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Cameron
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 09:10 am: | 
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I am facing my first harsh Russian winter in my '98 Disco tdi. Unlike other diesel vehicles I have run here, the Disco has no fuel filter heater. Has anybody run one of these in cold weather? Is it necessary to retrofit a filter heater? Any tips? |
niall forbes (Forbesn)
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 10:20 am: |
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In Canada they adjust the diesel mix so that it won't gel up in cold weather. I would assume they do it there too but I don't know. Ask a local. |
Cameron
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 11:50 am: |
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Of course there is winter diesel fuel in Russia, too, but that works for sure only down to about 30 below. The fuel filter is the first thing in the fuel system to clog up because ahead of the filter element paraffin crystals naturally grow.
Our Ford Transit diesel has an electrical fuel filter heater. I know that Volkswagens heat their fuel filters by recirculating fuel from the injection pump through the filter. Maybe the Disco has the same system? Anybody run a diesel Disco in really cold weather? |
roald windrich (Roald)
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - 12:51 pm: |
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you can ask somebody in the norwegian club the now all the tricks for winterizing diesel's
for real cold artic weather
www.nlrk.no
roald |
new einstein
| | Posted on Thursday, September 19, 2002 - 06:54 am: |
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just a home mechanic and inventors idea, but why can't you add two "T" pieces to you heater hose,then re- route the heater water upto the filter, tape the hoses to the filter. Scenario, as hot water passes through the hose it heats the fuel filter via radiation from the hose thus warming the fuel. That's it the beast starts first and runs long enough to heat the water in the radiator.
E=MC2 |
Cameron
| | Posted on Friday, September 20, 2002 - 03:40 am: |
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That's a good idea, but would cool the heater water, reducing the effect of the heater. But still -- a lot simpler than rigging an electrical heater. |
Ole Hansen
| | Posted on Friday, September 20, 2002 - 05:10 am: |
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Hi !
I'm running an Td5 DII in Norway. My dieselfilter gets really hot. I've been told that the reason for that is that the diesel is fed back to the tank. (like VW) The diesel is even cooled down before returning to tank. So I don't think this will give you any trouble. Were I'm living, the temperature did not got below -25C in winter 2002 though. |
Cameron
| | Posted on Friday, September 20, 2002 - 06:29 am: |
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Thanks, Ole! So at -25 you had no problems with fuel gelling?
Do you use any kind of Webasto or other supplemental heater? |
Ole Hansen
| | Posted on Friday, September 20, 2002 - 07:27 am: |
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No, no problems at all. Yes, in Norway DII with Td5 comes std. with Webasto. I have extended my Webasto with timer and heating inside the vehicle. |
Cameron
| | Posted on Friday, September 20, 2002 - 12:48 pm: |
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Thanks, Ole! So at -25 you had no problems with fuel gelling?
Do you use any kind of Webasto or other supplemental heater? |
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