2006 C5 Estate1.6Hdi Cutting Out

[Stephgh1]

Hi all, this is my first post.  I'm hoping someone can help with this problem as it's driving me batty!!

 

I have a C5 estate (2006) 1.6 hdi.  It's done approx 73k miles.  Always been serviced on time.  A While ago I got the anti-pollution message and the car cut out while exiting a roundabout.  Left it for 10 seconds and it started fine, ran for 100 miles then cut out on another roundabout.  It started again fine and has been happening intermittently ever since.

 

However over the last few weeks, whenever i put fuel in it cuts out quite often when I try to accelerate or go round a sharp left hand corner.  This improves after a couple of days and it runs fine, until I put fuel in again!

 

The car starts well, ticks over smoothly but if you touch the accelerator pedal you get 10 seconds of revs then it dies, only to restart OK after 10 seconds.  This generally only happens when the engine is up to temperature, only ever cut out once when it was starting to warm up and never when it is cold.

 

I love this car, it was my Father in Laws pride and joy which he left to us.  We've had it for 12 months/12000 miles  with no issues before this.

 

Reluctantly considered trading it in, fearing the expense after reading other posts about DPF's injector rails, turbo, fuel pump etc, but the price offered was frankly insulting!  I'd use her as a garden shed before accepting what I was offered!  Please help!!!

[paul.h]

Welcome to the forum.

 

You need to use a code reader to see what fault was recorded when the anti pollution message came up and presumably the engine management light came on. This may give you a good clue to the fault. The crankshaft sensor is one that can fail once hot but then allow the car to run again when cooled back down. You could also have a wiring fault/damage that sometimes touches bare metal so you could have a look around the engine and under the engine cover.