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Title: 1.6 Hdi sudden cut out won't restart...
Post by: 05omegav6 on 17 January 2015, 22:24:29
As above, no warning...

Car has recently had injector work, and there's diesel on the underside of the engine cover, and around 1 and 3.

Turns over fine, so don't suspect cambelt...  Any ideas?
Title: Re: 1.6 Hdi sudden cut out won't restart...
Post by: biggriffin on 17 January 2015, 22:49:12
Its French.
Title: Re: 1.6 Hdi sudden cut out won't restart...
Post by: 05omegav6 on 17 January 2015, 22:51:09
Its French.
There is that, colleague has just spent £750 on it...so pretty miffed...
Title: Re: 1.6 Hdi sudden cut out won't restart...
Post by: Steve B on 17 January 2015, 22:55:21
As above, no warning...

Car has recently had injector work, and there's diesel on the underside of the engine cover, and around 1 and 3.

Turns over fine, so don't suspect cambelt...  Any ideas?
So its got to be a fuel line/pipe leak with air getting in the system
Title: Re: 1.6 Hdi sudden cut out won't restart...
Post by: 4x4 on 17 January 2015, 23:02:16
I would be sending it back to the cowboys to fix properly  ;D
Title: Re: 1.6 Hdi sudden cut out won't restart...
Post by: the alarming man on 17 January 2015, 23:11:21
I had same problem with a 307....in the end the stupid garage ended up stripping the injection system  :y
Title: Re: 1.6 Hdi sudden cut out won't restart...
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 17 January 2015, 23:16:40
So its got to be a fuel line/pipe leak with air getting in the system
Sounds likely.  :y
Title: Re: 1.6 Hdi sudden cut out won't restart...
Post by: henryd on 18 January 2015, 00:28:33
If there is a fuel leak which is enough to drop the rail pressure then it wont start,as already said air getting in will cause similar effect.
Title: Re: 1.6 Hdi sudden cut out won't restart...
Post by: 05omegav6 on 18 January 2015, 00:36:10
Looking likely... Back to the garage on Monday :y
Title: Re: 1.6 Hdi sudden cut out won't restart...
Post by: 05omegav6 on 25 January 2015, 09:22:24
Turns out it was the cambelt afterall... apparently it had done 60k, so half Shitrons suggested 120k schedule  :o
Title: Re: 1.6 Hdi sudden cut out won't restart...
Post by: henryd on 25 January 2015, 10:46:48
Turns out it was the cambelt afterall... apparently it had done 60k, so half Shitrons suggested 120k schedule  :o
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Its not normally the belt that's the cause,water pump failure or guide pulley breaking up are usual culprits
Title: Re: 1.6 Hdi sudden cut out won't restart...
Post by: tidla on 25 January 2015, 13:46:32
Generally its not that the idlers and water pump don't last the interval, usually its the fact that at the last scheduled change the grease monkey opted for the "rubber bit " only change.

Caught quite a few like this making tell tail signs of belt failure. On closer inspection you find an original branded tensioner /pulleys with an after market belt fitted.
Title: Re: 1.6 Hdi sudden cut out won't restart...
Post by: 05omegav6 on 25 January 2015, 16:34:51
Generally its not that the idlers and water pump don't last the interval, usually its the fact that at the last scheduled change the grease monkey opted for the "rubber bit " only change.

Caught quite a few like this making tell tail signs of belt failure. On closer inspection you find an original branded tensioner /pulleys with an after market belt fitted.
Getting the garage to admit that would be interesting... will mention it to my mate :y