al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
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I'm more than a bit sure this has been covered, but a search on "special programs/engine fault" is bringing up loads of stuff, and none of it on this, so here goes again...........
On a steady cruise down the M40, I was climbing the incline down towards high wycombe (vicar of dibley cutting - you know the one), on a really light throttle, when the low fuel light started to flash - this I expected, as range was showing about 30miles left, but... then the message center starting throwing up the Special Programs off, engine system fault messages - there were no other warning lights on at all. I'd got no throttle response, so rolled it onto the hard shoulder - turn it off, straight back on, and away we went. Filled it up, and then after finishing work did the 100 miles home with no issues.
Current sitting at 26k miles on the clock - ideas??
Cheers
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bp
Member Since: 06 Jan 2010
Location: Stuck On The High Road
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Drawn up some carp from the btm of the fuel tank??  (absolute guess and no prior experience of that fault)
egr valves always a suspect....... Don’t worry it is supposed to sound like that...honest
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| 13th Dec 2010 10:21 pm |
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MacLeod 313
Member Since: 18 Apr 2008
Location: away
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It sounds as a blocked filter...low fuel warning so you could have sucked something up. Thats the lucky way, when I had that warning it was Turbo
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| 13th Dec 2010 10:23 pm |
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al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
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but Ben - some carp - sounds a bit fishy to me 
Al Volvo XC90 B5 Plus Dark
Gone - MY18 D5 HSE - Corris on 22's with Black Pack
Now gone - MY16 D4 SE Tech, Loire Blue, Almond Leather, Privacy, plus some other goodies.
Old - MY12 D4 SDV6 XS Auto - Ipanema Sand with Almond Leather - Plus other niceties, and D4.com sticker
Older - D3 TDV6 XS Auto - Lugano Teal with Almond Leather, 20" Stormers, Shiny Tailpipes, DVD/TV - and obligatory D3 sticker
Ancient - D3 TDV6 S - Tonga with Ebony, 20" Stormers, satnav & DVD
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| 13th Dec 2010 10:27 pm |
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bp
Member Since: 06 Jan 2010
Location: Stuck On The High Road
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 type the correct spelling and see how long it lasts   Don’t worry it is supposed to sound like that...honest
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| 13th Dec 2010 10:46 pm |
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D3 1234
Member Since: 03 Nov 2008
Location: Stradbally, Waterford
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Had a similar problem yesterday. Cruising along at 60 mph with trailer behind when engine appeared to cut out for a split second then engine system fault, special programs off and no throttle response. Coasted into hard shoulder and restarted, all was well for another mile or so then the same again. Pulled in again and reset and all was well until i put the pressure on and the same thing happened again. This time I pulled in and left it a few minutes before restarting. No problems since. Went home and downloaded chip and re-loaded it again just in case it had anything to do with it. Had a good drive in it since and drove it on and all seems to be well now. Any clues?
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| 14th Dec 2010 10:12 am |
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