Hi, my 1998 2.5 tdi caravelle has a auxilary heater plumbed into the heater water system. It has come on several times but I am not sure how or where it is switched on, anyone know how to switch it on as it very cold in the mornings now and my van takes ages to warm up without it !
Jonp
Hi
There is a sensor fitted behind the front bumper and when the outside temp drops below a set limit the heater fires up, not sure on the temp.
You could splice into the wires and fix a switch so you could turn it on and off at will, but it dose only warm up the coolant to help get it up to operating temp quicker.
steve
There is a sensor fitted behind the front bumper and when the outside temp drops below a set limit the heater fires up, not sure on the temp.
You could splice into the wires and fix a switch so you could turn it on and off at will, but it dose only warm up the coolant to help get it up to operating temp quicker.
steve
There are a couple of very good threads about this. You can bypass the sensor with a switch so you can turn it on when you want not just automatically below 5 degrees.#
There are even ways to remote start the aux heater without the engine running for those cold mornings and even to run it as a campoing heater bypassing the engine block so you get faster heat.
Got to go now but if I can find this again tomorrow I will try to add links to the threads I have found.
Got to sort out the switch bypass this year as I can't afford any more than that as I'd need to get someone to do it for me.
There are even ways to remote start the aux heater without the engine running for those cold mornings and even to run it as a campoing heater bypassing the engine block so you get faster heat.
Got to go now but if I can find this again tomorrow I will try to add links to the threads I have found.
Got to sort out the switch bypass this year as I can't afford any more than that as I'd need to get someone to do it for me.
There is a timer module and controller available for the D3w Hydronic you have, a small unit with LCD display allows you to set when the preheater comes on etc
No idea of cost but theres one on my Multi and excellent job it is too
:ILU:
No idea of cost but theres one on my Multi and excellent job it is too
:ILU:
The temp sensor is behind the bumper on the drivers side. I have a paper clip in min, intended as a temp fix until I get a switch or control unit. But never got any further.
One word of warning it does cause a lot of smoke in an underground parking garage, 10 times more than just the van idling alone.
One word of warning it does cause a lot of smoke in an underground parking garage, 10 times more than just the van idling alone.
I like the sound of that too. Sounds like it might be simpler than the work around to get remote control.
Here are the links I have found so far.#
http://vwt4forum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=28971
http://vwt4forum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=57219
http://vwt4forum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=463
http://translate.google.co.uk/trans...an+controller&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=jjT&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official
Here are the links I have found so far.#
http://vwt4forum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=28971
http://vwt4forum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=57219
http://vwt4forum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=463
http://translate.google.co.uk/trans...an+controller&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=jjT&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official
I'm watching this thread with interest. I want to modify my eber so it'll function as a night heater.
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