Hi everyone...I hope there's someone out there that can help..
Okay, sorry in advance but this maybe long winded..
I recently bought a 2003 Espace 2.2 DCI Initiale which had been off the road for around a year. I thought I would take a gamble and buy it as it was only £300 with the intention of getting it up and running again. I was told by the owner that it was in perfect working order, just ran out of mot. The first thing I did was to charge the battery (as you do), then give it a jump start....it fired up and seemed to run okay. On the journey back home a warning popped up on the dash display stating that there was a fuel injection fault with a zigzag box symbol and there seemed to be a real lack of power from the engine....a lot slower than I was expecting from a 2.2 diesel turbo!
Once home I searched the forums including this one to see if I could get to the bottom of the problem. Lots of people suggested the egr valve to be the first place to start, so I removed my one only to find that is was absolutely caked in soot! I removed all the carbon and cleaned it with wd40 and a toothbrush...which resulted in a pristine looking egr. The valve opened and closed with a push of my finger, and there was nothing causing a bad seal of the mechanism. Once refitted, I took the car for a test drive down the road, but up popped the infamous message 'fuel injection fault'! Okay, further inspection found a leak from number 3 injector seal which was spewing out exhaust fumes into the engine compartment. I removed the injector and found the metal seal to be warped and carboned up. I replaced this with a new one and after starting the engine, the leak was fixed. On test drive, still the message popped up.....so this was obviously not the problem either. At this point, I decided to get a diagnostic test done by a local mechanic. He was reluctant to attempt any kind of repair on this vehicle as he said that they are a 'nightmare' to fix but he would help me only with a diagnostic test. The codes came up as p1815 and p1814. These suggest egr???
Next I checked all the vacuum pipes as suggested on the forums...I found a very perished 8mm pipe and the rear of the engine - it had a hole in it and a huge split. I managed to replace this pipe with something I found in the shed just as a temporary repair as I was not sure it would last in hot temperatures. I took it for a test drive and WOW!!! It pulled like a train and flew down the road like a bat out of hell!!! This is it I thought....I've sorted it and finally got a bargain!! All a bit short lived though unfortunately, as when I turned the car around to take it back home, it would not pick up speed and I crawled back home at a max of 10mph. Once in the drive I revved the engine but it would not rev any more than 1500 rpm with my foot right down to the floor. I checked my temporary pipe and it hasn't failed.
So this is where I am at present....no power, no revs and a huge chunk of worthless car!! I have fixed three obvious faults and now the car is in a worse state than when I bought it!!
Any suggestions greatly appreciated....and yes, I know..."sell it and save a whole load of hassle" - but I'm stubborn and do not give in that easily, lol....:grin2:
Okay, sorry in advance but this maybe long winded..
I recently bought a 2003 Espace 2.2 DCI Initiale which had been off the road for around a year. I thought I would take a gamble and buy it as it was only £300 with the intention of getting it up and running again. I was told by the owner that it was in perfect working order, just ran out of mot. The first thing I did was to charge the battery (as you do), then give it a jump start....it fired up and seemed to run okay. On the journey back home a warning popped up on the dash display stating that there was a fuel injection fault with a zigzag box symbol and there seemed to be a real lack of power from the engine....a lot slower than I was expecting from a 2.2 diesel turbo!
Once home I searched the forums including this one to see if I could get to the bottom of the problem. Lots of people suggested the egr valve to be the first place to start, so I removed my one only to find that is was absolutely caked in soot! I removed all the carbon and cleaned it with wd40 and a toothbrush...which resulted in a pristine looking egr. The valve opened and closed with a push of my finger, and there was nothing causing a bad seal of the mechanism. Once refitted, I took the car for a test drive down the road, but up popped the infamous message 'fuel injection fault'! Okay, further inspection found a leak from number 3 injector seal which was spewing out exhaust fumes into the engine compartment. I removed the injector and found the metal seal to be warped and carboned up. I replaced this with a new one and after starting the engine, the leak was fixed. On test drive, still the message popped up.....so this was obviously not the problem either. At this point, I decided to get a diagnostic test done by a local mechanic. He was reluctant to attempt any kind of repair on this vehicle as he said that they are a 'nightmare' to fix but he would help me only with a diagnostic test. The codes came up as p1815 and p1814. These suggest egr???
Next I checked all the vacuum pipes as suggested on the forums...I found a very perished 8mm pipe and the rear of the engine - it had a hole in it and a huge split. I managed to replace this pipe with something I found in the shed just as a temporary repair as I was not sure it would last in hot temperatures. I took it for a test drive and WOW!!! It pulled like a train and flew down the road like a bat out of hell!!! This is it I thought....I've sorted it and finally got a bargain!! All a bit short lived though unfortunately, as when I turned the car around to take it back home, it would not pick up speed and I crawled back home at a max of 10mph. Once in the drive I revved the engine but it would not rev any more than 1500 rpm with my foot right down to the floor. I checked my temporary pipe and it hasn't failed.
So this is where I am at present....no power, no revs and a huge chunk of worthless car!! I have fixed three obvious faults and now the car is in a worse state than when I bought it!!
Any suggestions greatly appreciated....and yes, I know..."sell it and save a whole load of hassle" - but I'm stubborn and do not give in that easily, lol....:grin2:
