Member Since: 16 Feb 2017
Location: Kelso
Posts: 200
No Heat From Heaters - Blowing Cold Air
Morning All,
Eventually got my D3 back on the road.
HOWEVER....
Can anyone give me any pointers on the above, heaters only blowing cold air, the webasto heater unit does not fire up.
I have checked what fuses and replays i can see that may be connected to the heting and all seems fine.
Thanks‘Everyday is a school day!’
30th Dec 2018 12:14 pm
Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10337
bleed air out using bleed valve on header tank and one at front of engine.
ensure coolant level is correct
30th Dec 2018 5:05 pm
jeep948
Member Since: 16 Feb 2017
Location: Kelso
Posts: 200
would this stop the webasto heater from firing up?
Is all of the heat for the heaters generated from the webasto heater?‘Everyday is a school day!’
30th Dec 2018 5:32 pm
riverblanche
Member Since: 31 Aug 2010
Location: retford'ish
Posts: 2206
Hi,
the heat comes from the water/coolant system, as this warms up you get heat in the car,
The FBH helps the car to get the coolant up to temp quicker
the sooner your coolant gets warm the sooner your car does
and the FBH only fire up under certain conditions (outside temp, fuel, ect)
Member Since: 16 Feb 2017
Location: Kelso
Posts: 200
Thanks for that, I will bleed it up in the morning and see if I can get heat, I assume bleeding the system is straight forward enough?‘Everyday is a school day!’
30th Dec 2018 5:55 pm
Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10337
What is the outside temp?
Fbh only fires up round 5 deg c and less
30th Dec 2018 6:42 pm
jeep948
Member Since: 16 Feb 2017
Location: Kelso
Posts: 200
It is around 10c where I am at the moment but it has been colder, I will bleed it up and see if I can get heat, hopefully it's just not been cold enough yet for the FBH.‘Everyday is a school day!’
30th Dec 2018 6:52 pm
jeep948
Member Since: 16 Feb 2017
Location: Kelso
Posts: 200
So I have bled the car up and the blowers are still cold, there is another bleed valve on a hose that goes over the back of the engine, is this a separate one for bleeding the heating system would anyone know?‘Everyday is a school day!’
31st Dec 2018 12:22 pm
Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10337
that's the cooler pipe for the EGR's, but as its a high point it maybe worth bleeding
31st Dec 2018 2:19 pm
jeep948
Member Since: 16 Feb 2017
Location: Kelso
Posts: 200
Cheers, Done it but still no real heat.‘Everyday is a school day!’
31st Dec 2018 7:55 pm
autobiorob
Member Since: 11 Jun 2014
Location: Peterborough
Posts: 156
What does your temperature display read on the dash? I'm sure I had this problem once and it was the outside air temperature sensor behind the grill that was faulty. It was reading way over what the actual temp was so the auto heating was blowing out cold.
1st Jan 2019 8:17 am
jeep948
Member Since: 16 Feb 2017
Location: Kelso
Posts: 200
Temp gauge is reading correctly, doesn't look like that is it.‘Everyday is a school day!’
1st Jan 2019 12:38 pm
Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10337
On the bulkhead are 2 pipes at the back
After a drive check these are both hot.
These are matrix pipes
1st Jan 2019 2:38 pm
Galvernisednuts
Member Since: 28 Nov 2018
Location: Carlisle
Posts: 39
My heater was cold and the heater matrix was the fault. One heater pipe was hot the other cold pointing towards no flow or circulation. Removed and tested it and found totally blocked.
Do the heater self test to check your blend motors are working as well.
2nd Jan 2019 7:56 pm
jeep948
Member Since: 16 Feb 2017
Location: Kelso
Posts: 200
Pete K wrote:
On the bulkhead are 2 pipes at the back
After a drive check these are both hot.
These are matrix pipes
Assuming I have the correct pipes that feed from the left and go directly into the bulkhead as in photos.
The top hose is cold the bottom is hot.‘Everyday is a school day!’
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