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Problem with Avensis

  • 24-07-2009 5:33pm
    #1
    Sunset V
    Closed Accounts Posts: 477 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    Last friday I was cruising down the M4, suddenly start to lose power in my 99 Diesel Avensis and the service indicator light came on (yellow engine symbol). Pulled in to check in the manual to see what it was. Started again after 5/6 minutes and it was gone, car was grand and made it home. Thought it was just down to the fact that it needed a service ( it was well overdue). Serviced it and it was fine.

    On my way back from Cork yesterday and same thing happened, lost power and yellow light came on. Pulled it and left it off for 10 minutes, turned it back on and has been fine since. Going to get it checked out but has this ever happened anyone before??

    Cheers to all.


Comments

  • #2
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 40,367 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    Was the fault not mentioned (by you) and diagnosed and resolved at the service?


  • #3
    Sunset V
    Closed Accounts Posts: 477 ✭✭Sunset V


    kbannon wrote: »
    Was the fault not mentioned (by you) and diagnosed and resolved at the service?

    I thought it was but the same thing happened (loss of power and light coming on) after the service.


  • #4
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 40,367 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    You thought it was what?
    Did the dealer not plug the car up to the PC and diagnose the fault after you asked them to? If not then my advice would be to go back and ask them to as it would largely be us guessing the fault from here.


  • #5
    beam99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 247 ✭✭beam99


    That year of avensis does not have a service light, thats a engine fault light, Was the fuel filter replaced during the service, if so you may have a common rail problem, or a build up of dirty in the fuel tank thats blocking the pipe now and then.


  • #6
    Sunset V
    Closed Accounts Posts: 477 ✭✭Sunset V


    Yeah you're right, just checked there. Yeah i do the servicing of it, Changed the filters myself. Best to take off filter and manually pump to see if that would lift it?


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  • #7
    beam99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 247 ✭✭beam99


    If the fuel filter has not been replaced, remove it and pour the fuel into a clear plastic bag and see if there is dirty or water in it. Other that that remove the back seat and take out the fuel gauge and have a good look into the tank for dirt or a sort of jelly substance.


  • #8
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,479 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    99 Avensis isn't common rail, it's the same engine as the Carina E.


  • #9
    beam99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 247 ✭✭beam99


    The carina e had the CT220 engine produced from oct 97 to july 00

    The avensis commom rail 1CDFTV was produced from aug 99 to dec 02. Model no CDT220

    And from sep 03 the 1CD FTV was in the avensis model no CDT250


  • #10
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,479 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    beam99 wrote: »
    The carina e had the CT220 engine produced from oct 97 to july 00

    The avensis commom rail 1CDFTV was produced from aug 99 to dec 02. Model no CDT220

    And from sep 03 the 1CD FTV was in the avensis model no CDT250



    In Europe Avensis used old 2.0TD 89bhp engine up mid2000 (basically the same as the earlier Carina D-Turbo), then used 109bhp D-4D engine from mid 00 till new model in early 03.

    Carina was ran out here in 1997. First Avensis models appeared in the end of 97

    point being, if the OP is driving a 99. it won't be a D-4D.


  • #11
    beam99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 247 ✭✭beam99


    see attached ...


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  • #12
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,479 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Avensis 2.0TD (97-00) were 1975cc, D-4D (00-03) are 1995cc. they are not the same unit.

    AFAIK the 1CD-FTV engine only ran from 00-06


  • #13
    Row
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,025 ✭✭✭Row


    Maybe if Sunset V can tell us what engine he has ...Then we can try to help him out from there....:)
    If its a d4d aswell as a fuel problem it could be also the egr valve sticking.....:confused: but then again it could maf sensor.
    As above you need to get a code reader/diagnostic's check carried out
    and take it from there.


  • #14
    Sunset V
    Closed Accounts Posts: 477 ✭✭Sunset V


    Row wrote: »
    Maybe if Sunset V can tell us what engine he has ...Then we can try to help him out from there....:)
    If its a d4d aswell as a fuel problem it could be also the egr valve sticking.....:confused: but then again it could maf sensor.
    As above you need to get a code reader/diagnostic's check carried out
    and take it from there.

    It's 99, 2.0 Turbo diesel.


  • #15
    Row
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,025 ✭✭✭Row


    If its the 20Td then your limited to what you can get from dia equipment.
    Is the mil light on all the time??
    1,if so you can get a code reader plugged in and see what fault comes back with.
    2,if the the mil light is not on all the time then you may need to plugin a diagnostic equip look at live data from different sensor and monitor whats happening.
    As said above it could be fuel related....:confused:


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