ds3 1.6 ehdi is spluttering or chugging

[thewildgoose]

seems to lose power every now and then as if you have the speed limit or cruise control on when i dont??

has been happening a while but seems to be more frequent in the colder weather.

you can almost drive through the problem by putting yiur foot flat to the floor.

any help..... ??

[Tony DS3]

What gear are you in and how fast are you going and does it do it when you first start up when the engine is cold

[thewildgoose]

hi

i would say uts normally when yiu first start the car up.

usually in 2nd 3rd and 4th gears doing between 20 - 40 mph

if you put your toe right down you seem to be able to power through it????

[jeepis]

mine 1.6 thp engine have the same problem. Dealers could not resolve it. It happens when first start in cold time after 5 minutes or so. Drive or just after 5 min warming up trying to start drive.

Engine runs on 2 strokes when accelerate and stay on 2 strokes , check engine light comes on. Arter restarting the engine the problem disappears.

1. Visit to dealer - We will try to rinse your engine with some "intelligent cleaning aerosol spray " from Citroen (costs about 100 pounds per 250 ml can) - thats on warranty , BUT after that we have to change the engine oil on your expenses. ( 80 pounds)

next day after servicing - first run - same problem

2. Visit to dealer - we will change the valve cover (top of the engine) because I complained about the leak of oil as well . They said thats will be the reason for loss of two strokes as well .... (wtf)

next day after servicing - first run - same problem

3. Visit to dealer - I left the car for a week or so , the answer was - we cant find anything.... after that they asked me - Will you by extended warranty for 500 pounds ?


That all took for me 2 months, because nothing needed for repair was in stock.

p.s. some citroen fan (my frend) said - don`t blame the citroen , thats the BMW engine ...

[cyclone]

The THP problems, Quite few have them and sounds like the dealer was more than half of yours. Thewildgoose has a diesel and that's different animal altogether. For the most part the citroen diesels are much more reliable engines.

Oh the THP was a joint venture. not just BMW or Citroen.

[thewildgoose]

The more you seem to drive it, the problem seems to go away.

Do you think it's anything to worry about?

[xavier2k12]

I had same problem, made a topic called lack of power