote:
Eyeball wrote:
....now I have my working remote, it occurs to me i might get a little 'blip happy' with it!!
I presume it is significantly more efficient than running a great big dirty engine, but are there any ideas as to how much fuel it uses?
0.6ltr/hour
0.6L p/h - 0.3L in 1/2 hr
Current fuel price is £1.22 per litre
1.22 x 0.3 = 36.6 pence
Not sure where 23 came from, it may have been 33 previously... My D3 Build Thread
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Location: Warwickshire
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Is there also an argument that you won't use quite as much fuel in the first few minutes of running because the engine is already warmish? I might have dreamed it up entirely but I thought a cold start used more fuel than a warm start?
3rd Dec 2014 8:31 pm
Robbie
Member Since: 05 Feb 2006
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Probably cheaper than that as the FBH will have to do less to warm-up the vehicle post-start when compared to a start without pre-heat.
FBH pre-heat can still confuse the ECU though and make the start sound like a bag of spanners.Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
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Location: Newquay
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Actually thinking about it. If you don't preheat the engine with the FBH before starting. The FBH will fire on starting anyway. So it will be using the extra fuel anyway and you don't get instant hot air!! So preheating with the FBH costs almost nothing.Freelander SE 2005 Auto.
D3 TDV6. Gone.
3rd Dec 2014 8:47 pm
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20841
It will cost a little.
A Diesel engine only heats up under load, when driving
The FBH would not run for as long if it came on at first start up, as the engine heats up quicker while driving, than only using the FBHMy D3 Build Thread
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Location: Staffordshire
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Why wouldn't J@mes' start with the FBH remote?
3rd Dec 2014 9:43 pm
Robbie
Member Since: 05 Feb 2006
Location: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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The FBH only warms the coolant; the glow plugs directly heat the charge in the cylinder and supports the ignition through the afterglow logic.Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
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