Citroen Berlingo Multispace (1998 - 2010) - 09 1.9 1.9 diesel - engine cuts out intermittently

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Wed 27 May 2009 10:05
09 1.9 1.9 diesel - engine cuts out intermittently - Graham_B
Hi - this is my first post so treat me gently!

My Berlingo's 1.9 diesel engine cuts out intermittently without warning and will not start immediately afterwards - I have to leave it 5-10 minutes before restarting.

Interestingly the fault does not occur on a long run.

I've cleaned out the fuel filter housing and replaced the fuel filter - I don't think fuel supply to the pump is a problem.

I've taken it in for a diagnostic check at the local Citroen dealer and no fault was apparent.
The mechanic suggested that the problem could be a solenoid on the diesel pump that communicates with the ECU.

Has anyone else experienced this problem?
How did you manage to resolve it?

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers
Graham_B

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 27/05/2009 at 11:28

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Sat 12 Sep 2009 11:22
09 1.9 1.9 diesel - engine cuts out intermittently - Guppy
Had a similar problem and the garage tried lots of things..replacing injectors and things.

Eventually they replaced the EGR valve and also updated the ECU software to the latest version..

It's difficult to say whether the fix with my car was the EGR valve, the software or both.

However, apparently there was a bug in early versions of the software which caused the solenoid to lock up in the fuel pump. This was cured in later versions of the software.

Worth checking with the garage what version of software is on you car and whether it's the latest version.

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