Noisy webasto !

maxi_crawf · 19th December 2006, 11:38

Can anyone tell me how loud the webasto gets when running? now the cold weather is with us it is doing the job but it seems quite loud,I can hear it even when I am at 50, if I put my hand over the air intake or my finger into the foam liner it goes quiet, the heater is having to do extra at the moment as the thermostat has failed open (part ordered from rimmer bros) so the engine is running cool, I bought the car in feb and when it occasionally ran then i am sure it wasnt as loud.

maxi_crawf

Lovel · 19th December 2006, 12:55

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Originally Posted by maxi_crawf

Can anyone tell me how loud the webasto gets when running? now the cold weather is with us it is doing the job but it seems quite loud,I can hear it even when I am at 50, if I put my hand over the air intake or my finger into the foam liner it goes quiet, the heater is having to do extra at the moment as the thermostat has failed open (part ordered from rimmer bros) so the engine is running cool, I bought the car in feb and when it occasionally ran then i am sure it wasnt as loud.

maxi_crawf

Does the burner have a silencer fitted on it's exhaust side?
I believe that cars from the factory with the Webasto timer or remote switch are the only ones that will have a sliencer fitted as standard.
Factory fit cars with just the FBH may just have had a straight through exhaust pipe.
If someone has retrofitted a timer or remote switch to make the FBH a parking heater, they may not have changed the straight through exhaust pipe over to the silencer type of exhaust that should be fitted.
Alternatively someone may have removed the exhaust or it may have fell off from your FHB heater alltogether. Dangerous, because the heat generated is significant and could cause damage in the engine bay compartment.

pondweed · 19th December 2006, 15:24

Thats interesting. Has anyone experienced both...? [And can they decribe them both in text...!] i.e. is the silencer really good? I quite like the jet engine roar as it starts up unsilenced, but i can see now why you would want to fit one it its going when 'standing'.

(Just got my timeswitch working.... abandoned the relay, tapped into pin 1 direct from timer output pin. Should have read the webasto kit instructions a lot lot earlier...!)

the other thing I notice now I can switch on and off in comfort without one hand on pin3 and the other having to hold a clothespeg and piece of wire onto one of the bolts of the strut top, is how noisy the clicking from the solenoid pump is. No need to get down and feel it to check it's working....

Keith · 19th December 2006, 15:59

Hi Maxi as Lovel said check if you have any exhaust at all

My car had a new clutch before I bought it and I reckon they had a few bits left over! as the entire exhaust was missing

I went out and bought the solid FBH exhaust and the silencer the difference with the silencer is quite noticeable and definitely recommended to avoid odd looks from pickled pedestrians when operating remotely

I think silencer, exhaust and two clamps cost me about £30

direstraits · 19th December 2006, 17:36

Noise from any of the small compact heaters Webasto,Mikumi and the Ebspacher have been likened to a V2 taking off in the quiet world of canals and out off town lorry parks, you are not alone!

maxi_crawf · 20th December 2006, 18:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lovel

Does the burner have a silencer fitted on it's exhaust side?
I believe that cars from the factory with the Webasto timer or remote switch are the only ones that will have a sliencer fitted as standard.
Factory fit cars with just the FBH may just have had a straight through exhaust pipe.
If someone has retrofitted a timer or remote switch to make the FBH a parking heater, they may not have changed the straight through exhaust pipe over to the silencer type of exhaust that should be fitted.
Alternatively someone may have removed the exhaust or it may have fell off from your FHB heater alltogether. Dangerous, because the heat generated is significant and could cause damage in the engine bay compartment.

The exhaust is there,straight through, and complete, looks like stainless steel.
what does the silencer look like?

maxi_crawf

Ti Rich · 20th December 2006, 19:01

If the noise gets too much for anyone I'll take the FBH off their hands......

direstraits · 20th December 2006, 19:09

Hi. the default exhaust is about 90mmX90mmX30mm. It is constructed of SS and has a stub pipe on each end about 20mm in diameter.
Try "Webasto" on search engine and take it from there.

Lovel · 20th December 2006, 21:16

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Originally Posted by maxi_crawf

The exhaust is there,straight through, and complete, looks like stainless steel.
what does the silencer look like?

maxi_crawf

Exactly the same as the silencer in this link
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WEBASTO-EXHAUS...QQcmdZViewItem

Keith · 21st December 2006, 09:23

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Originally Posted by Lovel

Exactly the same as the silencer in this link
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WEBASTO-EXHAUS...QQcmdZViewItem

Thats the beastie!

also more info here, item 29
http://babelfish.altavista.com/babel...c%2fr%2f124191

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19th December 2006, 15:24	#3
pondweed This is my second home Waiter, Waiter! I seem to have a Roomster in my drive... Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sussex Posts: 3,268 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Thats interesting. Has anyone experienced both...? [And can they decribe them both in text...!] i.e. is the silencer really good? I quite like the jet engine roar as it starts up unsilenced, but i can see now why you would want to fit one it its going when 'standing'. (Just got my timeswitch working.... abandoned the relay, tapped into pin 1 direct from timer output pin. Should have read the webasto kit instructions a lot lot earlier...!) the other thing I notice now I can switch on and off in comfort without one hand on pin3 and the other having to hold a clothespeg and piece of wire onto one of the bolts of the strut top, is how noisy the clicking from the solenoid pump is. No need to get down and feel it to check it's working.... Last edited by pondweed; 19th December 2006 at 15:28..

19th December 2006, 17:36	#5
direstraits Avid contributor 2X MGZT-T190,s 1XMGZT180 X-PowerGrey/Trophy Blue/ Anthracite Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Hampshire Posts: 114 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	V2 or what! Noise from any of the small compact heaters Webasto,Mikumi and the Ebspacher have been likened to a V2 taking off in the quiet world of canals and out off town lorry parks, you are not alone!

20th December 2006, 19:01	#7
Ti Rich Gets stuck in Audi A6 TDi 175 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dudley Posts: 572 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	If the noise gets too much for anyone I'll take the FBH off their hands...... __________________ CD(Ti Rich) Audi A6 C7 TDI - zzzzzzzzzzzzzz, so boring!! BMW 330d M-Sport - Gone and missed ZT CDTi, gone but not forgotten!

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direstraits Avid contributor 2X MGZT-T190,s 1XMGZT180 X-PowerGrey/Trophy Blue/ Anthracite Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Hampshire Posts: 114 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Description of the exhaust Hi. the default exhaust is about 90mmX90mmX30mm. It is constructed of SS and has a stub pipe on each end about 20mm in diameter. Try "Webasto" on search engine and take it from there.

19th December 2006, 15:59	#4
Keith This is my second home ZT400 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ellesmere Posts: 5,948 Thanks: 0 Thanked 43 Times in 29 Posts	Hi Maxi as Lovel said check if you have any exhaust at all My car had a new clutch before I bought it and I reckon they had a few bits left over! as the entire exhaust was missing I went out and bought the solid FBH exhaust and the silencer the difference with the silencer is quite noticeable and definitely recommended to avoid odd looks from pickled pedestrians when operating remotely I think silencer, exhaust and two clamps cost me about £30