Eberspächer D2

Are they worth the cash ?

I live in Sweden, and its often cold enough to freeze the B*lls of a Moose in the winter. Having said that , I live in the southern part of Sweden so its only like this for a month or so.
As we all know, the heater system in the defender was not build by anyone wanting it to work...so I was thinking of fitting a Eberspacher D2.

I have seen a lot of used Eberspacher D1 `s for sale quite a bit cheaper. What are the differences ( apart from it beng the latest model ).
Is it really better in any way ? is it noticable ?

Basically Id like to treat my Landy to a nice cosy morning before I start the poor thing, and then have it warm in the cab

answers on a postacard to....

eberspacher heaters are absolutely brilliant, the D1L is a great model, im not so clued up on the D2 so i cant comment

If you have a mains connection you can fit a heater in the cooling system which makes the engine/cooling system hot'n'ready for the morning.
Can't remember the make but there are at least two made.
Eberspachers work very well indeed, I have the older model that you can repair yourself, the newer one requires special PC tools to set it up so I'm told. I also have a old but new Webasto petrol heater designed to heat the engine compartment first then the cab, out of a eastern block military vehicle I think, frightens me to death! Pumps out at least 3KW of heat, I think it was petrol because diesel would be "lumpy" at -30 degrees!!

Thanx for the input Yella Disco, and for yours too luggsey. So the d2 needs a NASA technician, and the d1 needs a roll of gaffa tape, a lemon squeezer and a hammer ? hmmmmmm

if you get a d1L take the mesh off the inlet end, this gets blocked with fluff and causes the motor to cut out

Ok, Thanx for the tip YD

I talked to a landy mechanic today that said it would be cheaper to put in a heater plug in the engine and a socket for a normal heater fan in the cab
(DEFA WarmUp - Start page) (DEFA WarmUp - Engine heaters)
Whatya think ?

the eberspacher wont preheat the engine anyway so you will need to do the heater plug, but for in the cabin it will be warm as toast in no time and you can get a cheap un second hand if you look around

Have a look at this site, good for parts and this one heats the water not just the cab, on a good note ive just bought a transit van for my work and found a sink and tap in the back, its got a D5W under the bonet, heats the engine and a mini hot water tank too, its coming off soon to go on the landy,,
Eberspacher Land Rover Engine Preheat Systems - R Thursby Autoelectrical

Thanx, I`ll go take a look !

any chance of showing us what is attatched to those legs stood on yer bonnet

Hmmm me thinks, its not the defender 300 tdi you are referring to ? ( as its not actually "attached", although she is very fond of it )

Here you go Yella

kinell, she's got no ead

Ohhh she has good head, trust me