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#276 Re: Maintenance » Rear lights working intermittently » 2021-02-13 15:40:32
Hi, and welcome.
What's the RPO number on the inside of the drivers door and do you know the engine type?
Oh, and post some pics of the conversion please 
#277 Re: Camper Conversions » Green Cards » 2021-02-13 10:38:44
Well after getting no further with the broker, today I get green card directly from the insurance company (Ageas) AND it's valid for the whole year!
The letter is dated before I contacted the broker, so it looks like it's automatic.
#278 Re: General Discussion » Advice for selling my Expert » 2021-02-12 15:20:59
That's a real shame, it looks lovely.
Are you saying it does not even start anymore?
I can't quite see the reg number to see the MOT report
#279 Re: Camper Conversions » '98 Dispatch Seat Compatibility » 2021-02-12 12:27:46
From what I can tell all of the front seats in this range 806/807/C8/Dispatch/Expert up to 2016/Scudo use the same pitch holes in the floor.
The actual fixings from the seat to the base will vary. So as long as you have the base, the seat will fit.
There is a FASP swivel plate for 1305.5131SX for 07-16 seats, which I fitted to my 2015 Expert (with a bit of modification)
#280 Re: Maintenance » My electrics think the engine is running before I start it up » 2021-02-12 08:30:04
When the engine is not running the ring terminal provides a route to ground. So the lamp has 12v one side and close to 0v the other - so it lights up.
At this time the relay coil has 0v on both sides - so it is not energised.
If there is no connection to the ring terminal current will flow through the relay from the stop lamp and energise it, and turn the stop lamp on.
I think the interesting bit is that in theory the alternator can't start without the initial current from the stop lamp. It's possible that there is enough residual magnetism left in the rotor to start it up.
Glad you are running again and don't need a new alternator.
#281 Re: Camper Conversions » Green Cards » 2021-02-11 10:39:37
It's a motorhome policy with 180 days coverage in the EU, so you would have thought that they would be a bit more flexible. I don't think it costs them anything to issue the piece of paper other than the admin. So I think they are only doing this so that they can charge by the day/country/drivers at some stage in the future. Some companies like NFU just write it on the back of the certificate!
#282 Re: Camper Conversions » Green Cards » 2021-02-10 21:56:44
Horses for courses I guess.
We are used to booking the day before
and not coming back until we have had enough. On the road it takes very little for us to completely change our plans. I just know that the insurance companys automatically issue these for the whole year if you are in N Ireland.
#283 Camper Conversions » Green Cards » 2021-02-10 17:16:16
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feck that
"Thank you for contacting us, unfortunately green cards are issued on a trip by trip basis.
If you would like a green card issued you would just need to contact us a minimum of 2 weeks prior to your trip with the following information:
Exact leave and return travel dates
List of all countries you would be visiting
If you will be towing anything
If any named drivers would also be driving the vehicle.
We would then contact our insurer to request the green card and get this issued to you."
#284 Re: Maintenance » My electrics think the engine is running before I start it up » 2021-02-10 15:59:37
Yes, sorry maybe I should have done that for you.
At least the alternator is working OK, which would indicate that there isn't a problem with the alternator earth.
The voltage at 1017 on the alternator should be the more or less the same as the voltage at the battery. Since the lamp is partially on, it means that it is lower than the battery.
It could work the other way if the battery lamp had a bad battery connection and was lower than the alternator - but in this situation the relay would not be on when the engine was not running.
Can you measure the voltage straight on the alternator terminal?
if it's not the same as the battery when the engine is running, then there is a fault with the middle three diodes in the diagram.
If it is the same as the battery voltage, then the fault is with the alternator wire 1071 before the junction where it splits off to the relay, lamp and test connector.
#285 Re: Maintenance » My electrics think the engine is running before I start it up » 2021-02-10 10:50:40
Just thinking about it, what voltage to you get when the engine is running?
#286 Re: Maintenance » My electrics think the engine is running before I start it up » 2021-02-09 15:28:33
Hmm, that does sound feasible indeed
I did actually try completely disconnecting the alternator - removed all the connections - and saw no change in behaviour. The battery light was still half illluminated, the blowers still ran etc. Although interestingly it did trigger it to only once work as I'd like it to, with the battery light on full, blowers off etc. I heard a relay click and then it was back to business as usual.
Would you be able to share a screenshot of what you saw?
Another potential explanation is the relay's dicky, getting stuck closed. I could swap out that relay as a trial and error attempt
If the relay was stuck it would have no effect on the battery light.
I see that the lamp/alternator/relay wire is broken out to pin 9 on the diagnostic connector C0001. Not sure where it is though, but I'll keep digging
#287 Re: Maintenance » My electrics think the engine is running before I start it up » 2021-02-09 15:13:10
This is what I got, however it's seems like the engine running relay (1030) feeds everything via F5.
#288 Re: Maintenance » My electrics think the engine is running before I start it up » 2021-02-09 13:52:47
I think that the fact it is intermittent is a good sign.
Here's my theory.
When the ignition is turned to your battery voltage is switched through the dash light and on to the alternator. This supplies a small current required to start the alternator generating, effectively grounding dash light - so it lights up. As you turn over the engine the alternator starts generating and when the output voltage rises, so the same voltage should be on both sides of the dash lamp - so the lamp goes out.
This connection from the lamp to alternator also goes to the "engine running" relay - which when energised, feeds your blower motor etc.
So if this relay switches on when the engine is not running, it means that there must be a bad connection at the alternator, just enough volage to switch the relay and just enough current to get the alternator started.
So I'd check the small wire connected to the alternator.
#289 Re: Maintenance » My electrics think the engine is running before I start it up » 2021-02-09 10:53:45
I have access to the circuit diagrams, but I need to know the engine, and probably the RPO number on the door.
here are the engine choices
#290 Re: Camper Conversions » Electric heater » 2021-02-07 11:29:52
to be fair it would be a good size to have as a temperature maintainer. i have a 2kw diesel air heater in mine and that thing works well but i always have it on a really low setting.
at 500w you could run it from an inverter too.. all be it quite wasteful and it would nuke your battery right quick so really only good with the engine running. perfect if you have an electric hook up though!
I normally use a portable 500w Pifco heater, but it would be nice to have something hard wired in, and these are so small that I can fit 2.
I'd love to have a diesel heater, but can't quite get past the 12V draw. Since we don't do many winter trips, I'll make do with one of those canister gas heaters (with the windows open!)
#291 Re: Maintenance » My electrics think the engine is running before I start it up » 2021-02-07 11:15:03
I ended up with a similar problem with my 2015 Expert - the alternator only charges the battery when you lift your foot off the accelerator, so voltage sensitive relay will not work. Also I could not find an engine running feed.
In the end I connected the ignition feed to a little AT41 timer. I have it set to close the charging relay after 20 seconds.
#292 Re: Maintenance » My electrics think the engine is running before I start it up » 2021-02-06 23:04:23
On my 2002 1.9D there was an "engine running" relay, which was fed from the the ECU via F6
#293 Camper Conversions » Electric heater » 2021-02-06 10:59:50
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Here is a low power (500w) heater for very little money.
Glowmaster UK heater
Although there is a plug on it, it is fairly trivial to remove it and wire a cable instead. Since these are 90mm wide, these will fit sideways under my drivers seat.
Built in timer and thermostat, not bad for £7.50 delivered
#294 General Discussion » DPF Regeneration process » 2021-02-01 17:20:46
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Elsewhere I have written about my DPF woes, and the one thing that I discovered was how much general misunderstanding there is, on how the system is supposed to work in practice. I argued with the master tech at the dealership to get some figures as to what is normal - but they refused to tell me.
So here is what I now know based on logging my (nearly) new system, hopefully it may help someone.
The ECU calculates the volume of soot in the DPF - there is no sensor.
Once a pre-determined limit is hit, in my case at 5g/l after 350-400 miles, the active regeneration process is initiated. At this point the "distance since last regeneration" counter freezes.
Assuming that there is enough load on the engine to drive the exhaust temperature high enough, the soot will be burnt off in about 10 minutes, the process will stop, and the "distance since last regeneration" counter resets to zero.
However if the temperature does not stay high enough then the process can stop early. For example I got caught in slow moving traffic, and the process stopped at 3.5g/l. So in this case the next regen happened again at 5g/l, but after 125 miles this time.
The ECU maintains an average of the last 10 regeneration cycles, however it does not really tell you much, if, as in the example above, the regeneration often stops before it has finished clearing the soot, the average will be lower.
One last point, the differential pressure measurement across the DPF is a backstop. In my case this was the primary mechanism for activating the regeneration, at calculated soot levels sometimes below 1g/l after 50 miles.
Clearly this was wrong, however the master tech failed to pick up on it.
#295 Re: General Discussion » Who would have thought it » 2021-01-28 11:55:36
tee_cee wrote:To quote
"British passengers travelling to EU countries will be able to take advantage of duty-free shopping from January 2021"
ffs
Reads like PropaGanda Doesn't it
Well the whole process was a stitch up.
The government decided to ignore the de-facto (minimum) EU limits that have been in place 28 years, and base their consultation on the allowances that were in place for the rest of the world. So the "new" limits (for alcohol only) are considered a "generous increase". This decision was based on the "consultation" which took views from 75 "stakeholders", 32 failed to reply, and 21 (28% of those asked) had suggested that the same rates be used
Looking at wine the limit was 4 litres and will be increased to 18 litres - which is 20% of the old EU limit.
I'd love to know which airline will allow you bring 24 bottles of wine on board.
#296 Re: General Discussion » Who would have thought it » 2021-01-27 20:37:55
To quote
"British passengers travelling to EU countries will be able to take advantage of duty-free shopping from January 2021"
ffs
#297 Re: General Discussion » Who would have thought it » 2021-01-27 09:08:33
tee_cee wrote:Casper wrote:I was on the understanding duty free what you can bring over still stands as long as you pay the tax in that country. Even buying Booz and Tobacco in Luxembourg is got to be better than UK prices.
Back to duty free allowances unfortunately.
Just seen 1000kg of tobacco what is fine. The is 20 50g pouched. I quid smoking but ill get 1000kg also and that is enough for the wife for almost the year as she vapes more than smokes now. Never bring Booz back so no great drama however. I have noticed that the last three years that we have been allowed to travel i have took the dog. Customs never let there dog in out van for a sniff. Wonder if it does something to there ability to sniff out for a while and when they send someone in for a search they only look in large storage areas for illegal immigrants being stored. Ill stick to the rules first year when we are allowed back then after that i think ill be chancing my luck.
Sorry 1000g was the pre Brexit allowance.
It's now 250g. So you will have to give hmrc an extra £350 if you want to bring in 1000g. This is a shining example of the government taking back control. They also have the cheek to say the allowances have been increased - based rates for non EU imports.
#298 Re: General Discussion » Who would have thought it » 2021-01-26 21:25:18
I was on the understanding duty free what you can bring over still stands as long as you pay the tax in that country. Even buying Booz and Tobacco in Luxembourg is got to be better than UK prices.
Back to duty free allowances unfortunately.
#299 Re: General Discussion » Who would have thought it » 2021-01-26 14:43:53
HMRC has introduced a handy online advance customs declaration and payment system https://www.gov.uk/duty-free-goods/declaring-goods
So I usually avail myself of €400 of low quality Chilean Merlot boxes on the way through Calais. The helpful calculator now tells me that I need to pay HMRC £700 extra for the privilege.
I know it's early days, but I see that the government has had to backtrack on one of the parts of the NI protocol that meant that VAT margin rates would not apply to NI ie where 2nd hand items are bought and sold, the VAT is only due on the profit, and not the whole sale price. So from 1st Jan any cars brought in from the mainland, and resold in NI, would have to charge vat on the whole value of the car. Needless to say some people were not to happy, and after a bit of lobbying Gove indicated that the lower rate would still apply. So I wonder what Brussels will think of this.
#300 Re: Maintenance » Strange noises from injector pump » 2021-01-19 14:49:51
Hope this works... The ticking sound in my dieselpump after turning on the ignition.
Yes, that's the sound I was getting from the stop solenoid. Stops once the pre-heat light goes out, and you should hear a final click when the solenoid engages