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caribcat



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Engine block preheater
I assuming that one of these would be a good investment and easy to fit? Got to do lots to save engine wear at this time of year + it would be to get instant heat not 3 miles down the road! Has anyone fitted one? What would you recommend?
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mse



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Personally (like i say to myself every year) I would wait until summer they are cheaper!

there are a few types.

Eberspacher - very good, fuel based version (either their own diesel tank or uses the car's), i like this

Kenlow - not heard anything bad about this one - but it plugs into the mains (so you connect the power lead to the car at night) with obvious advantages and disadvantages - i think its a smaller less intensive unit from a space a wiring point, than the eberspacher

My understanding is both then have all the options, heat the engine, heat the cabin, remote timers, remote control, frost sensor etc

Maybe one summer ill remember to buy and fit one!..but to which car Rolling with laughter Mike
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mse wrote:
Personally (like i say to myself every year) I would wait until summer they are cheaper!

there are a few types.

Eberspacher - very good, fuel based version (either their own diesel tank or uses the car's), i like this

Kenlow - not heard anything bad about this one - but it plugs into the mains (so you connect the power lead to the car at night) with obvious advantages and disadvantages - i think its a smaller less intensive unit from a space a wiring point, than the eberspacher

My understanding is both then have all the options, heat the engine, heat the cabin, remote timers, remote control, frost sensor etc

Maybe one summer ill remember to buy and fit one!..but to which car Rolling with laughter


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This is my next project, now I have all toys in my garage, only need time to install:


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With this enreq (one of ours forum sponsor) positioning solutions


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which model of webasto is that dg?
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I think Eberspacher are better than a webasto - although i did forget them

http://www.eberspacher.com/products/ Mike


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I'll add it to the list of things to buy that I don't have the skill to fit Thumbs Up

One of these days, I'm going to turn up on your doorstep with a landy full of parts and accessories that I need to assemble and attach - and a trailer full of booze to pay for your time Very Happy One that started out as a 2.4 TDCi 110 XS
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Off Topic in that bottom picutre - is that a bolt through the famous empty hole on the gearbox x member!!

Its in a bit of a vulnerable place that heater where pictured Mike
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I installed few months ago this one, so it it a perfect marriage


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He's too busy buying bits, the landy dosent move off the drive! Laughing

Webasto offer a fitting kit, which places the heater unit on the passenger wing side of the engine bay.
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BigMike



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I'm looking into one of these. I just had a chat with a really helpful guy called Stuart at www.mellorautoelectrical.co.uk and he was telling me that after christmas webasto are changing their pricing structure. the units themselves are going up by 10% and they're no longer going to include the basic timing module in the kit. So basically the price for the whole unit is going to go up by about 140 quid ex vat. I asked if he would be interested in doing a group buy rate to include installation but he said they don't have the manpower. Anyway, there you go.
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dgardel: How in hell do you keep the Defender THAT clean? Do you drive into a canal every week to wash it?


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Paul_1978 wrote:
He's too busy buying bits, the landy dosent move off the drive! Laughing

Webasto offer a fitting kit, which places the heater unit on the passenger wing side of the engine bay.


I'm just waiting for a price on that, since there's no point in getting the entreq product if the webasto kit includes a decent enough bracket and the price is similar.
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