Aux Heater ?

[BrianH]

 

Right for all you lot having probs with the heater, I'd advise either a diagnostic to pinpoint - or take it out and test the glowplug!! I have spoken to the German manufacturers of the units who also recon them, they advise that a high percentage are returned with a single fault... Ie the glow plug..

 

Here's the little bugger - excuse the dirty hands!

http://img138.exs.cx/img138/5459/dsc022880xf.jpg

 

 

It takes all of 10 mins to remove the booster heater, and you DO NOT have to remove the coolant pipes, as you can strip it on the floor whilst they are still attached.. Just disconnect the wiring plug and pull of the fuel hose! Anyone who tells you otherwise (prob Frauds) is full of B/S - I've done it twice now, first to confirm the glow plug was dead, (it was) and 2nd to replace it with the (according to Fraud) "unavailable as a seperate part, you'll be needing a complete unit" replacement.. Mine now works like a treat!

Here's the heater on the floor still attached to the car:

 

http://img145.exs.cx/img145/8325/dsc022909nu.jpg

 

And here's where it lives!

http://img138.exs.cx/img138/6349/dsc022944tn.jpg

 

They CAN be bought from:

 

 

Hans Motors

22 The Fort Ind Park

Birmingham

B35 7AR

 

Tel 0121 749 8820

 

Speak to Lloyd Parchment - mention my name (Mike Fenlon) and the forum!!

The original Beru (OEM) part no is 0 100 226 228 but it has now been superceeded, although Lloyd is aware of the new part No.

 

It is not a stock item, and has to be ordered from Germany, but it is the GENUINE OEM part. Cost is...... �22.32+vat Carriage is �5+vat - total �32.10

A hell of a lot cheaper than a new unit!!!

 

 

 

 

HTH

 

Mike

 

PS, FWIW - maybe this reply could be a "sticky?"

Couldn't see pics plz... can you upload them again 

 

Pics that old on here I don't think are available unfortunately. Give the original post was in 2004 unless someone has a copy of them they could post your not going to get much luck unfortunately.

 

If it doesn't work, first thing to suggest is get hold of a VCDS lead and scan it with VCDS lite, see what its finding wrong. If the answer to your issue isn't clear once you know what it says is wrong start a new post about it - the forum is a bit broken at the minute, so your post will be pages down the forum and not visible other than in the most recent post field.