citroen picasso - lost power

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Thu 14 Jul 2011 14:46
citroen picasso - lost power - jennyhart

I have recently take diesel out of my partners old van and put it into my citroen picasso 1.9 hdi. ever since it has lost power and the engine management light has come one and am not sure whether I have messed something up because of manually putting the diesel, the diesel had been standing for a few months in the van as it was broken but was ok before, can anyone help me

Many thanks

Jenny

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Thu 14 Jul 2011 15:40
citroen picasso - lost power - Peter.N.

Hi Jenny

Are both engines of the same type?

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Thu 14 Jul 2011 16:29
citroen picasso - lost power - jennyhart

the van is a 3ltr and i think its a citreon relay

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Thu 14 Jul 2011 20:19
citroen picasso - lost power - unthrottled

I'm assuming that she is referring to the fuel rather than the mill! Old diesel can become plant food if moisture gets into the diesel. It's probably clogged the fuel filter with sediment from bacteria waste. Drain the crap out, and change the fuel filter.

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Thu 14 Jul 2011 23:09
citroen picasso - lost power - Peter.N.

Ah right.

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Fri 15 Jul 2011 13:51
citroen picasso - lost power - jennyhart

brilliant will try that

Many thanks

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