beauchampboiler
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Hi there, I apologise if this has been asked before, but none of posts I found while searching applied to my exact problem.
I drive a 2007 Fiat Multipla Dynamic JTD (1.9l Diesel).
Recently, the infamous orange engine management light came on while driving with immediate restricted performance (limp mode). The restricted performance seemed to disappear after a few minutes but the light remained on, and comes on as soon as the car is started. We booked it into the dealership for a £100 (
!) diagnosis but this won't happen until friday. In the meantime we took the car to two independent garages to get the ECU codes read for free. One garage stated that they were unable to read the codes and that we would have to go the dealership. The other said that the diesel particulate filter needed replacing at a cost of £300 (they also switched off the light, but it came back on shortly afterwards together with the brief period of restricted performance). However, a year ago we had a similar problem and a local garage (the first of the two mentioned above) cleaned the existing filter which fixed the problem. It seems rather unlikely that this problem would come back a year after a thorough clean. Our driving pattern is however, undeniably tough on the car, involving repeated short runs from cold-starts.
Do you think that the diagnosis of the second garage was accurate, and if so, is replacing the particulate filter necessary or would cleaning it suffice?
Any advice or tips regarding this problem would be much appreciated
Apologies for the long post and thanks for your help.
P.S: I should also add that the oil light flashes for approximately 1 minute around 30 seconds after starting. The car has been serviced recently so I am not worried about this, but I thought you might need to know, in case it is related in some way.
I drive a 2007 Fiat Multipla Dynamic JTD (1.9l Diesel).
Recently, the infamous orange engine management light came on while driving with immediate restricted performance (limp mode). The restricted performance seemed to disappear after a few minutes but the light remained on, and comes on as soon as the car is started. We booked it into the dealership for a £100 (
Do you think that the diagnosis of the second garage was accurate, and if so, is replacing the particulate filter necessary or would cleaning it suffice?
Any advice or tips regarding this problem would be much appreciated
Apologies for the long post and thanks for your help.
P.S: I should also add that the oil light flashes for approximately 1 minute around 30 seconds after starting. The car has been serviced recently so I am not worried about this, but I thought you might need to know, in case it is related in some way.
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