Berlingo 1.8i Stalling when cold.
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filber
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Berlingo 1.8i Stalling when cold.
My Berlingo Multispace stalls 30 sec after startup. I can keep it running with the revs running at 2000 untill warm then it drives okay. If I drive off before it has warmed up it will stall everytime I brake. Any info for correcting this irratating behaviour much appreciated thanks
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AndersDK
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- Joined: 21 Feb 2003, 04:56
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To me it seems to be a choke problem - as it's exactly at cold engine - never on hot - you have the problem.
The engine management (ECU) has it's own Coolant Temp Sensor (CTS) exactly to decide your engine's working temperature - and uses this sensor to decide fuel enrichment at cold engine.
Either this sensor is defective (shortcircuit) - or it's 2pole plug and/or cable may be at fault. The fault would be one of the leads in the twin cable earthed - or the cable/connector is shorting out.
The CTS is located near the thermostat housing - but you may also have a similar looking 2pole sensor for any temp gauge & overtemp warning light fitted.
Try locate any 2pole sensor connector fitted as described - then with this (in case 2 found : both) connector UN-plugged start the COLD (!) engine.
If your engine now runs perfect at cold - then the connector re-fitted making the engine run bad again (connecting one at a time) - is the (bad) CTS.
If no change detected on this test - stop engine and try trace the entire (both) cable run for any cable damages.
The engine management (ECU) has it's own Coolant Temp Sensor (CTS) exactly to decide your engine's working temperature - and uses this sensor to decide fuel enrichment at cold engine.
Either this sensor is defective (shortcircuit) - or it's 2pole plug and/or cable may be at fault. The fault would be one of the leads in the twin cable earthed - or the cable/connector is shorting out.
The CTS is located near the thermostat housing - but you may also have a similar looking 2pole sensor for any temp gauge & overtemp warning light fitted.
Try locate any 2pole sensor connector fitted as described - then with this (in case 2 found : both) connector UN-plugged start the COLD (!) engine.
If your engine now runs perfect at cold - then the connector re-fitted making the engine run bad again (connecting one at a time) - is the (bad) CTS.
If no change detected on this test - stop engine and try trace the entire (both) cable run for any cable damages.