Victron Orion XS 12/12 50 causing engine errors glow plug 3 and low voltage

[dmo5]

I have recently upgraded my leisure battery to 2x 100ah lithium and I've installed a Victron Orion XS 12/12 50 and I've not wired in an ignition feed, so the charger is detecting when to come on from the voltage. All this works fine and I'm getting about 45amp charge when it's running.

Since installing the charger I'm getting 2x engine errors P067300 for glow plug 3 and P056200 low voltage codes. My mechanic thinks I need a new glow plug with sensor and it's a coincidence that it's come on at the same time as installing the new charger.

Has anyone else experienced this issue? And would connecting the ignition feed to the H remote on the charger solve my problem if I clear the codes again?

 

[DXX]

To prove one way or the other remove the fuse on the B2B feed from the starter battery and see if the faults remain.

 

[Dellmassive]

No, but as above.

Test it by removing the DCDC for a week and see what happens. (Pull fuse etc)

Post some pics of the starter battery and cables just to check it all looks good.

More than likely coincidence assuming the dc-dc install is correct.

What spec van?

 

[dmo5]

No, but as above.

Test it by removing the DCDC for a week and see what happens. (Pull fuse etc)

Post some pics of the starter battery and cables just to check it all looks good.

More than likely coincidence assuming the dc-dc install is correct.

What spec van?

It's a 2019 T6 Startline. Will remove the fuse and clear the codes

 

[kipperman]

The VW canbus module linked to your wallet has detected an abnormal drain. This is then interpreted as a willingness to spend money and thus throws up the fault codes as above.

 

[Shane_Long]

Did you get to the bottom of this? I’ve just had the same after installing a leisure battery with a dc-dc charger. Mine is Renogy though

 

[dmo5]

Hi Shane, in the end I needed to change the glow plugs (Glow plug 3, with the sensor was the issue, but I changed all of them). I then noticed some discharging problems on the starter battery when the van was sitting at idle. I found this issue was a broken LIN bus wire from the alternator to the battery (apparently common on the T6) and this was causing a low voltage error on the dash. As it was a new battery anyway, I used AI to identify the break in the wire. (It is a green and yellow wire that runs down by the engine sump at the front in some easy to access conduit). I know its not my original issue from above but may be worth a look as I did this fix after changing the glow plugs. FYI, I did not need to run an ignition feed in the end, and it works perfectly now. I change the charge between 30-50amps depending on the journey and if I really need a quick 50amp charge. Good luck and I hope you get to the bottom of it too! I found AI brilliant for diagnosing these issues!

 

[Shane_Long]

Brilliant thank you for your response! I’ll check these out and feedback. I’ve had a look at changing the spark plugs and it looks a bit of a nightmare. I’ll check these working to the alternator and rule that out first. So strange that we’ve had the same issue after installing a leisure battery but different systems. Thanks again

 

[dmo5]

Good luck! It is odd, hopefully you won't need to change the spark plugs. The order I did mine, meant I didn't know if the LIN bus wire would have solved the issue from the start! Here is a picture of the broken wire.