Aux Heater Guide

[Davehillbo]

Hi all,

Just wondering if theres a guide with pics anywhere to change the glowplug on a mk1 galaxy aux heater? the ones on the FAQ section dont seem to work.

 

Thanks

[gregers]

well ive just had a look and as it states piccys are on page 6 of that wee small thread :lol:,checked and i can see them.

 

maybe try looking at it from a different browser?????:blink: as there are still problems with this forum lurking within the depths.

[seatkid]

Hi all,

Just wondering if theres a guide with pics anywhere to change the glowplug on a mk1 galaxy aux heater? the ones on the FAQ section dont seem to work.

 

Thanks

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[Davehillbo]

Yea using IE lol :blink:

Found a PDF guide on the interwebs :

http://www.fordmondeo.org/threadattach/1231366309-AuxHeater.pdf

[Davehillbo]

Oh , garage tried to get it fitted, they said its badly corroded, is it worth putting in a glowplug? The unit seems to work but pumps out white smoke. Is there any damage I could do?

[marinabrid]

they do corrode badly around the bolts that fasten the heater together, i got new ones from vw dealer as the old ones had to be cut out, its worth doing but time consuming and a garage may charge a lot to do it, but a glowplug will probly cure your common problem, i think you can get the bolts from eberspacher dealers as well by post.

[Davehillbo]

they do corrode badly around the bolts that fasten the heater together, i got new ones from vw dealer as the old ones had to be cut out, its worth doing but time consuming and a garage may charge a lot to do it, but a glowplug will probly cure your common problem, i think you can get the bolts from eberspacher dealers as well by post.

 

 

The unit seems to drop ok, the garage sprayed the bolts and they came free. This is probably a long shot but does anyone live near the Burnley area thats done this before come and fit it for me? Will obviously pay for their time , i dont know if im experienced enough to do it.

 

David.

[chrispb123456]

Hi there

Im not in your area but would be willing to strip your heater clean combustion chamber and fit a new plug and gauze to your heater for

[swifty]

Hi All the problem I have is the aux heater has been working over the past few weeks even in the warm weather but then would not shut off unless I switched the engine

off (faulty sensor?) now the heater wont come on at all and I cant get vag-com to connect to the heater module, all other modules are fine just wondering what to check for? The glowplug is only just over a year old.

 

Swifty.

[chrispb123456]

If you cant connect with the heater check fuse 12 first if it's OK look at the wiring multiplug on the heater and see if the large red wire has corroded/broken off, if it has broken off the easiest fix is to bypass the multiplug in other words connect the two red wires together outside the plug. :wacko:

[swifty]

Many thanks Chrispb123456 fuse is good checked the other day. looks like Ill be getting under the car then :wacko:

[Davehillbo]

Many thanks Chrispb123456 fuse is good checked the other day. looks like Ill be getting under the car then :ph34r:

 

 

Many thanks for the offer Chris, but ive had a look at the pics the mechanic took and its really crusty lol, so ive bought a mk2 aux heater off ebay.

Now the question is, how hard is it to swap over, or is it a mechanic job?

 

David.

[chrispb123456]

Doing a straight swop takes me 40 mins including jacking up rear end, no special tools required if it's a secondhand heater you got was it gauranteed a working unit.

[Davehillbo]

Doing a straight swop takes me 40 mins including jacking up rear end, no special tools required if it's a secondhand heater you got was it gauranteed a working unit.

 

 

It was sold as fully working, so i would assume so , what do I need to do with the pipes, i guess you need to crimp them or something to stop leakage? lol

[chrispb123456]

Lets hope so then, personally I flush out and refill with new anti freeze, if not then yes you would need to clamp the pipes.

Before you remove the coolant hoses make a mental note, sketch or photo of the angle the pipes are fitted to the heater as this could cause problems when refitting heater back in car.

[bigdave982]

Hi guys ,having spent a cold hour or so removing the heater I found that my glowplug is not like the ones in the piccies! rathe rthan having a nut to remove it has two wires ,black and white on it.These seem to be permanantly attached to the wiring loom inside the unit,and part of the plug so cant see how to remove it. It is possible to remove the plug but this twists the wires badly , any ideas??

got the plug from gsf thurrock(evenually had to try 3 part numbers that can be found on this site,the beru one being the winner,£25 and change)

Hope someone can help or its gonna be a long cold winter :wacko:)

Edited November 26, 2011 by bigdave982

[chrispb123456]

Hi Dave

 

You now have a problem the plug with the wires attached is the later ceramic plug over double the price of the earlier one, you can use the earlier plug but you need the earlier plug loom to be able to attach the wires to the glowplug, if your interested I have a new ceramic plug here which you can have for what I paid for it

[bigdave982]

Hi Dave

 

You now have a problem the plug with the wires attached is the later ceramic plug over double the price of the earlier one, you can use the earlier plug but you need the earlier plug loom to be able to attach the wires to the glowplug, if your interested I have a new ceramic plug here which you can have for what I paid for it £65 or I have a complete heater decoked with a new earlier plug and gauze for £130, let me know if you are interested.

 

Chris

 

 

hi chris thanks for the reply ,dont you just love it when they start "you now have a problem":wacko:

After getting me warmed up I had to go to bluewater (yeah saturday afternoon ,delightful!!) got out at carpark ,odd noise from heater area,one burnt finger larer and I confirmed it working ,However dashborad temp guage was reading 12.5c. Into asda and its still working (entire journy aroand 6miles),got home ,no noise cold exhaust (carefully checked this time !!!!) so im not sure if its working or not>Think ill give it a couple of days as see what happens . If it is working the ill be back nder it trying to ram alll those little bits os rubber back in .

Cheers Dave

 

Ps I now have one unused glowplug thaat dont fit my car !!! £25 posted anyone??just to get my money back

Edited November 26, 2011 by bigdave982

[gregers]

just take it back and say it wasnt needed after all,lets face it the really only way of knowing is to take the thing apart,:wacko:

[chrispb123456]

Hi Dave

Am a little confused now I thought you had bought a new glow plug to replace yours? am I right in thinking you put the old one back in and now the heaters working

 

Had you previously scanned with vagcom and got errors for heater.

[Davehillbo]

Hi Dave

Am a little confused now I thought you had bought a new glow plug to replace yours? am I right in thinking you put the old one back in and now the heaters working

 

Had you previously scanned with vagcom and got errors for heater.

 

I think people are getting confused as our names are both dave :wacko:

[bigdave982]

Hi Dave

Am a little confused now I thought you had bought a new glow plug to replace yours? am I right in thinking you put the old one back in and now the heaters working

 

Had you previously scanned with vagcom and got errors for heater.

 

Yes ,had scanned with vcds lite ,got a flameout code ,(wrote it down but cant find it now)bought new glowplug as recommended on here and stripped it out. Found the old glowplug was different, managed to get it unscrewed to confirm that it was different (was hoping it was a pushon cap or something rather than a nut and washer).Obviously cant change glowplug as its different ,so i have to put it all back together ,thought sod it and cleared the code agian ,went to bluewater and as previously reported its fired up and burnt my finger ! Im wondering if it was just a loose connection ,though everything seemd tight and as it should be

Edited November 26, 2011 by bigdave982

[chrispb123456]

Usually when a glow plug is completly knackered it will show open circuit or short to +, flame out is more common with fuel supply interupted IE, low on fuel and facing downhill causes air to be drawn in.

Single incidences can go unnoticed and the heater will retry to start again after a few minutes if the car is moved and/or tank replenished, but 5 simultanious flame outs will cause the heater to lock out this is whats probably happened to yours.

[Davehillbo]

Ok, just tried to VCDS into the aux heater, but no response, can you talk to the heater on a mk1 galaxy? (its a mk1 with mk2 electrics).

[chrispb123456]

The Mk1 is not wired for diagnostics on the booster heater, so if your "new" MK 2 heater needs codes clearing you cant do it