Vauxhall Corsa engine cuts out on cold days
Variant: 1.7 cdti
Model Year: 2005
Categories:
Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss
engine starts perfect every time but on cold mornings cuts out after about 30 secs then hard to start sometimes drives 3-400yards then cuts out yellow maint light comes on the colder the worse it becomes vxall changed fuel pressure sensor all filters but started again now that its turning cold again anybody help please/ thankyou
Posted: Sep 9, 2011 (13 years ago)
there is a sensor under near side front bumper which controls fuel and heaters on cold starting this can get blocked (small hole in centre)which takes "choke" off to early
Posted Sep 10, 2011 (13 years ago)
sensor under front bumper nearside which controls "the choke" asis on diesel and petrol models gets blocked
Posted Sep 10, 2011 (13 years ago)
" there is a sensor under near side front bumper which controls fuel and heaters on cold starting this can get blocked (small hole in centre)which takes "choke" off to early "
Never heard of that before on either petrol or diesel. Are you sure that is not the outside temp sensor ?
Never heard of that before on either petrol or diesel. Are you sure that is not the outside temp sensor ?
Posted Sep 11, 2011 (13 years ago)
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