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Post by curlykevs »

hi tried to put my new stereo got yesterday for Christmas tried wiring to the live on the ignition and got short circuit blew very big fuse under bonnet i have replaced the fuse as the ignition would not turn on now the van wont start it turns over ok and will fire very briefly with a spray of easy start then dies again so no diesel getting through i have cheeked all the fuses under the bonnet my van is 2006 citroen relay 2.2 diesel any help please as i need van for work monday
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Post by Peter.N. »

Does it have an in tank pump? if so can you hear it briefly when you switch the ignition on? if not and it has one you have lost the power supply to it.

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yes it has power to pump in tank and can hear it run for few seconds then shuts off
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Post by Peter.N. »

Could be that you have lost power to the engine ECU there is not a simple way of finding out, you really need to find someone with a Lexia, there is a list of them somewhere on the forum.

You could try disconnecting the battery for a few minutes, that might reset it.

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thanks i will try that in the morning
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could you not have connected the new radio into the vans factory radio connectors


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Post by wheeler »

When you were messing with the fuses have you pulled one out & put it back in the wrong place ? There are usually empty slots in the fusebox for equipment that isn't fitted to all models, if it was working fine until the fuse blew then it sounds highly likley that's what may have happened.
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