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The following posting has appeared on another website that I frequent. The poster is a genuine Citroen main dealer mechanic who is not prone to spurious postings. Has anybody here seen similar problems???????


Over the last week we have had a spate of oxygen sensors failing causing stalling/flat spot problems. Having enquired around it would appear other dealers in Kent have been experiencing problems and whilst a dealer in south london had no problems by lunchtime, a text later in the day confirmed that 3 had arrived as breakdowns by the afternoon.

It would appear that affected customers are using Morrisons, Asda, Safeway, Tescos & Total garages and have all filled up in the last 7 days.....the fault isnt apparent immediately.

Obviously without testing fuel i am unable to point the finger at the fuel suppliers, but it does seem strange that a component that has been in use for a good many years has suddenly developed a fault that causes them to fail one after the other.

I can only assume that something within the fuel is coating the sensor and stopping it performing as intended.

I do know that fuel samples are being tested, and will post results when known......but until then....be careful, it may cost you £250.

As a final note, this isnt limited to Citroen, i know of another multi franchise dealership that has problems across its product range, and all at the same time.



Original link www.citroenpicasso.org.uk/picasso/index.php?showto...5



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