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How to find the code for engine fault light that has come on? |
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Blader1611 |
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Member No: #32131
Joined: Aug 18 2013Location: Leeds |
I have a 2010 Citroen Grand Picasso 1.6HDI. The engine fault light has come on but shows no further details, i have just driven it 10 miles and everything seemed as normal. Does this car have an OBD port and if so where can i locate it? I just checked a website which showed it to be behind a panel near the driver but this was a LHD model and it looked ever so slightly different to mine. Is it worth spending 20 quid on a obd scanner from ebay (assuming i have an obd port)? Thanks in advance. |
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Farmerguy |
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Member No: #59597
Joined: Apr 10 2022Location: Denmark west part |
Hi Yeah the obd port is to be found within 50cM from the steering wheel. There is not a small panel you can pull out where your parking, gastank lid button etc is? There should be a small dent just over these buttons. |
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routemaster1 |
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Member No: #574
Joined: Jul 08 2007Location: Dorset |
On a RHD car, I believe it is in the glovebox. | ||||
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gittos |
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Member No: #30055
Joined: Apr 02 2013Location: Bolton |
As Routemaster said, it’s in the glovebox, on the right hand side behind a clip off cover. | ||||
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Blader1611 |
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Member No: #32131
Joined: Aug 18 2013Location: Leeds |
UPDATE. My neighbour had a bluetooth reader which was pretty basic but it did seem to read. I had no idea what profile i had to use on my phone app so just picked a basic one. It brought up a code of P0087 which is fuel/rail system pressure too low. I have googled it and all i really found out was that its a vague code and it could be one of many things. At this point its just starting get beyond my understanding and capabilities. Anyone have any recommendations/ideas? I am still looking at getting a better reader as i really had no idea with that cheap chinese copy scanner, it took me ages to get it to read/connect so i am not 100% trusting of its reading. |
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Farmerguy |
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Member No: #59597
Joined: Apr 10 2022Location: Denmark west part |
Try changing the fuel filter, check for leaks in the pipes that goes to the filter and around the engine to the pump. | ||||
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Blader1611 |
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Member No: #32131
Joined: Aug 18 2013Location: Leeds |
This is weird but all the faults have gone now without me doing a thing. As soon as the weather warmed up i started the car and no faults, could it have been related to the temp? | ||||
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Ap0qalypto |
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Member No: #52161
Joined: Sep 21 2018Location: Republic of Serbia |
Moisture is my guess. | ||||
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Farmerguy |
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Member No: #59597
Joined: Apr 10 2022Location: Denmark west part |
Hard to say, it could be possible i guess. Could also just be a pin that is too loose in a connector. Also one point in the fault finding is poor fuel quality. So alot of things. But the diesel filter is changed at every service with oil change i guess, so they need to be changed quite often. |
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tomandjo2 |
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Member No: #20851
Joined: Jul 17 2011Location: Cambridge |
For info I use an phone app called inCarDoc for use with bluetooth obd readers, it's as far as I know the only free fault reader that will erase codes (obviously you need to fix the fault first) | ||||
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