Jerry
Thanks again for showing an interest - car has been fine all day, starting
quickly every time - just would not start after the night standing in the
cold.
Fuel filter is a very good idea.
Any idea where it is - again so complicated under there its hard to tell
what's what. I have found the water bleed pipe - small blue cap on top of
what looks like a container that could be the fuel filter. I don't want to
mess about too much in this area because of the high pressure rail. If
this
is running at 20K+ psi any leaks could take your head off.
Something that someone else mentioned. When the car finally starts, like
this morning, only after I put the electric heater under for about 20
mins,
I get a fair amount of black smoke from the exhaust. This other
contributor
suggests this means fuel is getting through which makes sense.
Any thoughts?
Andrew
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> "Andrew Hall" <andrew.hall2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Thanks for taking the time to respond further.
> >
> > Your point about the charge for the computer readout is well made
> > but I have
> > an almost pathological hatred of being, or feeling like I am being
> > ripped
> > off. The readers are upwards of £4K to buy. 15 cars a week on the
> > machine at
> > £75 each equals over £1K per week - 4 weeks and the machine is paid
> > for, 10
> > weeks if it costs £10K etc. I know the maths is not as simple as
> > this and I
> > know that not all garages charge in this way but this Garage would
> > not even
> > guarantee that the computer reader would tell me what was wrong -
> > ergo,
> > potentially £75.00 down the tubes for no certain result. What they
> > are
> > probably angling for is for me to leave the car with them, probably
> > to the
> > tune of £300+ including the computer test - sorry to rant but it is
> > irritating - bring back the A series, I could figure than one out
> > with a big
> > hammer!!!
>
> I know what you mean, well remember hearing all sorts of 'get you home
> stories' about the A series and Morris Minors, although the later BL
> A+ engines had their own fables but we digress...
>
> >
> > To the fault.
> >
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>
> Just a hunch, when was the fuel filter last changed, this being the
> weak link in any diesel fuel system [1], just wondering if there is
> muck that is (in effect) waxing the filter up in cold weather? As for
> the sensor, yes it's possible but I don't know the correct values off
> hand either, perhaps Adrian will pick up on your message and know (via
> his contacts in the Citroen UK club) were to obtain get them.
>
> [1] also changing the filter and then re-priming the system can show
> up other faults with the fuel line / lift pump.
>
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