Faulty Booster Heater ?

[Philwalfc]

Hi Everyone, Great forum and source of information. I,ve read loads of interesting topic's and it's reassuring that there's other people in the same @hit as me :o :o . My Galaxy has started to take an age to get warm inside the cab. I was starting to think it was the Thermostat and I suppose it still could be.

 

Today I drove about half a mile to my In-laws, the engine was cold,parked up and thought the Galaxy was on fire at the rear end. First of all I thought the Mother - in - law was trying to torch the car but there was no sign of her. :unsure: Upon closer inspection I noticed it was coming from the small exhaust under the rear drivers door. Lots of smelly white smoke. There was also a whirring noise coming from under the car. I drove back home and got straight on my laptop to look at this great forum.

 

I only tapped into the biggest ever thread on one subject the world has ever seen. I had never heard of the booster heater before, ( I think I must be the only one judging by the amount of hits ).

 

So if I understand it right, because my booster heater is now whirring and blowing out white smoke, it is working alright but may need cleaning out, or did the number of posts I read scramble my brain and it means the opposite, and it is knackered and I need to change the glow plug. :o :o

 

Do you think the slow heating time and the Booster heater problem are connected. Sorry for the long post,

Cheers Guys and Gals

[Masked Marauder]

In this weather the slow heat up and lack of booster heater go hand in hand.

 

There are quite a few people who have covered booster heater problems in some detail as you have found.

 

You can get white smoke when the booster heater starts or if it is turned off soon after starting. I would give it a longer running time and see if the smoke clears. It could be just fuel that was unburnt and sitting inside.