Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
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Robbie wrote:Remote park heater is a convenience function and no substitute for working glow plugs, which are used for more than just starting. ......
Glow plugs are a key part of your engine
That was my personal conclusion which is why I replaced my glowplugs and did not purchase a remote FBH.
I thought it would take a FBH a long time to get the engine anywhere near warm enough, when compared to a GP fitted exactly where you wanted the heat.
However if I lived where it got to -18°C I would want a remote FBH first, and worry about the GP's later.
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 23rd Jan 2017 1:26 pm |
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Madmedic112
Member Since: 24 Aug 2014
Location: Kent
Posts: 371
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I have exactly the same problem....
Keep me posted!
 Belts, done
Lower arms, done
V8 front brakes, done
Gearbox flush, done
Steering arm, done
Tyres all round, done
EGR's, done
EHB, done
re-map, done
Air con re-gas, done
and so on, and so on, and so on!!!
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| 23rd Jan 2017 1:33 pm |
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Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10360
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Conclusion is here:
The Wild Rover wrote:As promised here is the outcome of the story. Not handy enough to fix the problem myself so I found a good indy (hard enough here in Germany) Diagnosed three broken plugs. They went at it carefully. Replaced all 6 plugs, snapped none! Hooray!! Charged me 550 euro and the Disco started first up and ran sweet as a nut this morning at -13. Result! Cheers again for advice.
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| 23rd Jan 2017 1:35 pm |
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J@mes
Member Since: 10 Nov 2008
Location: Bomber County
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Pete K wrote:
However if I lived where it got to -18°C I would want a remote FBH first, and worry about the GP's later.
Why?
You'd rather have warm air at the vents than a car that starts properly?
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| 23rd Jan 2017 1:50 pm |
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Dave Shirley
Member Since: 22 Sep 2011
Location: Oxfordshire
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Well done Wild Rover and thanks for letting us all know the outcome. Accurate diagnosis is always the key to these sort of problems, there are far to many people guessing what is wrong instead of applying basic knowledge and common sense and usually at your expense.
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| 23rd Jan 2017 6:35 pm |
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fishinmad
Member Since: 30 Jan 2012
Location: St Ives
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I am also have a few starting problems at the moment, i.e. the engine turns over about 5 times before it catches (it used to start straight away), no smoke, drives smoothly, also fairly new battery and fuel filter.
It has done around 140k miles and rarely falls below 6 degrees here.
Any ideas whats causing it? Club Narpy Torch
“No return to boom and bust†Gordon Brown when chancellor
He has been proved right, now there is only bust!
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| 23rd Jan 2017 11:12 pm |
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