C3 Picasso 2011 Fault code help please!

[Michel]

So, Mrs. Michel's C3 Picasso, a 1.4 Petrol 2011 model decided to throw its toys out of the pram yesterday. A misfire (prob cyl 2) "Engine fault - repair needed" on the dash panel, and bizarrely, the cooling fan coming on at high speed after only a minute or so of running, whether engine hot or cold. The only way I could stop it was to disconnect the battery.

So, I borrowed Mr. Hellrazor's Lexia and ran a scan.

Results as follows, excuse poor pics.

Oil Pressure control solenoid -

More detail on that..

Then we get onto the Inlet Camshaft Dephaser

A bit more info on that one..

There's also another but that just says there's a misfire on Cyl 2, which I shall fathom out tomorrow. I was running actuator tests on all the coils when the laptop battery ran out.

If anyone could offer some advice on what these errors are, and more importantly, where the parts with errors are actually located, it would be a massive help. I've found the exhaust camshaft dephaser, so I guess the inlet one is in a similar place on the rear of the engine.

Thanks all!

[RichardW]

Given the oil control fault is permanent, and the pressure too high, I'd go after that first. The others may resolve if the oil pressure is correct. I think it's probably a sump off job to get at solenoid...

[Michel]

Given the oil control fault is permanent, and the pressure too high, I'd go after that first. The others may resolve if the oil pressure is correct. I think it's probably a sump off job to get at solenoid...

What a pain in the bum. Fortunately I've had the sump off before and apart from one awkward bolt it's not a bad job.

I shall get the VIN when I get home and ask one of you kind folk to get me some part numbers and diagrams of where they are now I've paid my subs again!

Thanks Richard

[Michel]

Well, the VIN is VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff]:

I'd like to know where the Oil Pressure regulation Solenoid is, a part number and price.

Same for the Inlet Camshafter Dephaser solenoid

and.. a coil pack.

Do I need to put these on the parts request thread?

[GiveMeABreak]

Coil

(1) OEM Ignition Coil, part: 9807841880, £60.92
(2) Plug, part: 1648406980, £20.28

Dephaser

(14) Timing Control Solenoid Valve, part: 1628924280, £131.80

Oil Pump Solenoid

(8) Oil Pump Solenoid Valve, part: V764723880, £283.46

Oil Pressure Switch (in case needed)

(13) Engine Oil Pressure Switch, part: 9802152780, £50.20

[Michel]

Thanks a million Marc, just one thing - is the oil pump solenoid inside or outside of the engine? I'm trying to envisage the locations of all of these nasty little parts.

[GiveMeABreak]

Leave it with me and I'll put up a guide in the next 20 minutes or so with a link here.

[Michel]

Most kind, thank you again Marc .

[GiveMeABreak]

Here you go Mike:

3 Picasso 1.4 VTi 16V 95 Oil Pump Solenoid Replacement

[Michel]

Brilliant, thanks again Marc. Looks a total pain in the backside, that's for sure! I know what I'm doing next week then...

[GiveMeABreak]

No worries, best of luck with it.

[Michel]

No worries, best of luck with it.

Thanks Marc. I have access to a ramp and getting the sump off is pretty easy on that one. I'm wondering if I'll be able to get away without removing the driveshaft - as you'll know yourself, sometimes there are "shortcuts" around such things if one has a person with thin bendy arms and long spindly fingers nearby. I expect I'll use pattern parts for all but the oil pressure part as the others are all pretty accessible. I think the exhaust cam dephaser is the same part number, so I may swap them over to see if that particular fault goes away.

[Michel]

No worries, best of luck with it.

Marc,

Could you be so kind as to have a look if there's a procedure to remove the inlet cam dephaser solenoid please? I'm wondering how much of the car I need to take apart. I put a new coil on pot 2 today, which has cleared the rough running.

[GiveMeABreak]

Here you go:

C3 Picasso 1.4 VTi 16V 95 Actuator/ Variable Timing Electrovalve Replacement

[Michel]

Here you go:

C3 Picasso 1.4 VTi 16V 95 Actuator/ Variable Timing Electrovalve Replacement

Thanks again Marc, much appreciated