Rajshah Posted February 25, 2007 Posted February 25, 2007 I have an intermittent problem where the car doesn't start even though it is warm. Symptoms are like there is no fuel being injected...nothing firing, no smoke. Diagnostics show intermittent power fail to injectors. I suspect either this or a locked pressure release solenoid. Anyone experienced this? It has now been working fine for a few weeks but I never know when it will stop! I arranged to get it towed, and of course it started! It has only happened once so far. At a loss to decide what next ......don't want to be stranded at some ungodly hour in the rain but without a hard fault, I am stuffed! Quote
stimulator Posted February 27, 2007 Posted February 27, 2007 I have an intermittent problem where the car doesn't start even though it is warm. Symptoms are like there is no fuel being injected...nothing firing, no smoke. Diagnostics show intermittent power fail to injectors. I suspect either this or a locked pressure release solenoid. Anyone experienced this? It has now been working fine for a few weeks but I never know when it will stop! I arranged to get it towed, and of course it started! It has only happened once so far. At a loss to decide what next ......don't want to be stranded at some ungodly hour in the rain but without a hard fault, I am stuffed! This could be immobiliser related. On my PICASSo this occurs at random times, cold or hot same day or weeks/months apart and it's not a rare problem. The cure on the Picasso is to just remove the key and reinsert after a count to 10, engine will then start.I also own a C3 1.4 HDi and can only recall one instance of this happening on that, key out cured. Quote
Rajshah Posted March 1, 2007 Author Posted March 1, 2007 So the engine turns etc, but the immobiliser stops it firing? Is this the electronics in the key which stops the car if a copied key is used? Thanks Quote
stimulator Posted March 4, 2007 Posted March 4, 2007 On the Picasso it is thought that it's the aerial loop within the steering column shroud. some mebers on that site have had new aerial.the small chip in the key for the immobiliser is passive, it has NO BATTERY and completes the circuit purely by being there. If you have change dthe blipper battery recently you can once the key is inserted int he ignition press eother of the buttons to re-initialise the blipper but that shouldn't affect the immobiliser. orth a try though. Note that this is not reprogramming a new key that has to be done by a dealer. Quote
AlanFC Posted March 31, 2007 Posted March 31, 2007 See my ECU failure post on Problems and Fixes forum Quote
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