njw Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 just about to buy new van ,but when owner put on the heater to show me how it works there was a continious clicking noise should i worry about this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAB Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Was it very loud? Possibly the diesel pump for the burner. If this is badly mounted I believe it can be noisy. Other noises can come from the air circulation fan - but this tends to be a "tinkle" (that will bring on the silly comments!). Clive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 As Clive advises, there have been previous comments about obtrusive noise from diesel-fuelled heaters' metering pumps. This may be due to the pump having been rigidly mounted on the motorhome's chassis rather than via a vibration-damping device (eg. a rubberised clamp or rubber 'hanger'). You really need to identify where the clicking noise is coming from to have some idea of whether or not you should be concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallii Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 I have one and they make a ticking noise when they first fire up, it lasts whilst the thing it running at full output to warm things up then drops back to a slower and quieter tick. A superb heater but a bit heavy on the battery at start up (the glow plug). By the way there are few engineers who truly understand these units, if you get stuck I know of one such man. Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njw Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 thank you all .I will still be having this van ,it is a trigano tribute the clicking is at every 2 seconds so hopefully it is not a serious problem .geoff if you could let me have the fitters name by email would be great many thanks all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Doesn't the Trigano Tribute use a Webasto AirTop 2000 heater, rather than an Eberspacher appliance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njw Posted December 14, 2009 Author Share Posted December 14, 2009 hi derek now you have put a spanner in the works .i was just going buy what the existing owener told me but you could be right i will let you all know when i have the van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duetto owner Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 we had this and marquis sent us to eberspacher in guildford who fixed it within 15 minuets while we waited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 njw - 2009-12-14 4:37 PM hi derek now you have put a spanner in the works .i was just going buy what the existing owener told me but you could be right i will let you all know when i have the van Come now - you know I'm always right! ;-) I'm sure that all Trigano Tributes start life with a Webasto 2kW air-heater, but it's possible, of course, that 'yours' has an Eberspacher replacement. I notice that there's a UK forum dedicated to the Tribute: http://www.tribby.co.uk/forum/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njw Posted December 15, 2009 Author Share Posted December 15, 2009 thank you very much derek the site was very intersting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod_vw Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Eberspacher and Webasto diesel heaters (water and blown air) both use the same type of impulse metering fuel pumps so I would expect the same noise. As above the volume of the 'tick' all depends on the mounting of the pump and the fuel pipes to and from them. The noise is correct, how loud depends in the quality of the installation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peter Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 hallii - 2009-12-13 11:19 AM I have one and they make a ticking noise when they first fire up, it lasts whilst the thing it running at full output to warm things up then drops back to a slower and quieter tick. A superb heater but a bit heavy on the battery at start up (the glow plug). By the way there are few engineers who truly understand these units, if you get stuck I know of one such man. GeoffThat's because there's not a lot to understand. If you've ever had one to bits you'd see why. The only real bit that's not fairly easy is the electronic control box. But if that goes wrong you buy another. They do make a regular click whilst working and it's just the solenoid diesel pump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasmineAnders Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 We now have a problem with our Ebespacher Airtronic. It starts okay but after a minute or two of heat coming out it cuts back again to a slow tickover and very little heat. Have tried various heat settings and also had the van on mains hook up. The leisure battery is new and is showing as fully charged. Could it be a thermostat problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod_vw Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Unless you have one of the few installations with an external thermostat yours will be built into the heater unit itself. It could be a partial blockage in the air pipes, have you checked the combustion air inlet and exhaust? Maybe choked with dirt this time of the year. If you don't have manuals and fault finding guides they are available on Eberspacher's support pages at http://www.eberspacher.com/support-and-downloads/technical-documents.html Rod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Thanks for the link Rod. Very useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod_vw Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 If you are a Volkswagen owner you will find all kinds of links available on my website. T4 info is at http://www.vwbooks.co.uk/t4.htm T5 info is at http://www.vwbooks.co.uk/t5.htm Although there is general info that only shows on the T4 page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallii Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Nice site Rod, I will visit from time to time G Rod_vw - 2009-12-18 1:33 PM If you are a Volkswagen owner you will find all kinds of links available on my website. T4 info is at http://www.vwbooks.co.uk/t4.htm T5 info is at http://www.vwbooks.co.uk/t5.htm Although there is general info that only shows on the T4 page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njw Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 hi derek ,just picked up my trigano tribute and yes you are correct it is a webasto air top 2000s which is still clicking not an eberspacher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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