Technical engin idles after key removed
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Technical engin idles after key removed
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"running on" can be caused by heavy coke / carbon build up inside the combustion chambers, pretty rare these days I think. The carbon glows red hot and enables the motor to run on for a while without a spark at the spark plug. Over advanced ignition can also cause this, but again since the advent of ECU's and all the engine monitoring sensors this has become very rare, however as the Engine Management threw up an error maybe that is where you should start looking, maybe a test on a Fiat Examiner at a Dealers?
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Filling an engine with too much oil might make it run on it... 10 years since I heard about the last incident though - and that was an old Peugeot. M.
If the engine just keeps on running as if nothing has happened when you turn the key off and remove the key then it's something quite different. That's electrical, it's not nice and it's often expensive
Re: engine idles after key removed
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Macwalsh
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Sorry - not got a solution but would like to know if there is one. My JTD 115 has done this 3 times now. I think I have manged to identify the cause - if you turn the key back and remove it from the barrel really quickly you can usually leave the engine running. Not to be encouraged though as it seems an expensive fix if it does go t*ts up one day and does it all the time.
More of a problem with a diesel engine as it can
be that the turbo oil supply feeds the engine
until it destroys it's self. Happened a lot with
diesel Range Rovers.
John
be that the turbo oil supply feeds the engine
until it destroys it's self. Happened a lot with
diesel Range Rovers.
John
could simply be ignition switch fault or water ingress at fusebox
Sounds like you need to buy a battery cover!
