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Parking heater concern

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deccauk

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Location
Guisborough
Vehicle
T6 Ocean 204
I'm was only on my second night away with the Cali last night at Kielder campsite. It was chilly out so I had the parking heater on.

Is it normal for it to make load knocking noises? It literally sounded like there was someone outside hammering nails into wood! I found this quite disturbing...

Eventually it quietened down, but each time it starts up the knocking commences.
 
Yes, there's lots of threads on this if you search.
 
Yes normal, fuel pump ticks over when it's on. You get used to it.
 
The knocking noise is the fuel pump for the parking heater. When the heater starts up the noise is frequent until the temperature starts increasing to the level you have set, then the pump slows down. Once the temperature is upto mark for a while then the heater shuts down. You soon get used to the noise. It is normal and in fact it it is very quiet from outside.
 
Reminiscent of a Morris Minor fuel pump tick :)
 
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