Out of warranty now, coming up to 60k. Big service next. I can’t be arsed with the hassle mind, so I’m obviously all bullshit and bluster!
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The titanic has docked…
- Thread starter Naughty Boy
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Finally got the f**king thing home. Left Manchester at 14.30 and all was going well until I tanked in onto the M6 and it went into limp mode and engine light came on.
fortunately I was literally a few miles away from services so pulled in and called RAC. They plugged it in and it’s showing a fuel pressure fault which would make sense.
Cleared the codes and the RAC man drove the car for a few miles and it was fine, booted it and limp mode again. So idea was to clear codes and not accelerate hard on way home. Didn’t matter as this time the codes wouldn’t clear.
Drove it home as I couldn’t be fucked staying in Manchester over night to wait for garage to reopen. Car drives perfectly now with all the over niggles/issues fixed, just a shame about the new problem. It gets to decent speeds for driving but takes a while to get there.
These are the codes I pulled when I got home.
I have a feeling the garage knew there was a problem but turned a blind eye as they mentioned twice they hard problems starting it but put it down to low fuel even though there was a 1/4 of a tank.
So f**king close to it being sorted it’s f**king frustrating now.
Wasn’t doing it before engine came out.
fortunately I was literally a few miles away from services so pulled in and called RAC. They plugged it in and it’s showing a fuel pressure fault which would make sense.
Cleared the codes and the RAC man drove the car for a few miles and it was fine, booted it and limp mode again. So idea was to clear codes and not accelerate hard on way home. Didn’t matter as this time the codes wouldn’t clear.
Drove it home as I couldn’t be fucked staying in Manchester over night to wait for garage to reopen. Car drives perfectly now with all the over niggles/issues fixed, just a shame about the new problem. It gets to decent speeds for driving but takes a while to get there.
These are the codes I pulled when I got home.
I have a feeling the garage knew there was a problem but turned a blind eye as they mentioned twice they hard problems starting it but put it down to low fuel even though there was a 1/4 of a tank.
So f**king close to it being sorted it’s f**king frustrating now.
Wasn’t doing it before engine came out.
I’m hoping it’s a damaged connector and not the high pressure pump itself that’s been damaged.
I’m going to push the garage who fitted the engine tomorrow (local) to have a look as they never actually got to road test the vehicle for fault to occur.
I’m going to push the garage who fitted the engine tomorrow (local) to have a look as they never actually got to road test the vehicle for fault to occur.
Manchester garage no Portsmouth garage yes.
Stay Puft
ClioSport Club Member
Clio 172
Who’s done the work in Portsmouth??
Prestige Car Service.
Any ideas why it’s suddenly failed after engine swap? Or is it just purely bad luck as it’s been disturbed?
They did all the servicing/fixing on my E63, always seemed really good
So should be LH bank if I remember correctly. You have another regulator on the end of the fuel rail. Check the connection on that and that the all the fuel pipes have been secured properly.
If all of that checks out, get a leak off test done on the injectors. Simple enough test or if you have someone local with a STAR machine they can test the injectors via that.
If all of that checks out, get a leak off test done on the injectors. Simple enough test or if you have someone local with a STAR machine they can test the injectors via that.
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drivers side? I can see regulator on passenger
Taking it back down to Portsmouth now as tbh they fitted it all abs they couldn’t road test it before it was moved to Manchester.
When gasket was sorted they only stripped the bank in situ and it’s the other side so this hasn’t been touched.
When gasket was sorted they only stripped the bank in situ and it’s the other side so this hasn’t been touched.
Ah ok. Hopefully something really simple and just an overlooked item.
When you buy a replacement engine (from Dronsfield or Prestige) they supply the fuel injection with it, so you should have a spare set of injectors, fuel pump and rails w/ sensors etc.
I hope you got them given to you!
When you buy a replacement engine (from Dronsfield or Prestige) they supply the fuel injection with it, so you should have a spare set of injectors, fuel pump and rails w/ sensors etc.
I hope you got them given to you!
It was a bare block so everything was swapped over.
Car kept cutting out abs wouldn’t restart at a junction this morning which almost caused a accident. Went eventually, I met resistance from the garage in Portsmouth today saying they were too busy and it would be a month Atleast before they could look at it.
Wife stepped in as she could see I was about to lose it. They did the work, it was fine before they did the work and I gave them 4.5k.
f**king fix it and stop f**king around.
withoutabix
ClioSport Club Member
Nice to see customer service well and truly alive in this country still…..
Ohh. I've always had them come with injection as well so assumed you would get the same.
So you left it with them again to look into? Be interesting to see what they come up with. I take it, it was chuffing or making any irregular noises just the light and cutting out?
When it went into limp mode originally yesterday the car was vibrating which would confirm fueling issue.
Can’t hear any chuffing so to speak, once it actually got going it drove down there like a normal car. Just don’t put foot to floor.
I double checked all my invoices and phoned Prestige parts, was a bare block with no injectors or pump.
Yes now I have to wait again to find out what it is, no doubt it will be simple enough this time compared to engine failure.
I might well be in contact with you to have my front Sam, parktronic, and driver’s door lock replaced controller replaced as I don’t trust this garage after todays events. Hope that’s ok!!!
So f**king close by now so far away again.
Krarl
ClioSport Club Member
What a carry on, I'm stressed just reading about it ffs 😂
Probably a bit simplistic but there isn’t a twist or kink in one of the fuel pipes is there? How old and crusty is the fuel filter?
gutted for you Ant
gutted for you Ant
All pipes look as new, fuel filter replaced with genuine unit when work done.
It’s possible one has been damaged when refitted but that’s their job to find.
So it won't be the filter or the metal pipes / fixings because if it was you'd have fuel everywhere.
My guess is either the wiring / plug or the fuel regualtor on the rail is faulty. Simple enough test to check voltages / signal to the plug. And they could try another regulator off another V6 just to test it, before buying a new one.
Because thinking about it, if it was an injector issue it would fault to a particular cylinder and not the complete bank. unless they have coded the LH bank injectors in as new ones but thats a reach..
My guess is either the wiring / plug or the fuel regualtor on the rail is faulty. Simple enough test to check voltages / signal to the plug. And they could try another regulator off another V6 just to test it, before buying a new one.
Because thinking about it, if it was an injector issue it would fault to a particular cylinder and not the complete bank. unless they have coded the LH bank injectors in as new ones but thats a reach..
Agree completely
are they all hard pipes? If a hose in kinked or pinched slightly could that not cause a pressure issue? For the sake of a quick look around with a torch I’m guessing it’s worth it.
Either way it’s dog s**t that Ant is in this position…hope it’s not one of “those” cars Ant
Krarl
ClioSport Club Member
Fuel lines to the pump surely can't be an issue as the OM642 are single HP fuel pump (pretty sure), so it will be associated to that bank/rail if you're seeing something on one side. Plus there would be derv pissing out everywhere
I would say like @KielT mentioned, injectors on that bank haven't been coded right or the pressure sensor is wankered. These aren't like VAG stuff where each bank has it's own ECU?
Edit, get it plugged in and read the live date from the pressure sensor, it should be like 15,000PSI+ iirc
I would say like @KielT mentioned, injectors on that bank haven't been coded right or the pressure sensor is wankered. These aren't like VAG stuff where each bank has it's own ECU?
Edit, get it plugged in and read the live date from the pressure sensor, it should be like 15,000PSI+ iirc
Time will tell, a lot of time that is 😂
Such a shame, was driving so well beforehand.
Such a shame, was driving so well beforehand.
So the leak off pipes are braided rubber but again you'd see an obvious leak. The pipes from the rail to the injectors are metal.
No smell of diesel which would give it away
Yeah singular HP pump. Injectors shouldn't of needed coded as they re-used his old ones with his old ECU. Should of been a simple job of cleaning up the seat, new washer and bolt and then start. But if they told the vehicle they were new new this could be a problem, but as I said its a stretch..
I saw something similar on a skoda we put a replacement engine in and the tech I had at the time said they were new injectors when they weren't it misfired and cut out and ran like a total sack. £1200.00 later at my cost it fixed it. But I seem to remember it listed the codes for each individual cylinder.
Krarl
ClioSport Club Member
Aye it should still run without them injectors coded, just helps it along and gets the best out of them
Ant will throw money at it, he's minted
Ant will throw money at it, he's minted
Aye it should still run without them injectors coded, just helps it along and gets the best out of them
Ant will throw money at it, he's minted
Not anymore….
Out of interest do the pumps in tank fail often? If so does it throw a code?
Usually when you get issues you look at the last thing changed, so given the fact it all was removed it has to be a refitting problem.
Poopensharten
ClioSport Club Member
Golf R
You’ve the patience of a nun in a coma!
Could it be fixed? I remain skeptical…
Jonnio
ClioSport Club Member
Punto HGT Abarth
