WANTED - Webasto fuel burning heater FBH - Page 4

CDTi · 13th March 2008, 19:12

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Originally Posted by Raistlin

I agree that the exhaust noise is not intrusive when used without the silencer.

That'll save me £30 in that case

black olive · 14th March 2008, 07:31

Eamonn.
was going to say the pins will come in useful for the parking heater connection but you beat me to it.
good luck with the install- shout up if you have any queries

CDTi · 14th March 2008, 07:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by black olive

...good luck with the install- shout up if you have any queries

Thanks Steve

CDTi · 28th March 2008, 22:21

Despite the weather conditions over the past few days, I have managed to complete part A of this project today i.e installing the FBH

. The parking heater bit will follow over the next while.

It really was a pretty easy job. All the wiring/piping is in place, so in addition to the FBH I purchased, all I needed was the fuel pump. That cost €25/£20 inclusive of carriage from eBay.de.

The whole job probably took an hour, although that was spread over several days due to the weather. The excellent "how to" is a great help. I hardly lost any coolant as I clamped the pipes as recommended and caught any leaks in a jar, which I returned to the rad.

Like a lot of jobs I have tackled on my 75, I would not have attempted this one without the help of this Club. Thanks to Black Olive, Lovel & Tony_Fry and especially Keith for ensuring that I had a working FBH in the first place

.

I would recommend this retro-fit to anyone that has a diesel car without the FBH. And of course its no good without the parking heater

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Keith · 29th March 2008, 09:51

I would suggest that once you have them up and running you buy the add on silencer and do a bit of surgery on the exhaust as that makes a big difference to the noise especially if the car attracts worried glances in car parks etc!

Tony did you send a cheque for the second unit to cover my postage etc??

e668ecp · 29th March 2008, 17:57

Oh no... i've tried to convince myself that I can't do this but I seem to follow CDTi down the routes of upgrades! What i'd like to know are:

1. What is the difference between the normal FBH and the Parking Heater?
2. What is the thing that goes under the arm rest

Sorry if I sound thick

Raistlin · 29th March 2008, 18:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by e668ecp

Oh no... i've tried to convince myself that I can't do this but I seem to follow CDTi down the routes of upgrades! What i'd like to know are:

1. What is the difference between the normal FBH and the Parking Heater?
2. What is the thing that goes under the arm rest

Sorry if I sound thick

Parking heater is what you have when the Webasto FBH can be independently controlled, either by a remote (Telestart) or a timer (the thing that goes under the armrest).

The idea being that you can have your engine and interior warmed up and windows de-iced / de-misted if required before you start your journey.

CDTi · 29th March 2008, 21:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by e668ecp

Oh no... i've tried to convince myself that I can't do this but I seem to follow CDTi down the routes of upgrades! What i'd like to know are:

1. What is the difference between the normal FBH and the Parking Heater?
2. What is the thing that goes under the arm rest

Sorry if I sound thick

Although it will probably be next winter before I get the benefit of this retro-fit, I is well worth it IMHO.

The cost to me for the basic FBH is about £225. That was for the FBH, repair by Keith and the remote pump from eBay.de. I got a T100 Telestart from Paul for the parking heater function. The T100 is a top of the range system, but you could easily just use a simple toggle switch to fire the FBH up so it functions as a basic parking heater.

In addition to the T100, I hope to use a spare heated seat switch to give a 15 minute burn (the seat switch has a built in 15 min timer). This means that the T100 remote will not always be required.

There are several people on here now who have done this, so don't be afraid to ask for any assistance :lol:.

Raistlin · 29th March 2008, 21:52

What I'd like to manage is to use the Telestart to run the Webasto for 15 minutes and THEN switch on the interior heating.

CDTi · 29th March 2008, 21:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raistlin

What I'd like to manage is to use the Telestart to run the Webasto for 15 minutes and THEN switch on the interior heating.

Just add a timer in line with pin 4 from the FBH.

I have ordered one of these: http://www.quasarelectronics.com/vk8015.htm. You can set the time delay as required.

Apparently the older ECUs didn't activate the heating until the coolant reached a certain temp.

14th March 2008, 07:31	#32
black olive I really should get out more....... 260 SE vin 214 ( last mark 1 260 ) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2,009 Thanks: 1 Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts	Eamonn. was going to say the pins will come in useful for the parking heater connection but you beat me to it. good luck with the install- shout up if you have any queries __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

28th March 2008, 22:21	#34
CDTi This is my second home No longer in the MGR club Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tipperary Posts: 3,933 Thanks: 35 Thanked 51 Times in 35 Posts	Despite the weather conditions over the past few days, I have managed to complete part A of this project today i.e installing the FBH . The parking heater bit will follow over the next while. It really was a pretty easy job. All the wiring/piping is in place, so in addition to the FBH I purchased, all I needed was the fuel pump. That cost €25/£20 inclusive of carriage from eBay.de. The whole job probably took an hour, although that was spread over several days due to the weather. The excellent "how to" is a great help. I hardly lost any coolant as I clamped the pipes as recommended and caught any leaks in a jar, which I returned to the rad. Like a lot of jobs I have tackled on my 75, I would not have attempted this one without the help of this Club. Thanks to Black Olive, Lovel & Tony_Fry and especially Keith for ensuring that I had a working FBH in the first place . I would recommend this retro-fit to anyone that has a diesel car without the FBH. And of course its no good without the parking heater . __________________ 'Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.

29th March 2008, 09:51	#35
Keith This is my second home ZT400 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ellesmere Posts: 5,948 Thanks: 0 Thanked 43 Times in 29 Posts	I would suggest that once you have them up and running you buy the add on silencer and do a bit of surgery on the exhaust as that makes a big difference to the noise especially if the car attracts worried glances in car parks etc! Tony did you send a cheque for the second unit to cover my postage etc??

29th March 2008, 17:57	#36
e668ecp I really should get out more....... Range Rover Evoque and ZT V8 SE Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 2,232 Thanks: 20 Thanked 37 Times in 34 Posts	Oh no... i've tried to convince myself that I can't do this but I seem to follow CDTi down the routes of upgrades! What i'd like to know are: 1. What is the difference between the normal FBH and the Parking Heater? 2. What is the thing that goes under the arm rest Sorry if I sound thick

29th March 2008, 21:52	#39
Raistlin Banned 75 CDT Connoisseur SE Auto Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 8,450 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	What I'd like to manage is to use the Telestart to run the Webasto for 15 minutes and THEN switch on the interior heating.