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Post by Stickyfinger »

Hi guys
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1.9d Xantia:
Rough Idle, Lexia shows a "intermittent needle lift sensor" fault.

A cloud of black smoke at idle. Whitey grey when revve'd
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Post by MikeT »

Jim advised me the lift sensor connector suffers over time from the hostile evironment. Try cleaning the pins Alasdair, it worked for my TD.
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Post by Stewart(oily) »

ISTR If they are working correctly you can hear the difference when you disconnect the injector while its idling, a handy diagnostic test !
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