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Iguana
 


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Would you buy a 2nd hand FBH?

My FBH is playing up, can't get it to run using the IID tool, but then on occasions it will work for a little when cold, not normal operation

So I was thinking of getting a 2nd hand one off the bay, and then replace mine, before stripping the old one down using Robbies guide.

They are only £90ish 2nd hand and new ones are £800+ Shocked - Seeing these prices makes me think 2nd hand is the way forward

Does this make sense? Many of the ones on eBay come with 60 or 90 days warranty Thumbs Up
 Iggy/Ieuan

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Post #174167130th Nov 2016 10:32 am
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I know plenty of people who have with no problems. Even fitted a few for people on occasion. If it's going to fail, it will usually show that quite quickly so with a 60 day guarantee, shouldn't be a problem.
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Regarding a second hand FBH, do you guys know if the Rover 75 ones often seen on ebay are the same as the one used in our Land Rover?
  
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No they are not the same.
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Iguana
 


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Chears Bodsy Thumbs Up

Just need to find £90 or so now and hide it all from SWMBO Whistle
 Iggy/Ieuan

Current LR =
2015 RR Sport Autobiography
&
1992 Land Rover Defender Camper

- Gone but not forgotten:
MY10 D4 GS
MY05 Disco 3 'S'
MY14 FL2 HSE manual in Blue
MY15 Disco 4 HSE Lux in Santorini Black
MY08 Disco 3 SE manual in Buck Blue
1960 Series 2 88" (No idea why I sold it!) 
 
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I am running secondhand FBH and have the reburbed old one ready to swap in.
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Iguana
 


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That's my eventual plan barnie, put the 2nd hand one in, fix mine and then have it as a spare Thumbs Up
 Iggy/Ieuan

Current LR =
2015 RR Sport Autobiography
&
1992 Land Rover Defender Camper

- Gone but not forgotten:
MY10 D4 GS
MY05 Disco 3 'S'
MY14 FL2 HSE manual in Blue
MY15 Disco 4 HSE Lux in Santorini Black
MY08 Disco 3 SE manual in Buck Blue
1960 Series 2 88" (No idea why I sold it!) 
 
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Iggy see if DM still has the one from Tonga green car he broke recently,I have the HP fuel pump from it in mine Thumbs Up
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Iguana
 


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Thanks Mark Bow down

@skynet, yes already done that a few times without any joy. Today was cold @ -3 this morning and tried to start it with the IID tool, nothing Sad
 Iggy/Ieuan

Current LR =
2015 RR Sport Autobiography
&
1992 Land Rover Defender Camper

- Gone but not forgotten:
MY10 D4 GS
MY05 Disco 3 'S'
MY14 FL2 HSE manual in Blue
MY15 Disco 4 HSE Lux in Santorini Black
MY08 Disco 3 SE manual in Buck Blue
1960 Series 2 88" (No idea why I sold it!) 
 
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if its not even trying to fire (so you dont hear ANY fans coming on the FBH?) then its likely to be the controller rather than the glowplug or crud.
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Thanks Bodsy, when I switched off today, (ignition off and key out) I could hear the fans going so perhaps controller ok?

Is the controller part of the FBH assembly? Embarassed
 Iggy/Ieuan

Current LR =
2015 RR Sport Autobiography
&
1992 Land Rover Defender Camper

- Gone but not forgotten:
MY10 D4 GS
MY05 Disco 3 'S'
MY14 FL2 HSE manual in Blue
MY15 Disco 4 HSE Lux in Santorini Black
MY08 Disco 3 SE manual in Buck Blue
1960 Series 2 88" (No idea why I sold it!) 
 
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Internal to the FBH.

So it does work then? I thought you got nothing at all from it?
 Bodsys Brake Bible

D4/D3 Remote FBH heat kits
BAS Remaps/ EGR Blank
Transmission Flush
Software updates/enabling


Clock/ SNOTM /3Flash / 4x4Info /BT Update /Service Reset/Error Codes / Gearbox Reset
See It Here 
 
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Does the IID give you a failure code? Or does it say it's tested successfully?
The Fuel prime works!
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D4/D3 Remote FBH heat kits
BAS Remaps/ EGR Blank
Transmission Flush
Software updates/enabling


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See It Here 
 
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Iguana
 


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IID says 'Failed to operate' (Or words to that affect), I get this when I try and prime or test operation

Then out of the blue I will see a bit of smoke and it works for about 1 min or so, but the vast majority of the time it doesn't work.

It's about -2 here this morning, started the Disco and FBH failed to work again this morning

So I think I'm going to buy a 2nd hand one off the Bay, then once swapped stip the old one down as perh Robbies guide
 Iggy/Ieuan

Current LR =
2015 RR Sport Autobiography
&
1992 Land Rover Defender Camper

- Gone but not forgotten:
MY10 D4 GS
MY05 Disco 3 'S'
MY14 FL2 HSE manual in Blue
MY15 Disco 4 HSE Lux in Santorini Black
MY08 Disco 3 SE manual in Buck Blue
1960 Series 2 88" (No idea why I sold it!) 
 
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