Ds3 - Check engine light comes on
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Ds3 - Check engine light comes on
Hi everyone, I'm having a problem with my ds3 1.6 thp. Yesterday when leaving the traffic light, the check engine turned on, the car lost power, started shaking and the fan started working loudly and went out 10 minutes after I turned off the car. I went to a couple of mechanics and all of them got a cylinder error on the diagnostic (we checked the spark plugs and they work normally + replaced before 15k). Also when the code is erased, the car drive normally till i change the gear quickly.. The last thing I was told was that it might be the chain or the whole engine would need to be replaced. Do you have an idea what might be the problem? Because i didn't believe th
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Re: Ds3 - Check engine light comes on
It would be helpful to know exactly which code(s) were present. If it fault is a misfire on a specific cylinder then you should try swapping the ignition coils around to see if the fault moves.
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Re: Ds3 - Check engine light comes on
Could be something simple such as needing the fuel filter replacing. Have a read of this topic viewtopic.php?t=84296&sid=a1648b1dd01e6 ... 5a39d813ae