citroen berlingo 1.4 van - lpg problem

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Sun 27 Oct 2013 08:22
citroen berlingo 1.4 van - lpg problem - jockeylad

I hope someone can shed some light on this problem my van is running on lpg and petrol at the same time and costing a fortune! It running on a brc system and has done 86000 miles. It was serviced about15000 miles ago please help!

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Sun 27 Oct 2013 18:34
citroen berlingo 1.4 van - lpg problem - daveyK_UK

You have provided to much information, I dont know where to start.

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Sun 27 Oct 2013 21:27
citroen berlingo 1.4 van - lpg problem - jockeylad

Ok basically its running on petrol and lpg simultaneously

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Sun 27 Oct 2013 21:57
citroen berlingo 1.4 van - lpg problem - craig-pd130

I know nothing about LPG systems but there must be a valve and controller that handles switching between petrol and LPG. That's probably where the fault is.

You'll probably need to take it to an LPG specialist to get the fault traced.

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Sun 27 Oct 2013 21:58
citroen berlingo 1.4 van - lpg problem - galileo

Ok basically its running on petrol and lpg simultaneously

I presume this is not how it is supposed to work, that is, it ought to run on either petrol or LPG?

What happens if it runs out of petrol or you shut off the gas? Does it then run properly on the one fuel it is getting?

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Sun 27 Oct 2013 22:56
citroen berlingo 1.4 van - lpg problem - bathtub tom

Ok basically its running on petrol and lpg simultaneously

How do you know? If it was I'd presume it would be overfuelling, making it practically undriveable.

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Mon 28 Oct 2013 15:46
citroen berlingo 1.4 van - lpg problem - jockeylad

fuel level drops as well as the gas level this is how i know, it uses petrol like it is running on petrol only and it also uses gas i know because i have to keep filling up!

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Mon 28 Oct 2013 16:24
citroen berlingo 1.4 van - lpg problem - madf

Gas leak?

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Tue 29 Oct 2013 21:04
citroen berlingo 1.4 van - lpg problem - ChiefCakeEater

Gas leak?

That was my immediate thought too. If you have a leak of any fuel (petrol or LPG) you should get it checked out ASAP, as this could be extremely dangerous.

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Tue 29 Oct 2013 21:46
citroen berlingo 1.4 van - lpg problem - gordonbennet

As said it could have a gas leak, but it would be a sizeable leak and the smell around the vehicle when running/leaking would be unmistakeable, propane stinks.

Unless you're a good mechanic this is not something to play about with, i would find the nearest competent LPG workshops and get them to sort it.

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