Eberspacher Servicing

Plum said:
There are many pages of good advice and instructions on how to do it yourself here:- http://www.letonkinoisvarnish.uk/Servicing.html

Colin. Www.solocoastalsailing.co.uk
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Not much of it is rocket science. The one critical feature of Ebers is clean (really clean) connectors in the glow plug supply. Anything grubby(or sea air corroded) will have the potential to stop your heater firing up correctly. I would read the DIY stuff, take the glow plug out, and clean it along with the power contacts. Otherwise unless you have one with CPU errors or similar, I would not delve further.
 
theoldsalt said:
Finding someone to service/repair Eberspachers can be difficult and the work expensive.

I found this on ebay. Have any forumites used the advertiser and is the work of good quality ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121789696298?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
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I did an article for PBO. The only thing you need to do really is keep on top of the carbon build up in the combustion chamber along with fraying of the metal gauze in the chamber.
The USA site used to have a paper on it recommending running on kerosene, (paraffin) for a couple of hours to decoke it. I stripped a D2 to photograph the carbon, put it back together and ran it on kerosene as per recommendation. I then restripped it to show the difference. It worked.
What I would say is try running it on kerosene and see how it goes. If you need to strip it it is not a difficult job, make sure you have a set of gaskets to rebuild it. The important one on the combustion chamber is heat proof and once heated up goes very fragile.
As said by others, make sure you have cleaned the main feed wire connections and fuse.
Thats about it!
S
 
I understand that in addition to the 'Italian tune up' with parafin/kerosene, its important to run it on full whack every few weeks not leave it dormant all summer then expect it to fire up in the cold months with no problem.
 
ghostlymoron said:
I understand that in addition to the 'Italian tune up' with parafin/kerosene, its important to run it on full whack every few weeks not leave it dormant all summer then expect it to fire up in the cold months with no problem.
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Exactly right, 30 mins a month to keep the thing free and the lines full of diesel.
Back to the OP question, it seems to offer what is basically a decoke and clean using a new fleece and gaskets (which are bus fares) for £140, anything else is extra, using standard times that's about £60 - £70 an hour, might well be cheaper to take it to a factory agent, especially a truck one. As a comparison I would charge about £120 for a similar Webasto service assuming no parts required.
 
Do Eberspacher , and the like, really need to be serviced on a regular basis?
If in working order why no leave well alone?

I do make sure mine gets a good blast on high before switching off. Also use it regularly.
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I supposedly it depends on what you mean by service, an invasive service is best saved for when needed, such as early signs of faults, like smoking regularly on starting or poor starting or performance. However a regular on board service is a good idea, electrical checks, security of duct, exhaust etc. Most owners can carry out that. But there is another important check and adjust item which requires specialist knowledge and equipment and that is CO & CO2 levels in the exhaust gas, this is not only keeps consumption to reasonable levels but is the best early indicator of potential issues like air motor faults, pump faults and the onset of coking. Or you can just wait until it packs up in the middle of winter.
 
I find the vaporising gauze cokes up and the unit will not ignite. A bit fiddly to replace and care needs to be taken that the igniter is not broken in removing it (guess how I know....) as it is a bit pricey. Otherwise they are pretty straightforward. With new gaskets it doesn't half smoke when first fired up - from both the hot air and exhaust.

+1 to http://www.letonkinoisvarnish.uk/Servicing.html for advice, and http://sales.butlertechnik.com/ for parts.
 
David2452 said:
I supposedly it depends on what you mean by service, an invasive service is best saved for when needed, such as early signs of faults, like smoking regularly on starting or poor starting or performance. However a regular on board service is a good idea, electrical checks, security of duct, exhaust etc. Most owners can carry out that. But there is another important check and adjust item which requires specialist knowledge and equipment and that is CO & CO2 levels in the exhaust gas, this is not only keeps consumption to reasonable levels but is the best early indicator of potential issues like air motor faults, pump faults and the onset of coking. Or you can just wait until it packs up in the middle of winter.
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Thank you - I will have the heater checked when my engines are serviced.
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David2452 said:
Exactly right, 30 mins a month to keep the thing free and the lines full of diesel.
Back to the OP question, it seems to offer what is basically a decoke and clean using a new fleece and gaskets (which are bus fares) for £140, anything else is extra, using standard times that's about £60 - £70 an hour, might well be cheaper to take it to a factory agent, especially a truck one. As a comparison I would charge about £120 for a similar Webasto service assuming no parts required.
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David 2452,

Thank you for the advise.
 
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