Guest sunnyG83 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Hi people, my sister has a Y-reg 1.6ltr Citroen Picasso as her daily driver and she is having problems with it. The car is generally very good and runs very well but sometimes it cuts out on her while she is driving and then refuses to start again for around 30 mins. The car is trying to turn over but its just not jumping into life. When we leave it for 30mins or so and try to start it again it usually fires first time and then is fine for another few days. I thought it could be an over-fueling problem and the engine going into some sort of cut-out or safe mode but usually i would have expected to have smelled the fumes of petrol or a bit of a back fire. If there is anyone on here that can help then please leave a suggestion as its baffled me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absz Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Might be worth checking or replacing the coolant temp sensor that feeds the ecu (not gauge) can cause over fuelling problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain2010 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 I had this problem on a renault 19 16v. Tried loads of things but finally got it fixed by changing the chankshaft timing sensor. Was about £30 from memory. When it got warm it used to cut out and then once it cooled down (30mins or so) it used to start again and then cut out once warm again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sunnyG83 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Thanks for the help guys im off to speak to the garage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPRALOOPY Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Might be worth checking or replacing the coolant temp sensor that feeds the ecu (not gauge) can cause over fuelling problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Thought you meant like as in cubism... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sunnyG83 Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Nah Rob but i did manage to cut my ear off with the bonnet if you fancy it, its yours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Nah Rob but i did manage to cut my ear off with the bonnet if you fancy it, its yours That was Van Gogh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sunnyG83 Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Lol what a twat i am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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