MY12 - Fuel Burning Heater keeps cutting out

With the cold snap I noticed the car isn't defrosting with timed climate. Just tried a few experiments turning the FBH on with the remote and on turning on:

1. FBH fan can be heard under NS wheel arch
2. Then fuel pump starts clicking
3. FBH ignites - you can smell the fumes - and fan goes into high power mode - sounds like a jet engine starting up
4. Fuel pump clicks faster
5. Light on climate control fan speed dial in car starts flashing
6. Goes on for about 90 seconds: then

7. High speed fan noise stops and fuel pump stops clicking
8. Light on climate control dial stops flashing
9. Fan goes into low power mode - presumably to cool the FBH down
10. A few minutes later all goes quiet.

Opening and re-locking the car allows the FBH to be started from the remote and exactly the same happens.

Any ideas - it had worked perfectly for three years - car is 3 years and 2 months old!!

Many thanks in advance

is the battery ok...might be worth drop testing it to see if it still holds charge.. ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=71982

Best diagnostic site for FBH
Nige

Did you find out what was wrong? My 57 FFRR TDV8 has precisely the same problem. Unit fine when engine on though, I can feel the hot air pumping out from the small FBH exhaust by the front wheel.

I'm having the same issue too, just cuts out when using the remote or timer, seems to run ok with engine running but i can be sure

any help would be great

scotty

Gents, check out ,My post FBH Success at last for Ian at Sub Zero

Hi j evro

where is your post mate, can't find it

scotty

@Scotty

http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic35753.html

He travels most of the country by the sounds of him As he contracts for Ambulances/lifeboats/etc etc

Best give him a call and see what he says