lasthope Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 any one no much about this part auxilary heater its for a mk 2 vw touran 19 tdi iam get smoke coming from front of car now and then most in morning sitting in lights with a smell of diesel its only happend 2 times in to weeks car drive fine still and no leaks that i can see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unofix Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Hello David if this is a VW part then you will stand more chance of help at: https://www.volkswagenownersclub.com/forums/ Or @TomsFocus might know, he likes the VW stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasthope Posted January 13, 2022 Author Share Posted January 13, 2022 cheers mate i drop them a post to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Is the tank low on fuel? That can cause the aux heater to smoke. Could also be a weak glow plug in the unit. I think if you set the climate to 'eco' mode that may stop the heater being used at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasthope Posted January 13, 2022 Author Share Posted January 13, 2022 i just been driving me son and mates to work 50 mile around trip only sticking 20quid in every 2nd day only started to smoke when the cold weather only happen 2 times in 2 weeks both times when sitting in road works how do you stick it in eco mode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 It will only be used when temps are very low, like 5c or less iirc, so it won't even be used for most of the year. If you've got Climatronic, there should be a button labelled 'Eco'. If it's just manual dials then there's no Eco mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Is it actual smoke or water vapour( steam ) Common issue if smoke is the glowplug as already mentioned. Ford galaxy( VW ) had same issues when outside temps got low with faulty glow plug. Van be replaced but o would leave it to a garage to go unless your keen to do it yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasthope Posted January 14, 2022 Author Share Posted January 14, 2022 i got it booked in to my local vw man,,its smoke and you can smell diesel when it happens only lasts about 30secs has the auxilary heater got a glow plug in been reading up on it says most mk 1 tourans had this prob but my one is mk 2 some lad was saying the auxilary heater needs taking to bits and sending some part away to Webasto repair centre and the garage can bypass the unit untill the part comes back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 We used to dismantle them ourselves and replace the glow plug. Not that bad to do really. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasthope Posted January 14, 2022 Author Share Posted January 14, 2022 cheers iantt is it just like a norm glow plug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Yep. Probably VW no longer supply the glow plug so gets sent away. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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