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The following is an accurate account of what my car suffered today, the symptoms & what cured it. I’m simply writing this as an aid.
I was driving along when I felt a hesitation in the car’s drive. That made me alert.
It happened again, then again, at an ever increasing pace, and all within fifteen minutes. The max rev’s dropped and it struggled to move forwards. There was no smoke out the back or any alerts on the speedo-cluster.
I pulled off the road and stopped the engine, wondering how it would respond to a restart.
It wouldn’t. The engine turned over without any ignition.
I plugged-in my iCarsoft Diagnostic and up came a Fault Code.
The fault code was, P0203 (Injector Circuit Open Cylinder 03).
My next step? I removed the injector’s electrical connecting plug and sprayed it with WD40. Reconnected? It started easily without any more trouble all the way home.
This fault reminded me of a bad connection at the Fuel Pressure Switch on the end of the Common-Fuel-Rail. That was in Holland, and once again, my iCarsoft told me the problem and it was solved easily & quickly.
My advice is, get yourself an iCarsoft Diagnostic Reader i930 and carry it on-board, as I do. Oh, and a good set of tools as well. My iCarsoft has paid for itself many times over. I highly recommend it. I bought it on Ebay, for just over £110. Prices vary so do some research first.
You do not need to be an expert to use the iCarsoft, but please believe me when I say it will help get your car fixed, easily and cheaply too.
I was back on the road after about 10 min’s with no extra expense.
I was driving along when I felt a hesitation in the car’s drive. That made me alert.
It happened again, then again, at an ever increasing pace, and all within fifteen minutes. The max rev’s dropped and it struggled to move forwards. There was no smoke out the back or any alerts on the speedo-cluster.
I pulled off the road and stopped the engine, wondering how it would respond to a restart.
It wouldn’t. The engine turned over without any ignition.
I plugged-in my iCarsoft Diagnostic and up came a Fault Code.
The fault code was, P0203 (Injector Circuit Open Cylinder 03).
My next step? I removed the injector’s electrical connecting plug and sprayed it with WD40. Reconnected? It started easily without any more trouble all the way home.
This fault reminded me of a bad connection at the Fuel Pressure Switch on the end of the Common-Fuel-Rail. That was in Holland, and once again, my iCarsoft told me the problem and it was solved easily & quickly.
My advice is, get yourself an iCarsoft Diagnostic Reader i930 and carry it on-board, as I do. Oh, and a good set of tools as well. My iCarsoft has paid for itself many times over. I highly recommend it. I bought it on Ebay, for just over £110. Prices vary so do some research first.
You do not need to be an expert to use the iCarsoft, but please believe me when I say it will help get your car fixed, easily and cheaply too.
I was back on the road after about 10 min’s with no extra expense.
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, although it needs some messing with the software to get it working properly. 
