Eberspacher diesel heater stripping and servicing

Dismounting and stripping the diesel heater for service, cleaning and repair. This refers to an Eberspacher heater but will generally resemble most of the Chinese knockoff heaters as well

[@colinford327]

Bless You, I recently inherited a Romahome Campervan from my sadly deceased brother. It has seen some service and the heater isn`t working. I tracked down the first fault, a faulty fuse, looked OkK but tested not, silly me, Thought I had cracked it. Nows blows but heater not working but thanks to your kind efforts, I have just ordered a service kit and will tackle it myself. Very Grateful to You, Colin

[@Vagare]

I'm sorry for your loss Colin, nice project to the honour the legacy

[@kafi2464]

9:05 pause the video if you don't have the slotted 12 mm tool you can access it from inside with regular wrench 🔧.

[@Vanwives]

F&K a 12 mm wrench?

[@kafi2464]

Vanwives yes 12 mm wrench ...tighten inside the housing instead of pushing the slotted tool through the entrance hole for the glow plug

[@bendy1808]

good advice from you

[@superformOG]

good stuff, I just bought a boat that has one of these which is blowing smoke past the exhaust and into the boat so I think the exhaust is loose, this is super helpful, also I found that brittle gasket in the UK for 2.73 online, although it looks like i can only find the screen as part of a kit and that costs 81 bux,

[@colinhaig8083]

Great video to watch before the first time I tackle this, thanks for making it clear. No faults showing on the display but it's not heating, I don't know it's history so deffo needs a strip & clean. Have some gasket paper in the man cave. Superb, cheers

[@Vagare]

Thanks Colin for the feedback, good luck with it

[@colinhaig8083]

I've managed to cut a new gasket to a nice fit, the gasket was toast as you said. Fell to pieces, cleaned up the gauze that surrounds the glow element.. I noticed that once I split the unit I could use a 12mm spanner to remove the glow plug from inside the casing which was really easy, fingers crossed it works then I'll order a proper gasket/refurb kit or try to find the metal one you used. Thanks again.. I spotted a pipe and silencer box from China on Ebay for £12, if it works ok I'll treat to one of those. The old pipe work is toast also

[@Vagare]

@@colinhaig8083 The point of my vids is just to give folk some confidence to give it a go, so your more than welcome. It's very satisfying when you have a win isn't it :)

[@MikeCCO]

Excellent video - easily explained. 👍

[@redsteadyon]

ACE Good man I needed this, Just started a service...

[@Vagare]

Glad it helps you sort it

[@damiencutrupi7949]

Love the video help me service a friends Heater who is a volunteer and couldn’t afford to service

[@Vagare]

Hey Damien, so glad it helped someone to have a crack and save a quid. Thats why i do these vids. 👍

[@davidkang6663]

best video yet.

[@user-jz1ht8ry2w]

Good walk through. Any idea when staring it sounds like a plane taking off?

[@Vagare]

They all do that when they first fire up and theyre running at full tilt

[@razrushaki]

Nice video thx

[@KLH1966]

Do you have a link to were you buy your aluminum gaskets at? Very good videos. Loads of help mate.

[@Vagare]

Warmda diesel heater part, the Aussie agent is Everything Caravans in Vic. Thanks for the kind words 👍

[@johnbebe297]

@@Vagare how did the gaskets work out?

[@Vagare]

@@johnbebe297 Hey John. Sold the van before the heater required another service

[@JOESTV74501]

can I used Diesel Fuel, Supplement/Cetane Boost in my heater fuel to make it burn cleaner , keep it cleaner?

[@Vagare]

Hey McAlester, although there's no compression to compromise the heater from a higher Cetane rated fuel, I have no clue if a higher Cetane fuel and the resultant higher temps may well have an adverse effect on heater components. People do use Kerosene in diesel heaters, but Kerosene has a slightly lower Cetane rating. My only issues have ever been from the screen and that's from start-up and not so much from running of the heater, so Im not sure an additive would have much effect for me. Be interesting to know which direction you go with this, cheers

[@paulotlc]

How do you clean the chamber if soot has built up?

[@Vagare]

Throttle body or carby cleaner and a wire blush.

[@paulotlc]

@@Vagare Thanks 👍👍

[@nathansmith8282]

How do you propose actually cleaning the unit? Would you advise using carb cleaner or some other type of cleaner, or just an abrasive wire material?

[@Vagare]

My heater hasn't gummed up enough to require much more than a scouring pad. Throttle body cleaner would probably be ideal or carburettor cleaner to a lesser extent

[@fourscarriers7551]

WHERE DO YOU GET THE GASKET FROM

[@Vagare]

I got the alloy gasket from Everthing Caravans

[@philkong2642]

How has it been with the metal gasket? And if it's gone well, can you post a link to where someone might purchase one?

[@Vagare]

Heaters works fine and no CO leaking, but I wont get a true indication until I pull the heater down in the next full service. Search Warmda diesel heaters for the parts.

[@philkong2642]

@@Vagare Copy that. Thanks. Also, do you think you could use a butane torch (i.e mini creme brulee torch) to clean ou carbon build up in the burn chamber?

[@Vagare]

@@philkong2642 A butane torch wouldn't do much, the flame during the heater operation is pretty ferocious. I suspect even a oxy/acetylene probably would cut it either. A spray-on carby throttle body cleaner would help to loosen it up

[@lfcfan4557]

Thanks for the video. Can you please tell me where the fuel filter location is.

[@Vagare]

I dont run a fuel filter, but if you have one installed it should be inline btw the fuel tank and dose pump

[@Chris-bg8mk]

There's a screen in the pump that can be replaced...

[@bengaskins9724]

On the inlet side of fuel pump.

[@gonzalezruiz10]

What is the part number of the Gasquet please because I get them from the green one they do not last long

[@Vagare]

Hey Gonzalez, I don't have the part number but its a Warmda brand heater gasket which also suits the Eberspacher

[@gonzalezruiz10]

Okay, and how could I get several of them?

[@Vagare]

@@gonzalezruiz10 Without knowing where you are, you should find them googling "Warmda heater gasket"

[@gonzalezruiz10]

Ok thanks

[@paxan200618]

Do you know what can be the problem i have smog coming out for a short period of time and cold air coming out .then in about 2 min avrything stops.pum is pamping in the bigining for about a 30 sec then stops then again pumping

[@Vagare]

Could be a combination of fuel issues and carbon buildup. Difficult to diagnose via KZbin comments, sorry

[@supertrucker1356]

Is there a fuel filter screen that I missed here?

[@Vagare]

Hey Super Trucker, no you didnt miss it. There's no fuel filter in the heater itself. There's a small filter in the dose pump, and any other optional fuel line input filter you choose to add yourself.

[@Alfredbustamante]

Hi, how deep the atomizer screen needs to go. Cheers...

[@Vagare]

Top of the screen needs to be at the bottom of the plug thread

[@Alfredbustamante]

@@Vagare thank you... I appreciate your help. Cheers..

[@allyblack290]

Where did u get the metal gasket

[@Vagare]

Warmda diesel heater (USA) part, the Aussie agent is Everything Caravans in Vic

[@walkerforsyth6221]

how about high heat copper silicon gasket maker?

[@Vagare]

Ive never used tubed gasket goo myself, but presume it would work. Would it maybe create a clean up issue at the next service??

[@mihaitaflan6021]

What is the name and part nr for the metal gasket,pls?

[@Vagare]

Howdy, it's a US brand Warmda 2.4kW diesel "bunk heater" part which is compatible with the Eberspacher D2. It's available online and thru Ebay

[@tolatruckinginc7979]

Nice helpful video What's the name and number on the metal gasket?

[@Vagare]

The metal gasket is a Warmda heater spare part

[@elizazhang4335]

Is this a tutorial video?

[@Vagare]

Yes Eliza

[@elizazhang4335]

@@Vagare So,this heater is good ,all right?

[@Vagare]

@@elizazhang4335 Yes, it runs very well

[@elizazhang4335]

@@Vagare What type is it?

[@Vagare]

@@elizazhang4335 Eberspacher Airtronic D2 2.2kW

[@howardcornwell9841]

Why does everyone fix the heaters put them back together then show them selves redismantaling it and not fixing it? Bit strange 🤔

[@Vagare]

Not sure, i did a service. Nothing to fix. You seem to be the problem solver

[@user-jz1ht8ry2w]

Yeah, would be good to see it dirty or not serviced and then see it cleaned and serviced there and then lol. Although, still a good walk through.

[@RespallMigrationAust]

Hi, GIYP, Well Done. A great video explanation on how to properly service your diesel heater. Hope you don't mind but I have shared your video with kzbin.infovideos as your video is relevant to his explanation of these types of heaters. I have also placed your video to his video channel as well.

[@Vagare]

Thanks for the kind words, and the link. More info spread about that empowers people to have a go, the better. Cheers