or Login >>         
C4 - DS4 Owners :: Forums :: C4 Picasso and Grand Picasso - PRE 2013 only :: C4 Picasso Problems and issues

Depollution System Failure - Is it really urgent

Home   Forum Rules    Forum Help  Conversion Tools
   
Please Register to enjoy additional Member Benefits
Top Thanked Forum Posts: Today | Week | Month | Year | All time | Most Thanks Given: To member | By user
Author Post
jls483   
Tue Jun 05 2012, 07:15am
Member No: #11966
Joined: Jan 05 2010
Location: Salisbury
A light has come on saying that the depollution system has failed and the manual says take it to be serviced urgently.

I have done some research and somebody recommended taking it for a long drive on the motorway if it has been doing lots of short journeys - it has.

I understand the light only indicates that a sensor has spotted something different and that a multitude of things may have gone wrong.

However it is a bank holiday Tuesday and my wife would like to take the car away for a week rather than our old banger of a second car.

Are any of the multitude of possible problems really urgent? How often does this light indicate a problem with too many short journeys?

Thanks for any advice.

John.
Biohead   
Tue Jun 05 2012, 08:16am

Member No: #6049
Joined: Nov 05 2008
Location: Bracknell
Get it on the motorway, and give it some high revs, this gets the exhaust nice and hot and burns off all the crud in the exhaust if you have a Diesel.

If whilst you're travelling to the motorway you feel the car's not right, avoid the motorway and take it back home as it's the best bet - especially with garages being closed today due to bank hol.
jls483   
Tue Jun 05 2012, 09:35am
Member No: #11966
Joined: Jan 05 2010
Location: Salisbury
Thanks Biohead,

Could you confirm exactly what you mean by high revs.
Are we talking 4000, 5000, 6000? And for one minute, two minutes, three minutes?

Do you happen to know if the warning light is constantly testing - will it go out as soon as the problem is fixed?

Are we at risk of doing damage to the car or just the environment?

Many thanks,

John.
garymaule   
Tue Jun 05 2012, 10:38am
Member No: #24621
Joined: Mar 08 2012
Location: Scotland
Hi there

This happened to me and I was advised to take it right to a Citroen garage which I did and they replaced my diesel particle filter.

Was advised not to drive the car.

My car had went into limp mode and had an engine management light on.

Hope this helps.
C4Darren   
Tue Jun 05 2012, 12:34pm
Member No: #13754
Joined: May 18 2010
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
I have the issue curently on mine, 1.6HDi 90 with no dpfs. Came on more frequently with the remap but as has been said a bomb down the motorway at 2k+ and it rights itself. Hope it helps.
jls483   
Wed Jun 06 2012, 09:22am
Member No: #11966
Joined: Jan 05 2010
Location: Salisbury
All Citroen service centres busy so RAC have come out to have a look!

They find that the error is P0470 Exhaust Pressure Sensor Malfunction. He's out there now trying to find the particular sensor

John.
Dave_Retired.   
Wed Jun 06 2012, 09:32am

Member No: #1
Joined: Aug 07 2006
Location: Northumberland
It's under the battery mount in the engine bay: - Click Here -


[shadowbox=http://c4owners.org/plugins/forum/attachment/1/1338993503_1_FT164483_p0470.png| P0470 Error Code Details::||]http://c4owners.org/plugins/forum/attachment/1/1338993503_1_FT164483_p0470_.png[/shadowbox]
craig573   
Wed Jun 06 2012, 10:49am
Member No: #22671
Joined: Oct 31 2011
Location: Shildon
Where is the Particular filter pressure sensor located on a 2.0 C4 HDI VTS? just out of interest
jls483   
Wed Jun 06 2012, 10:55am
Member No: #11966
Joined: Jan 05 2010
Location: Salisbury
RAC man did a lot of research including reading the information sent by C40wners.org - thanks everyone and talking to the local Citroen garage and in the end we just cleared the warning and took it for a test drive and it has been fine. No loss of power at all.

Now just waiting to see if it comes back on.

Thanks again,

John.
 

Jump:     Back to top

User Colour Key:
Head Administrator, Administrator, Forum Moderator, Forum Moderator, Premier Member, Technical Expert, New C4 and DS4 Forum Moderators, Member