Citroen C3 2006 - Engine warming lamp - Anti Pollusion Fault

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Thu 31 Jan 2013 16:22
Citroen C3 2006 - Engine warming lamp - Anti Pollusion Fault - Imrie

Hi,

Bit of a saga here. This warning originally appeared last month, so I took it to the Citroen dealership garage, got charged £50 diagnosis and they 'fixed' it with an ECU software update. The fault code from diagnosis was 'P1197 Key off voltage low / Piezo-electric injector, power stage' .

The warning sure enough went away but after about 4 weeks it's reappeared. I phoned same garage to get this looked at again and they're saying £90 minimum to have it looked at, if it's same problem it will be free else it will be the £90 + repair. The car does have a Select used warranty on it which should cover engine issues
(although software updates are not in warranty)

Can't help but feel a bit out of pocket here and the £50 software update 'fix' was just throwing money away for me to only come back and pay them more.

Any advice would be great.

Thanks

Edited by Imrie on 31/01/2013 at 16:24

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Thu 31 Jan 2013 17:51
Citroen C3 2006 - Engine warming lamp - Anti Pollusion Fault - Collos25

Are you sure the light is not correct and you have a fault in the antipollution system.

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