Citroen Xsara Picasso - wont start

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Fri 19 Jun 2015 18:09
Citroen Xsara Picasso - wont start - botto1

Hi , i have a 2002 picasso 2.0 hdi which i bought about 3 months ago. I discovered a fault soon after that sometimes it would cut out and not start or just wouldnt start at all. for some reason i pulled the diesel fuel pipe off the filter housing and then replaced it and it started and worked perfect for 2-3 weeks and would then fail to start and would pull pipe off then put back on would always start again and run perfect,then today it wouldnt start did same but pulled pipe then replaced but fires up 1st key for a second then wont start at all ,would the fuel rail pressure sensor valve (i think its called)cause this ,any ideas would be appreciated

Edited by botto1 on 19/06/2015 at 18:19

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Sun 21 Jun 2015 23:52
Citroen Xsara Picasso - wont start - Peter.N.

If this has the 8 valve engine (pre 05) the fuel pressure regulator on the HP pump can give problems, it has an internal filter which gets blocked but the holes are so small you can't see them. Its screwed on the end of the pump.

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Wed 24 Jun 2015 23:07
Citroen Xsara Picasso - wont start - Micky-BO

First port of call on your xsara has to be in tank fuel pump & its wiring if need to Regards Micky-bo

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