P2030
Fuel Fired Heater Performance
- Severity
- Low
- Driving
- No driving restriction
The fuel-fired heater is running but not performing as expected - it is not producing the heat the module expects, or is taking too long to light. A sooted burner from repeated short runs is the usual reason.
Possible causes
- CommonFuel fired heater disabled by the module because another fault is present
- CommonBlocked or sooted burner from repeated short runs
- CommonFailed glow pin or igniter inside the heater
- CommonFuel supply problem to the heater
- PossibleBlocked exhaust or air intake for the heater
- PossibleLow battery voltage - these heaters draw heavily on start-up
What you might notice
- Auxiliary heater not working
- Cabin slow to warm in cold weather
- Engine slow to reach operating temperature on a diesel
- Heater warning message
- No symptom in warm weather
What to check, in order
- Check the battery. These heaters draw a large current when starting and will refuse to run on a weak battery - which is also exactly when you want them.
- Read all codes. The heater is often disabled because of another fault rather than because it has failed.
- Check the heater's own exhaust and air intake for blockage.
- Ask how it is used. Repeated very short runs soot the burner up, and many of these heaters have a service routine to clear it.
- Check the fuel supply to the heater, which is usually a separate pump and line from the tank.
Read this code from your own car
Plug an ELM327 adapter into the OBD-II port under the dashboard. Pin16 reads every stored, pending and permanent code, explains each one like this page does — offline, with no account — and shows what the car recorded when the fault was set.
Where this code sits
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Fuel, air metering and auxiliary emission controls
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