CITROEN DISPATCH 2.0 HDI X REG NON RUNNER

Vehicle towed in with non running situation,fault code read two faults found 1112 fuel pressure intermttant low pressure and 1118 electric fan no1 poor earthing and or battery.The vehicle will start every time if fault codes removed or left for a short period of time but will stop when put under load,however will tick over almost forever.When observing live data all fuel pressure is lost momentarily just before it stops as though switched off. The vehicle had a history of this fault over a year ago with the dealers spending months rectifying the fault(they will not give out the information what was carried out other than to say they replaced fuel filter and housing under warranty surely this job would not have taken months to do , more likely they had a wiring defect )though i am led to believe the garage before the dealers had replaced the intank fuel lift pump but could not find the cause and effect of this non running and washed their hands of the job.It seams as though this model has a wiring history of this problem among others with this common rail pressure system.Has anyone come accross this or may shine a light to it. I HAVE SCANNED ALL THE WIRING AND REMOVED AND CLEANED ALL THE VISABLE EARTH POINTS. your help would be appreciated

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SIRJOHN
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The Dispatch 1.9 D is not the same, or is it ?

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kev

kev ( snipped-for-privacy@hotpop.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

Very unlikely. Common rail diesels run at some ungodly high pressure, unlike "normal" diseasels.

It's almost certainly identical - as far as the fuel system goes - to a Xant/Xsara/C5/406/Whatever HDi, though.

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Adrian

The standard diesel is very much different as Adrian suggests the operating pressures are up to 2000psi.This type of system is common rail high pressure as fitted to Fiat Scudo and Peugeot Partner as well as this Citroen,which I am led to believe have similar difficulties.This problem is difficult due to the way in which the software has been developed to protect itself when the pressure drops, by switching itself off not just simply adopting a limp home mode.

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SIRJOHN

Fault finally traced to low pressure pump within tank, although recently replaced was defective.New unit cured problem, wiring fault code a red herring.Dangerous software that switches car off altogether when underload and pressure insufficient,typical French?

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SIRJOHN

SIRJOHN ( snipped-for-privacy@a1quickfit.freeserve.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

And how badly would you be complaining if it *didn't*, and the high pressure pump suffered damage as a result?

Oh, and don't moan too hard about the HDi being "typically French" and rubbish - Ford buy it in and rebadge it as the TDCi... They obviously don't have your blindspots.

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Adrian

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