c5 just cut out and wont start again

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c5 just cut out and wont start again

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hi c5 2.2 diesel just cut out and wont start again . in the past its cut out when i accelerate heavily for just a second and restarted on its own .last year it would not start at all in the morning i just pressed all the wiring i could see and it started and its run for 12 months with no problems its a 2007 model thanks
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Best place to start is diagnostics. If you can get it on Lexia or Diagbox, that should begin to give some indication with stored faults.
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Could be worth some easy start to see.if you can get her running again
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Re: c5 just cut out and wont start again

Post by GiveMeABreak »

Given what you have said already, "..pressed all the wiring I could see.." would suggest that you may have a loose connection / plug or some dirt in one of the connectors if not a loose or broken wire wherever it was that you were poking about!

A systematic check and clean up of all your connectors with some electrical contact cleaner may be worth a shot in the first instance - put it this way - it won't make things worse than they are. Then get it on a Lexia for a global test, clear the faults, and re-test. Any faults that remain can be accepted as 'new' temporary or permanent faults and will form the basis of where to start.
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