Have to get this into the dealers to get sorted , anyone know a price thats had it done , press the remote and you hear it kicking in but it only lasts for about 30 / 40 seconds then nowt

Either that or just leave it and go back to scraping the ice off in the mornings  ====================================

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Mine broke. It was apparently unrepairable, a new one was £1400 ... Warranty Direct paid because the fault was (it seems) in the internal ECU , which they DO cover. The FBH itself wasn't covered.

These people offer a reconditioning service, but you have to send the unit off. They seemed very knowledgeable when I called them, may be worth a try...:
http://www.startermotorsalternators.com/eb...epairs.php Graham

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Cheaper to clear out the garage Mick

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"Open Mike Night " sounded like a lot of fun until i found out i was going to an Autopsy

does it fire up Mick?

I had a similar problem with mine, it was firing up then there was a graunching noise from the solenoid valve on the rear bulkhead and it shut down.

The MD had to replace the entire unit £1300 on warranty. I thought it would just be a new solenoid valve but was apparenlty an an entire FBH unit required, it was probably just the ecu in it though sending an errant signal to the valve, and they arent available separately to the dealers.

might be worth a try having it repaired as there really isnt much to the system bar the ecu, the valve and the fuel pumps.

One thing to check is that the water pump on the unit isnt jammed, it is accessible through the arch with the liner removed. There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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Just tried mine this morning for the first time (2004 4.4V8 petrol) and everything worked: on pressing the remote, lights flashed red, fan started up and ran for c.17 minutes, but no heat!! Does this mean the glow plug is kaput or is there another cause?(sorry Joker, not trying to hijack your thread, but are your symptoms similar?)

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That sounds like its running for the right amount of time. Check its firing, by getting underneath ans seeing if the flie gasses are warm, the exgaust for it it by the passenger side lower control arm.

If its is running spunds like its not diverting the water to the heater matrix in the car. There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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Well went out to the car this afternoon fired the FF up let it run for about 10 mins switched it off , then pressed the remote for the FBH and hey presto it started but after about 17 mins or so inside the car was still cold and the outside windows still frosted up all that had changed during the 17 mins it was on was this , as you can see certain bits on the bonnet started to thaw out ……

Then after an hour or so i went back out to the car and the Battery was flat …..

This was mine this afternoon

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"Open Mike Night " sounded like a lot of fun until i found out i was going to an Autopsy

From that it looks like the fbh fired bt was circulating the coolant round the block not the heater matrix, could be the solenoid valve which diverts the flow to the matrix. Cheaper than an entire unit. However a pig to get at.

This is what i thought was up with mine tho. There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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Tiles are gone again Mick...HP repo'd