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MLDX
Member Since: 07 Feb 2021
Location: London
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Hi, I have a fuel burning heater but it has recently stopped working. I have started putting hot water on the sensor and it starts every time with no issues. My ex is a mechanic and has moaned saying this is dangerous and can catch fire? Is this true?
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 7th Feb 2021 10:29 pm |
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rangehelper
Member Since: 04 Nov 2011
Location: Maidstone
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The heater has a serious system of protection against incorrect operation. I think we need to find and fix the problem! And enjoy the comfort in peace!
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| 7th Feb 2021 10:45 pm |
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Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
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You mean hot water in sensor and engine starts. That’s fine
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| 7th Feb 2021 10:51 pm |
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rangehelper
Member Since: 04 Nov 2011
Location: Maidstone
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I mean, webasto needs to be repaired. You need to repair and enjoy the normal start of the engine and the heat in the cabin.
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| 7th Feb 2021 11:35 pm |
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lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
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MLDX wrote:Hi, I have a fuel burning heater but it has recently stopped working. I have started putting hot water on the sensor and it starts every time with no issues. My ex is a mechanic and has moaned saying this is dangerous and can catch fire? Is this true?
Try the serach function, what you are doing is the quick and dirty way, some people on here have added a resistor into the engine coolant temp sensor circuit and a switch to fool the ecu into thinking the sensor is warm/hot, once started you flick the switch off.
The FBH fault could be dead simple, if you run the car low on fuel the FBH will not start, do this often enough and the FBH locks itself out, so either chuck some fuel in the tank if its low, or get the codes read and cleared.
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| 8th Feb 2021 7:25 am |
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MLDX
Member Since: 07 Feb 2021
Location: London
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rangehelper wrote:I mean, webasto needs to be repaired. You need to repair and enjoy the normal start of the engine and the heat in the cabin.
Yes, I am going to get the glow plugs replaced. This is just temporary
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| 8th Feb 2021 5:57 pm |
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MLDX
Member Since: 07 Feb 2021
Location: London
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lynalldiscovery wrote:MLDX wrote:Hi, I have a fuel burning heater but it has recently stopped working. I have started putting hot water on the sensor and it starts every time with no issues. My ex is a mechanic and has moaned saying this is dangerous and can catch fire? Is this true?
Try the serach function, what you are doing is the quick and dirty way, some people on here have added a resistor into the engine coolant temp sensor circuit and a switch to fool the ecu into thinking the sensor is warm/hot, once started you flick the switch off.
The FBH fault could be dead simple, if you run the car low on fuel the FBH will not start, do this often enough and the FBH locks itself out, so either chuck some fuel in the tank if its low, or get the codes read and cleared.
Thank you for the in depth reply but I haven’t got a clue about any of that but the idea of a switch sounds good. I currently have half a tank of fuel but I have previously let it go low so I guess that could have broke my FBh. I don’t know what you mean by get the codes read and cleared. I am having the glow plugs replaced soon. This is just temporary. I was just worried it could catch fire after what I was told
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| 8th Feb 2021 6:01 pm |
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lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
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Codes sound very glamorous/techy, all they are is when the engine/gearbox/suspension in fact any system on the car sees a problem (20 ecus on top spec d3) , it stores the fault as a code for future reference, and if it is a serious fault will stick a warning up on the dashboard.
Not just applicable to land rover but all modern cars, so before spening a penny on any faults it is always essential to see if there are any codes stored
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| 9th Feb 2021 1:52 pm |
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