Hi,
I've been using previous posts on this forum to try to get to the bottom of my Zafira going into limp mode about every 10 days, so thank you to everyone who previously posted :)
It used to do it very occasionally, but once I stopped and turned off the engine, after 5 mins it would be fine. Now it's doing it every 10 days or so.
My EGR has been replaced and the manifold sensor has been cleaned of carbon. I need to double check with the garage if they have cleaned out the manifold flaps - but I did mention them to the mechanic, so hopefully he did that too.
10 days post the sensor being cleaned it has done it again. It usually does it straight from home or when I have been idling or breaking suddenly.
I remembered something today from when it was at its worse - the digital fuel gauge showed less fuel that it contained; once the car started to move properly again, it slowly increased to the right amount of fuel.
I originally thought it was something to do with using cheap diesel fuel (which is why I thought it would only do it very occasionally) - could it be something to do with fuel e.g. partially blocked pipe? The filters have all been changed.
It's had a diagnostic tool on it, which threw up EGR and then the manifold sensor, but they've been fixed.
I have it booked in for its MOT on Wednesday and I'm really worried it will fail and I need to use my car every day.
Any ideas would be really appreciated.
My mechanic is a great guy, who is trying to help me and hasn't charged me, as he hasn't yet fixed it . The problem being that it's so intermittent and works fine in-between. But when it goes limp it can be very dangerous e.g. at a junction/pulling out onto a roundabout, so I need to sort it out.
Thanks in advance :)
I've been using previous posts on this forum to try to get to the bottom of my Zafira going into limp mode about every 10 days, so thank you to everyone who previously posted :)
It used to do it very occasionally, but once I stopped and turned off the engine, after 5 mins it would be fine. Now it's doing it every 10 days or so.
My EGR has been replaced and the manifold sensor has been cleaned of carbon. I need to double check with the garage if they have cleaned out the manifold flaps - but I did mention them to the mechanic, so hopefully he did that too.
10 days post the sensor being cleaned it has done it again. It usually does it straight from home or when I have been idling or breaking suddenly.
I remembered something today from when it was at its worse - the digital fuel gauge showed less fuel that it contained; once the car started to move properly again, it slowly increased to the right amount of fuel.
I originally thought it was something to do with using cheap diesel fuel (which is why I thought it would only do it very occasionally) - could it be something to do with fuel e.g. partially blocked pipe? The filters have all been changed.
It's had a diagnostic tool on it, which threw up EGR and then the manifold sensor, but they've been fixed.
I have it booked in for its MOT on Wednesday and I'm really worried it will fail and I need to use my car every day.
Any ideas would be really appreciated.
My mechanic is a great guy, who is trying to help me and hasn't charged me, as he hasn't yet fixed it . The problem being that it's so intermittent and works fine in-between. But when it goes limp it can be very dangerous e.g. at a junction/pulling out onto a roundabout, so I need to sort it out.
Thanks in advance :)