January 2009
Hi my name is Kenny . I have a renault scenic 1.9dci and recently it has developed a fault which is as follows - After start up first thing in the morning, the car is very sluggish as it accelerates thru the gears (virtually no pulling power for a 120bhp engine) when it reaches 2500 revs in either 3rd or 4th, a warning light will appear on the dash "CHECK INJECTORS". Will drive to destination (usually 4 or 5 miles)with the car not allowing me to drive any faster than 2500 revs in any gear, and stop. On start up after that, the warning light disappears and the acceleration appears to be okay (can go above 2500 revs with no warning). I have also noticed that the car is losing mpg as it is now only doing approx 36mpg where as before it would do about 42 mpg. Have had car into local garage where nothing appeared on their computer. Glow plugs have been replaced and redex has been added to a tank of diesel - still no avail. Can you help!!
Also for note of interest, just before the fault developed, the engine coolant was low (above minimum) so I topped it up with coolant (undiluted as it air temperature was getting cold). Would this have any affect and allow the car to develop the symptoms as described above?
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My 4 year old Golf is fitted with a Varta battery that has a small circular window which is usually green when optimally charged etc. This was the case about three weeks ago when I had a clean around the engine bay, which I do at regular intervals.
Yesterday when I had another clean around i noticed that the green spot was not now showing even though the car starts as though it is mid summer temperatures and there is no other evidence that the battery is on its 'last legs' so to speak.
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Ken - try using Google Chrome or Firefox instead of Useless Explorer.
I'm fortunate and have been able to say at home today, but if you have to be out and about it todays snow, ice and particularly low tempertures, what would be the best car for the job? Read more
>>thin tyres concentrate pressure on a smaller area.
Not necessarily.
Recently I have had some issues at start up. (02 model 26k miles)
I turn the key and I get a response as if the battery is flat. The clock etc then reset to zero.
Turn the key a second time and the car starts as normal but this time the child lock buttons are illuminated and the esp fails to work.
Have cheked the battery terminal and all is clean and tidy there.
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Hi greenhut.
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HI sigh
did you yours sorted??
Please help, i bought a 03 reg 1.9dci laguna a few weeks ago and started experiancing problems i was driving down the motorway when the engine stop light and the engine management light came on. i pulled over an it would not start again so i got recovered... a mechanic mate of mine looked at it and now its seems to be a ecu or injector fault as its losing the coding..is this a regular problem or can anyone shed any light.. hes fitted a fuel filter and got the diesel to maintain pressure but apparently the injectors are working intermitently thus allowing NOT enough fuel through hes also eplaced a turbo solenoid and cleaned the egr valve and throttle body... short of taking it to a main deal who will probably charge a fortune im and hes at a loss he did say i needed to obtain the code for the key. how do i get this what do i ask for and roughly how much is it?
much appriciated,
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Have you taken the car to a fuel injection specialist? I had a problem which sounds very like the one you refer to. Renault said I needed an new injection pump (about £500). My local injection specilaist discovered it was the regulator valve on the pump (£55 inc diagnostics and fitting)
First that I had of this "new law"
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A new law brought in last year means drivers in England could be fined £70 for obstructing a driveway, and the penalty in London is £120.
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I see people driving into disabled parking bays and skipping off in the supermarket
car-park near my house. He wasn't disabled he didn't even have a badge or anyone with him.
I think you'll find he was disabled.
Mentally disabled.
Being a self employed taxi driver here in rural Ireland I decided come this xmass I was was not working over the xmass period.
Decision was based on past experiences (not exclusive to xmass tho) of verbal abuse, physical abuse, and damage to my vehicle.
I have had my window smashed , being assaulted , etc...list goes on.
Have lived on my savings over the xmass period.....probably will give it up altogether.
I can imagine what it must be like in some of the big English capital cities.....
Am sick of being abused by the drunks etc....
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"My own brief career as a taxi driver was spent in High Wycombe, then a fairly civilised town but on the edge of the Moneybelt to the south. "
I am a resident of High Wycombe, many of the cabbies now are wannabie racing drivers who think their Pug 406 is a Mclaren!
Many drivers I've come across from our local private hire firm are pleasent & talkative & usually tip them at the end of the journey. :-)
Happy New Year everyone!
Last month I bought a 2001 Renault Scenic RX4 Privilege 1.9dci from an expat in Spain. The car had around 120K miles on the clock and was advertised as having a brand new clutch and gearbox. The seller said he was moving back to the UK and this was the only reason for the sale. It tuns out I was deceived big time... read on...
Within the first 800 miles and only 3 days after I bought the car, it broke down. The clutch was not functional. I was given some receipts for work done at a Renault shop in Spain - from there I found the contact details of the lady, who owned the car from 2005-2008. She was a UK musician, who had moved to live in Spain in 2005. In an e-mail she wrote:
"Feb 2008 the car lost power while we were driving it, when we stopped, we checked it and couldnt see anything wrong, so we started it again, the pedal sucked itself to the floor and hit full revs for at least 15 minutes, we tried to turn it off and even unplugged the battery but it continued, there was a lot of smoke and we thought it was going to blow up, the fire brigade were callled!
Thankfully it stopped on its own, probably because it burnt out of oil ect..
The garage it went to said the turbo had gone it would cost at least 3000euro to replace and then they could tell us what other damage had occured because of it doing what it did!
We cut our loses at that point because if we had been going along the road when it had happen'd it would have killed us as there was no way of stopping it! we did not want to have anything to do with it after that.
We advertised it in a local english mag and nick came with the paper work and a grua and paid 1000 euros for it, for a mechanic to fix it, it may have been worth it but if they have said nothing about the turbo to you then you need to get it checked!"
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Thanks for your advice. I reckon someone has tinkered with the engine as it was running fine. I just got the estimate from the Renault garage, who insist that the following needs to be done on the car:
1. Install New Clutch, receiver and clutch hydraulic cylinder.
2. Change an engine mount
3. Install a New Catalytic Converter!!!
Could the cat converter be clogged up with oil as a result of the turbo failure?
I have owned the car virtually from new and it is now coming up to 120K miles.
Car has developed a continuing problem with both brake warning lights coming on (ABS and Brake system). Codes indicate a brake stop light switch problem. This has been replaced 3 times (twice by VW dealers) in the last 18 months. But problem still persists. Lights normally come on as I'm slowing to a stop (as against just stopped with footbrake on). If I turn ignition off and restart car the lights then go off. Incidence of lights coming on has been random and they can come on fairly soon after setting off or more usually after some time. However, I have noticed that they have been coming on almost immediately (still during braking) over the last week. The last brake light switch was replaced a 4 weeks ago.
I also had a temperature sender replaced recently as diagnostics apparently indicated a sensor problem (in spite of me not seeing any problem).
I have also started having a problem with the oil level sensor. This is normally on start up and I get the yellow flashing oil can and a warning of an "oil sensor problem workshop". I've checked my oil level and all is ok. The warnings go off within a minute of start up.
Some weeks ago, I also had a problem with my alarm constantly going off. This stopped after a couple of days with just the odd incident. I did notice that during this period, the headlights did not flash when locking the car. This problem has now stopped. But I wonder whether all of these problems could be related in some way and may indicate an electrical problem.
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Yes the last part was genuine and fitted by a VW garage. The bonnet switch/sensor does sound a distinct possibility.
I Have a 2001 307 2Ltr HDI, My wife drove it to the supermarket and when she returned it failed to start. She called the RAC who manged to start the car using easy start. They suggested we have put on a diagnostics machine to find the problem. My wife then drove the car to the peugeot dealer around the corner and had it put on thier machine. They diagnosed the problem as the high pressure fuel pump being deffective and needs replacing (at great cost). They reluctlently gave us a copy of the dianostics report which had the following fault codes P0336, P0272, P0181, P0263, P0266 & P1199. I then drove the car the 10 or so miles home with out any problems, which makes me think it not the fuel pump as surely it wouldn't run? The following day and ever since the car has failed to start. I've tried changing the fuel filter (as suggested by others) but still no joy. It has also been suggested it could be a fly wheel sensor of even air in the fuel lines?
Would be grateful of any help of advise of anyone who has had simular problems.
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Try changing the fuel filter if you have isues with the engine stoping while accelerating. I recomend that you use some fuel aditive. I recomend Duralube since it did the trick with my car related to stuck open injectors or rough ideling.
You could have a fuel pump with stuck parts wich prevent acumulation of fuel pressure.
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Hi there, I know this thread was 2009. I have the very same problem , just after having a recon turbo fitted new egr valve and waste gate as well as a full service and got car back with no power and only allows 2500 revs and when it gets to this it says check injectors and then drives fine for a while. Could you let me know what the outcome was with your car in 2009. Thank you.