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Volvo with the E was injected they had fuel injection very early in the 140/160 even ran a dual set of points in the bosch distributor

Thanks for your help i will try these now

That's very concerning, especially on such a new van.

The fact it fired straight up after the battery was disconnected then replaced suggests an ECU needed to be reset.

Surely being so new it will be covered under warranty, if so I'd get it booked in to Renault and see if they can detect what caused it.

Ho well it seems the Laguna is D i dead they was driving and pedal on brakes went to the floor ended up with a little bit of braking which isn't what you want in an Auto at all!

So it's left lanuguising at the side of the road somewhere

When you say you've tried the emergency key in the door lock and it fails to lock... Why?
Does the key just turn in the barrel, or does it not turn at all. For me this is the area i would be concentrating on 1st as you need to fix this first.
If this switch on your barrel is stuck showing open/unlocked then I would say this is step 1 can it be...

thats what i was thinking, tried to start it at the weekend with a fully charged battery and still nothing, it did (for around 0.5 sec) sound like it was going to catch butit didnt, im probably gonna try some sure start (or similar) just to see if it does actually start, that should rule out any sensors

if it is the fuel pump fors off to the...

Is there one on the rear of the radio itself? Aftermarket radios frequently have one there so maybe Renault as well?

The EGR is very likely to be clogged, and the turbo's variable vanes could be suffering as well. I would start by cleaning the EGR, and then giving it a good old fashioned rag down a motorway, or even better a fast A/B road (with a bit of slowing down and speeding up) - given the history you describe it will need at least an hour's worth. You need...

Does this help?

PM sent from a Safrane nutter!

Glad you've got it sorted. It's always the awkward pipe sizes that you find!

Why were told you needed new disks? Thickness, a bit of a lip on the exterior or braking?

I had the exact same problem with the wiper motor sitting in a pool of water but I drained it and the same problem happened with the wipers but only started months later. Anyway I did what was suggested and cleaned the contacts and added new grees and now they work like they should.

Thanks a lot for the info

I don't know too much about the servo architecture on those, but I once experienced something similar on another car where a vacuum non-return valve got gummed up and stuck almost closed, making asthmatic noises at start up and shut down.

Same here - glow plugs are rarely used on modern engines, say for cold starts and regeneration assistance (where a DPF is fitted) I can't see any correlation to how Glow Plugs would have any impact. :shock:

225/60/17 and No hint of rubbing. Noticibly improved comfort and ground clearance. =D>

Hello, Thanks for your reply. Sorry it's taken me a while to respond but I have only just seen your message. It's a silver alloy based item with a black cover over some gubbins and round raised part as well as some black connectors on the base. Ive got a replacement new coil, it's the module needed. You will gather from my reply I am not so...

I have only ever seen one, and then only once.

just to update, i bought a set of gear cables and its resolved the issue :)

Thanks, I'll give it a try.

Much appreciated, thank you .

Its going again!

Replaced the Crank Position Sensor and hey presto it fired up first time. I of course wouldn't have been able to stand the disappointment of replacing it and it still not starting so I left the task of the first turnover to my glamourous assistant, while I stood at the open bonnet ready for a bit of wire wiggling.

Can't say if...

That sound like a typical debris from the failed turbo blocking the oil supply problem.

I prefer the mangle it to death and solder the wires approach, much easier lol :rofl2:

Hi and welcome to the Forum.

Is it a Diesel? If so, is it possible they have quoted you to replace the Dual Mass Flywheel at the same time as this is a recommended operation when replacing the clutch - given the cost of the labour and DMFs rarely see the life of clutch replacement. Something to clarify as this will obviously push the cost up...

Hi I know this is a very old post but was there an answer as my 21 turbo is doing the same thing

Thanks for the info - it now really appears that the 1.4 16V doesn't carry one!

Fluid level seems fine