Hi, new VW T6 owner, went away recently when it was freezing, stuck the heater on, stated fine for a couple of min before turning off, received error code 10 and then 8, when the van was parked up noticed that the diesel had leaked, took it to a campervan conversion center, as it was a cheap Chineese heater they did not repair but offered to fit a new decent one for £2000.00 tad expensive, appreciate all feed back on whither to fit a new one or if this is an easy repair.
Chineese Diesel Heater
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Depends on the model - Webasto heaters cost in the range of £1100-£2500ish, dependent upon model and controller options, so that may be competitive rather than expensive.
I personally wouldn't trust my life to a Chinese diesel heater with dodgy CE markings, but others have had great success.
In your case the feasibility of repair depends what wrong with it.
I personally wouldn't trust my life to a Chinese diesel heater with dodgy CE markings, but others have had great success.
In your case the feasibility of repair depends what wrong with it.
At that price I would be looking to buy one myself and swap it over.
It should be much more straightforward forward to swap one than to install one from scratch.
All the holes, wiring and mounting points will be done.
It should be much more straightforward forward to swap one than to install one from scratch.
All the holes, wiring and mounting points will be done.
The Autoterm D2 is around £950
E8 is usually fuel error. This makes sense if you have a leak.
Question is - what is leaking? Likely a connection somewhere outside the heater. Follow the fuel pipe along and see if there is a wet joint. Fix would be pence rather than a whole new install.
I’ve put cheap heaters in both campers I’ve had, and been happy both times. Others may have a different view and would prefer the more expensive branded ones.
Question is - what is leaking? Likely a connection somewhere outside the heater. Follow the fuel pipe along and see if there is a wet joint. Fix would be pence rather than a whole new install.
I’ve put cheap heaters in both campers I’ve had, and been happy both times. Others may have a different view and would prefer the more expensive branded ones.
I think the main complaint about the Chinese diesel heaters are the nasty cheap green fuel hose that diesel basically melts.
You might get away with just replacing the fuel hoses.
You might get away with just replacing the fuel hoses.
Yep as mentioned E8 is fuel related. Mine seems to generate that error on first start after a few minutes. After a restart it will run all day. Likely culprit is the fuel after the pump letting in air and causing bubbles in the line
If it's already plumbed in and cabled I would probably just fit a £70 replacement complete heater and see what it does. Very simple to swap one over.
If it's already plumbed in and cabled I would probably just fit a £70 replacement complete heater and see what it does. Very simple to swap one over.
Sounds like water is getting into the fuel some how
I swapped my green hose for the more rigid white version but it still melted due to the way I'd run it. Reinstalled with a fiberglass sleeve for added protection and made sure it didn't touch the exhaust heat sheild. All good since.
OP: Find the leak and fix then it should be fine.
Mine did this for a minute or two when I first started it, typically fuel not fully burned as you are getting it going.
Keep tracking down the leak. Do you have fuel line clips on all the connections? Is it white not soft green pipe?
White pipe, wasn't sure if it got clogged whilst we were away in the freezing conditions, we firstly changed the glow pug and ran the usual maintenance by purged it, if I was to swap the Chinese model with a decent one, would I have to rerun all the connections i.e. exhaust, lines, wiring or would it be a straight swap
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