berlingo 1.9d van 53reg(very noisey)help!!!

[knackredvanman]

hello there hope someone can help with my noisey van

the van started to make a very loud noise from the engine and the engine management light came on and wont go above 2000revs also blacksmoke
so i got a machanic to look at it and he said it could be the solinoid which he changed and the engine light has gone out but still the van wont go above 2000revs and still blacksmoke but has become a little quieter
realy desprate to get it back on the road has loseing bussiness all the the time has im a joiner

cheers............

[oneday]

have a look in the supersticky see if anyone near you with a lexia and see if they can read the fault codes for you

[waynedance]

If your desperate to get sorted take it to a garage, you could spend a fortune listening to folk and changing this that and the other and still not cure the fault.

[knackredvanman]

the fault code as gone since changeing the solinoid
thanks for the advice wayne but it is been with a garage and they are struggerling i dont want to keep throwing money at it hence the reason im on here

[myglaren]

have a look in the supersticky see if anyone near you with a lexia and see if they can read the fault codes for you

I agree with oneday
If it wasn't a Citroen dealer or specialist then their code reader may not be capable of a thorough diagnosis where a Lexia dedicated diagnostics computer could reveal a lot more. The code will be stored anyway unless they had the capability to clear the codes.

A Lexia will also be able to read live data and give a snapshot of conditions with the engine running and enable you to identify the fault with more accuracy and help eliminate other things seen as possibilities.

Other than that I would suggest finding a recommended diesel specialist who will be better equipped in dealing with your problem.

[spider]

It will be running over (fully?) advanced I'd guess which is the cause of the noise / smoke. The solenoid was a good thought without a diag though, if I had to guess without a diag it would be that assuming everything else was connected OK.

It should not be much to rectify though, it may be something silly like the TDC sensor adrift.

[Xantianut]

Ay up!

We had this with one of the minibuses at work. It turned out to be the EGR valve that had stuck wide open. A cable tie sorted it but that was an old-school mechanical diesel.

I would think yours is an all-singing, all-dancing fully electronic gizmo-laden wonderland so a Lexia is the answer.

[dave28]

I had a very simular problem with my berlingo van no guts and bellowing out black smoke it turned out to be a blocked exhaust system drop the exhaust and see if its got the revs back ( its a bit loud when you try it )

[knackredvanman]

thanks for the sugestions
just got the van back drove it from the garage drives like a dream untill u hit 2000revs... since the solinoid has been changed sounds like a new van but still power

[Old-Guy]

It's probably running in 'limp' mode because the fault code hasn't been cleared - needs a Lexia!