Citroen C15D Van - electric no-go

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Tue 28 Jun 2011 17:08
Citroen C15D Van - electric no-go - C15conducteur

Hi,

Have a real headache here. 1999 Citroen C15D RHD 1769cc van. On journey, suddenly van loses all power and rolls to halt on country road. Try starting it , nothing!.

Lift bonnet, check cables to battery, fry my fingers. Realise positive battery feed wire has come up against sharp bodywork and has earthed it. Disconnect battery quickly as lead is very hot. No other signs of problems.
Replace battery, nothing, buy new battery, replace it , nothing.

Recover vehicle to home. Strip ignition switch and rebuild, still nothing. Replace starter motor and solenoid with new unit, nothing. Follow the electric chain and replace pre-heater solenoid with another unit ( they are like hen's teeth to find second hand),but still nothing. Turn the key the first click, red battery lights ignite on dash, second click no preheater lights ignite, third click , sort of click and buzz from pre-heater relay. Running out of options. No sign of burning on any connection or brown staining, all fuses o.k. (at least the eight on the bulkhead are fine) Any help would be appreciated. Many Thanks,Mike

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Tue 28 Jun 2011 18:30
Citroen C15D Van - electric no-go - Peter.N.

Don't know the electrics on this particular vehicle but you have obviously lost a supply somewhere. As the burn up was on the battery terminal that might be the first place to start, are there any other wires connected to the positive terminal, there must be somewhere, check that they are all there and are making good contact.

Failing that I would be inclined to find the supply thats missing and run another lead to it. If you check the various fuses you should be able to find which ones don't have a supply on them, there will possibly be more than one and you should be able to tell from the circuit where the feed comes from.

I am assuming you have a circuit if not a Haynes manual should show you.

Peter

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Wed 29 Jun 2011 09:14
Citroen C15D Van - electric no-go - C15conducteur

Thanks Peter.

I will have a look at your suggestion. I haven't got a circuit diagram for it ,but I can test through the circuits with my voltmeter. There are other wires coming directly off the battery lead. I think the van has had electrical issues before I bought it 18 months ago. However , it hasn't given me any problems until now.

Thanks again for taking the time to reply, appreciate it! Mike

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