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MLDX
 


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Glow Plugs

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?
  
Post #22088577th Feb 2021 10:29 pm
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rangehelper
 


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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!
  
Post #22088597th Feb 2021 10:45 pm
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Pete K
 


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You mean hot water in sensor and engine starts. That’s fine
  
Post #22088627th Feb 2021 10:51 pm
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rangehelper
 


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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.
  
Post #22088707th Feb 2021 11:35 pm
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Re: Glow Plugs

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.
  
Post #22088928th Feb 2021 7:25 am
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MLDX
 


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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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MLDX
 


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Re: Glow Plugs

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
  
Post #22090058th Feb 2021 6:01 pm
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lynalldiscovery
 


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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
  
Post #22091489th Feb 2021 1:52 pm
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