NikpV Posted March 5, 2008 Report Posted March 5, 2008 Great - aux heater didnt fire up this morning just clouds of smoke - time for another new glowplug I think (hope) I got the last one from Hans motors 4 years ago - anybody got one from elsewhere recently - how much ? Quote
JohnR Posted March 5, 2008 Report Posted March 5, 2008 Guess you've checked ebay...got mine for 20 quid.... J Quote
NikpV Posted March 5, 2008 Author Report Posted March 5, 2008 had a look but they dont appear new - whatever the description says Quote
Gwaredd Posted March 5, 2008 Report Posted March 5, 2008 (edited) Hans Motors, Cost was just over Edited March 5, 2008 by Gwaredd Quote
NikpV Posted March 5, 2008 Author Report Posted March 5, 2008 thanks m8 I would have but managed to get a discount from the dealer and will pickup tomorrow Quote
stevie m Posted March 5, 2008 Report Posted March 5, 2008 No problem. I would have felt bad if i didn't offer to help. Quote
gregers Posted March 5, 2008 Report Posted March 5, 2008 (edited) stevie im assuming you can obtain cheap parts???????? :ph34r: if so got a price list??? nik if its not the glow plug,remember ive got another booster heater in my garage m8 :lol: Edited March 5, 2008 by gregers Quote
NikpV Posted March 5, 2008 Author Report Posted March 5, 2008 ah cheers gregers - will try changing the plug first Quote
stevie m Posted March 5, 2008 Report Posted March 5, 2008 stevie im assuming you can obtain cheap parts???????? :ph34r: if so got a price list??? nik if its not the glow plug,remember ive got another booster heater in my garage m8 :lol: Only get parts now and again. Got these when i bought one. I was offered them at the right price so i got them to offer them on here so we all can save. I have got rid of most of them but still have a couple left. Quote
NikpV Posted March 7, 2008 Author Report Posted March 7, 2008 oh bu**er Sh*t .... got one of the new wire ended glwplug - planned to change tomorrow but .... just went to the shops ... the heater fired up .... now why - loose connection on glowplug or the glowplug efficiency has gone down - only 7.5 degrees tonight, the other morning when it wouldn't fire up it was -1 degrees what do you think folks ????? Quote
gregers Posted March 7, 2008 Report Posted March 7, 2008 no idea,but as its working LEAVE IT ALONE Quote
Mikef Posted March 8, 2008 Report Posted March 8, 2008 Is this what causes the aux heating system to kick out huge amount of smelly smoke? Mine has just started doing that, and I'm not totally sure its actually heating anything up....is it easy to install? cheers mikef Quote
NikpV Posted March 8, 2008 Author Report Posted March 8, 2008 yes look here - took about an hour IIRC Quote
Mikef Posted March 8, 2008 Report Posted March 8, 2008 yes look here - took about an hour IIRC Cheers NikpV...did you have to remove parts of the exhaust system? I might have a go, tho confess to being a numptie when playing with cars... cheers mikef Quote
NikpV Posted March 8, 2008 Author Report Posted March 8, 2008 only the little exhaust from the heater itself Quote
Mikef Posted March 9, 2008 Report Posted March 9, 2008 Cheers. I could swear this morning thatthe smoke wasn't just coming from the exhause itself, but the body of the unit as well, though it was a bit hard to tell. And it made a terrible noise when I turned the engine off. For a unit thats just over a year old its not impressive, if its broken altogether I might not do anything about it, as the last one cost in the region of Quote
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