c16rkc's mad house

[c16rkc]

Weel I read your post about the children barbeques etc. Is your favourite saying "Bah Humbug!" ?

How did you know?

[MattBLancs]

I'll have a dig, I'm sure it is described on here somewhere - unless Marc (givemeabreak) spots this first as I'm sure it's some good info he's pulled together

viewtopic.php?p=505778#p505778

Ah, think this is the one I've read previously:
viewtopic.php?p=724243#p724243
(Possible to check level on low or depressurised)

[Gibbo2286]

Weel I read your post about the children barbeques etc. Is your favourite saying "Bah Humbug!" ?

How did you know?

It just looked an angry post.

[c16rkc]

I'll have a dig, I'm sure it is described on here somewhere - unless Marc (givemeabreak) spots this first as I'm sure it's some good info he's pulled together

viewtopic.php?p=505778#p505778

Ah, think this is the one I've read previously:
viewtopic.php?p=724243#p724243
(Possible to check level on low or depressurised)

Thanks Matt, that's great.

Perhaps my car is not quite behaving as it should, but my "lowest" setting is not as low as de-pressurised, so that's my problem.

From now on I shall check with the system de-pressurised

[c16rkc]

Weel I read your post about the children barbeques etc. Is your favourite saying "Bah Humbug!" ?

How did you know?

It just looked an angry post.

Nah it was only meant in jest - you can't take me too seriously.

In fact as my wife tells everyone, you cannot take anything I say whatsoever seriously, ever....

[bobins]

^^^^^^^
Hmmmm..... That leaves us in a bit of a quandary Logic dictates that we can't take that response seriously....... so does that mean we should or shouldn't believe what you said ?

[MattBLancs]

^^^^^^^
Hmmmm..... That leaves us in a bit of a quandary Logic dictates that we can't take that response seriously....... so does that mean we should or shouldn't believe what you said ?

Absolutely, I doubt he's checking the level after depressurisation at all, the rascal!

[c16rkc]

You are all definitely getting it... don't trust anything I post, ever, never, not at all, unless I am being serious, which I never am.

[Gibbo2286]

You are all definitely getting it... don't trust anything I post, ever, never, not at all, unless I am being serious, which I never am.

Just look after and cherish those children.

[c16rkc]

Thank you - yes I do, each and every day. I am so lucky to have such a wonderful wife and such amazing children. Those are the important things in life

[c16rkc]

My C5 has behavioural issues!

Well I was enjoying being back in the C5, and just the other day I noticed something astounding; without realising it I the milleage has passed 180,000...!



Some achievement for the humble workhorse

But then here I am thinking "we can double that figure" and then C5 comes over all naughty... perhaps I got it's pro-nouns wrong or something...

Driving home last night and I pull out to go past a lorry on the dual carriageway. I blip the throttle a tiny bit to get myself out of the way for the speed demon waiting patiently behind me, and then I get the dreaded "Depolution system faulty" message.

Of course the car removes my cruise control privileges immediately, as some sort of penance, for not maintaining it properly and allowing such a thing to happen.

I got out of the car and noticed something at the back had got very very hot, as I could hear a lot more "tick tick tick" of cooling steel than I usually remember hearing. I can only assume the car was doing a DPF regeneration. There was also an awful smell at the back too.

I was in no mood to mess around this morning as I wanted to get over to the polling station, and then to work, so after glancing at the codes and seeing something about fuel pressure, I cleared the whole lot and drove on. The car has driven perfectly all morning.

Yep I am that sort of idiot... I just wanted my cruise control back so my right foot could be lazy on my 40 mile commute...

So now I am left wondering what the codes might have told me, and that the C5 needs...

I guess I'll have to overtake another lorry tonight and see if I can repeat the message

[RichardW]

When was the fuel filter last changed?

[MattBLancs]

My wife's 206 would sometimes momentarily give Depollution faults under heavy acceleration that I thought linked to needing a regen. My hypothesis:
Heavy acceleration = maximum flow & boost.
Clogged DPF + high flow = high pressure differential across DPF itself.
Pressure differential read as "too" high = triggers Depollution message.

In the 206 the message was momentary, engine management light wasn't triggered to stay on. No cruise control so can't confirm that - though my C5 also knocks cruise control off in a similar "I'm not happy so you're going to loose some functionality!"

[c16rkc]

When was the fuel filter last changed?

I did the fuel filter around Christmas time from memory - along with the air filter and a new battery, and a full service.

[c16rkc]

My wife's 206 would sometimes momentarily give Depollution faults under heavy acceleration that I thought linked to needing a regen. My hypothesis:
Heavy acceleration = maximum flow & boost.
Clogged DPF + high flow = high pressure differential across DPF itself.
Pressure differential read as "too" high = triggers Depollution message.

In the 206 the message was momentary, engine management light wasn't triggered to stay on. No cruise control so can't confirm that - though my C5 also knocks cruise control off in a similar "I'm not happy so you're going to loose some functionality!"

Yes I am starting to think it's just the "personality" of these cars. As since that day I have accelerated a few times with no issues.

I wonder if it only does it when you accelerate hard during a regen cycle.