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Fault finding – Introduction13B
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To cut off + after ignition, proceed as follows:
– disconnect the diagnostic tool,
– press the start button twice briefly (less than 3 seconds),
– check that the + after ignition feed has been cut off by checking that the computer warning lights on the instrument
panel have gone out.
Fault
Faults are declared present or stored (depending on whether they appeared in a certain context and have
disappeared since, or whether they remain present but are not diagnosed within the current context).
The present or stored status of the faults should be taken into consideration when the diagnostic tool is used after
the + after ignition feed has been connected (with no system components activated).
For a present fault,apply the procedure described in the Interpretation of faults section.
For a stored fault, note the faults displayed and apply the Notes paragraph.
If the fault is confirmed when the notes are applied, the fault is present. Deal with the fault.
If the fault is not confirmed, check:
– the electrical lines which correspond to the fault,
– the connectors on these lines (corrosion, bent pins, etc.),
– the resistance of the faulty component,
– the condition of the wires (melted or cut insulation, wear).
Or use diagnostics to check the circuit of the suspect component.
Conformity check
The conformity check is designed to check the statuses and parameters that do not display any faults on
the diagnostic tool when inconsistent. Therefore, this stage is used to:
Run fault finding on faults that do not have a fault display, and which may correspond to a customer complaint,
– Check that the system is operating correctly and that there is no risk of a fault recurring after repair.
– This section features the fault finding procedures for statuses and parameters, and the conditions for checking
them.
If a status is not operating normally or a parameter is outside permitted tolerance values, you should consult
the corresponding fault finding page.
Customer complaints - Fault-finding chart
If the diagnostic tool check is correct, but the customer complaint is still present, it should be dealt with using
Customer complaints.NOTE:
The right-hand and left-hand xenon bulb computers are powered when the dipped headlights are lit. Fault finding
can only be carried out on them after the ignition has been switched on in fault finding mode (forced + after ignition
feed) and the dipped headlights are on.
A summary of the overall procedure to follow is provided on the following page in the form of a flow chart.
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You will always be asked for this log:
• when requesting technical assistance from the Techline,
• when requesting approval before replacing parts for which approval is compulsory,
• to be attached to monitored parts for which reimbursement is requested. The log is needed for warranty
reimbursement, and enables better analysis of the parts removed.
6. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Safety rules must be observed during any work on a component to prevent any material damage or personal injury:
– check the battery voltage to avoid incorrect operation of computer functions,
– use the proper tools.
7. CLEANLINESS INSTRUCTIONS WHICH MUST BE FOLLOWED WHEN WORKING ON THE HIGH-
PRESSURE DIRECT INJECTION SYSTEM
Risks relating to contamination:
The high pressure direct injection system is highly sensitive to contamination. The risks associated with
contamination are:
– damage to or destruction of the high pressure injection system,
– components jamming,
– a component leaking.
All After-Sales operations must be performed under very clean conditions. This means that no impurities
(particles a few microns in size) should penetrate the system during dismantling.
The cleanliness principle must be applied from the filter to the injectors.
What are the sources of contamination?
– metal or plastic swarf,
– paint,
– fibres from cardboard, brushes, paper, clothing and cloth.
– foreign bodies such as hair,
– ambient air,
–etc.WARNING
BEFORE CARRYING OUT ANY WORK ON THE INJECTION SYSTEM, CHECK WITH THE DIAGNOSTIC
TOOL:
– that the rail is depressurised,
– that the fuel temperature is not too high.
IMPORTANT
Cleaning the engine using a high pressure washer is prohibited because of the risk of damaging connections. In
addition, moisture may collect in the connectors and create electrical connection faults.
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Advice to be followed before any operation
Protect the accessories and timing belts, the electrical accessories (starter, alternator, electric power assisted
steering pump) and the mating face to prevent diesel fuel spilling onto the clutch friction plate).
Check that you have plugs for the unions to be opened (set of plugs available from the Parts Department). The plugs
are single-use only. After use, they must be discarded (once used they are soiled and cleaning is not sufficient to
make them reusable). Unused plugs must be discarded.
Ensure that you have hermetically resealable plastic bags for storing removed parts. Parts stored in this way will be
less susceptible to the risk of contamination. These are single-use bags; after use they must be discarded.
Use lint-free cleaning cloths (part no. 77 11 211 707). Using normal cloth or paper is prohibited. They are not lint-free
and could contaminate the fuel circuit. Each cloth should only be used once.
Use fresh cleaning agent for each operation (used cleaning agent is contaminated). Pour it into an uncontaminated
container.
For each operation, use a clean brush in good condition (the brush must not shed its bristles).
Use a brush and cleaning agent to clean the unions to be opened.
Blow compressed air over the cleaned parts (the tools and workbench, as well as the parts, unions, and injection
system sections). Check that no bristles remain.
Wash your hands before and during the operation if necessary.
When wearing leather protective gloves cover them with latex gloves to prevent contamination.
Instructions to be followed during the operation
As soon as the circuit is open, all openings must be plugged to prevent impurities from entering the system.
The plugs to be used are available from the Parts Department. They must not be reused under any circumstances.
Close the hermetically sealed bag, even if it has to be reopened shortly afterwards. Ambient air carries impurities.
All components removed from the injection system must be stored in a hermetically sealed plastic bag once they
have been plugged.
Using a brush, cleaning agent, air gun, sponge or normal cloth is strictly prohibited once the circuit has been
opened. These items are likely to allow impurities to enter the system.
A new component replacing an old one must not be removed from its packaging until it is to be fitted to the vehicle.
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Rail pressure check
The quality of combustion is influenced by the size of the atomised droplets in the cylinder. In the combustion
chamber, smaller fuel droplets will have time to burn fully, and will not produce smoke or unburned particles. To
meet the pollution requirements, the droplet size, and therefore the size of the injection holes, must be reduced.
With smaller holes, less fuel will be able to be introduced at a given pressure, which limits the power. To handle this
drawback, the injected fuel flow has to be increased, which means a pressure increase (and more apertures on the
injector nozzles). For the DDCR injection system, the pressure reaches 1400 bar in the rail, and must be constantly
regulated. The measuring circuit consists of an active pressure sensor on the rail connected to an analogue port on
the computer.
The High Pressure pump is supplied at low pressure (5bar) by a built-in transfer pump. This pump supplies the rail.
The rail filling pressure is controlled by the filling valve (IMV) and the discharge pressure is controlled by the injector
valves. This compensates for pressure drops. The filling actuator enables the high pressure pump to supply just
the exact quantity of diesel fuel required to maintain the rail pressure. This mechanism minimises the heat
generated and improves engine output.
In order to discharge the rail using the injector valves, the valves are actuated by short electrical pulses which are:
– short enough not to open the injector (and pass through the return circuit from the injectors),
– long enough to open the valves and discharge the rail.
The fuel surplus is sent back to the fuel filter or the tank, according to its flow. If there is no IMV control, the rail
pressure is limited by a discharge valve fitted on the pump.
Idling speed regulation
The computer handles the calculation of idling speed. This has to take account of the instantaneous power level to
be supplied, according to the following factors:
– Engine coolant temperature
– Gear engaged
– Battery charging
– Electrical consumers (Heating elements, Air conditioning, Fan assembly, Heated windscreen, etc.) active or
inactive
Individual injector correction (C2I)
The DDCR system injectors must be calibrated with corrective values to adjust their flow precisely. Each injector is
calibrated for different pressures on a test bench, and its specifications are shown on a label attached to the body of
the injector holders. These individual correction values are then written to the computer EEPROM, which can then
actuate the injectors by taking into account their manufacturing dispersion.
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Functions included
Air conditioning management assistance
For vehicles with air conditioning, the DDCR system can switch off the air conditioning under certain engine
operating conditions:
– when requested by the driver,
– when starting the engine,
– if the engine overheats (in order to reduce the power the engine has to supply),
– when the engine speed is kept at a very high level (to protect the compressor),
– during transition phases (e.g. under heavy acceleration when overtaking, anti-stalling and moving off strategies).
These conditions are only taken into account when they do not occur repeatedly, in order to prevent system
instabilities (erratic deactivations),
– when certain faults appear.
Cold loop air conditioning management
The air conditioning is the cold loop type and its management shared between several computers. The injection
computer is responsible for:
– managing demand for cold air according to the passenger compartment commands and the pressure value,
– determining the power absorbed by the compressor from the pressure,
– determining the fan unit commands according to vehicle speed and pressure.
The driver requests the air conditioning to be switched on by means of the ventilation selector coupled to a switch.
The cold air request is authorised or denied depending on the pressure measured. If this pressure is outside
the operating limits, the cold loop program is not activated.
Thermal regulation of the passenger compartment heating circuit
In a direct injection engine, fuel is injected directly into the combustion chamber. This leads to heat being lost
through the upper part of the engine and consequently, the cylinder head cooling circuit is smaller in size.
The effect of this is that the temperature of the coolant flowing through this circuit rises more slowly. However, this
coolant is also used by the passenger compartment heating system. In very cold conditions, it is therefore difficult to
achieve a comfortable passenger compartment temperature quickly.
To limit the time taken to warm up the system, air heating resistors, called RCHs, are fitted into the passenger
compartment heating circuit. The UCH decides whether the RCH are required, the UPC physically actuates
the RCH, and the injection computer determines whether to limit the power supplied to the RCH depending on
alternator charge, and also whether to disable them according to engine speed, load and vehicle speed. NOTE:
Fan unit actuation requests can be made by the injection computer, but these are sent on the CAN. These requests
depend on the air conditioning but also on the coolant temperature and vehicle speed.
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Cruise control/speed limiter management:
When activated, the cruise control function maintains the vehicle at a preselected speed, regardless of the driving
conditions encountered. Using the control buttons, the driver can increase or decrease the vehicle speed.
The cruise control function can be deactivated either by using the control buttons or by switching off the cruise
control function selection switch, or when system events are detected such as depressing the brake or clutch
pedals, or when system errors are detected such as an inconsistent vehicle speed or excessive vehicle
deceleration. The cruise control function can also be temporarily suspended when the driver wants to resume
control of the vehicle and exceed the selected cruising speed by depressing the accelerator pedal which then
exceeds the selected fuel flow. The cruising speed is resumed when the driver releases the accelerator pedal.
The cruise control function can be reactivated and the last cruising speed can be resumed after deactivating
the function for whatever reason until the vehicle ignition is switched off (i.e. for as long as computer supply not cut
off). The vehicle will then attempt to return to the cruising speed using a controlled vehicle acceleration rate.
When switched on (using the selection switch), the vehicle speed limiter function limits the vehicle speed to a preset
value. The driver controls the vehicle in the normal way using the accelerator pedal until the limit speed is reached.
If an attempt is made to exceed this speed, the system will ignore the pedal request and will control the vehicle
speed as the cruise control function would do, provided that the driver continues to press the accelerator pedal.
As with the cruise control function, the set speed can be altered by adjusting the control buttons, with single touches
or holding down.
For safety reasons, the cruising speed can be exceeded by depressing the accelerator pedal beyond the pedal
position limiting value. Vehicle speed is then controlled using the accelerator pedal until the vehicle speed is
decreased to below the cruising speed, when the limiter function is activated again.
The driver has the following controls for the cruise control/speed limiter function:
– accelerator pedal,
– brake pedal,
– clutch pedal,
– function selector switch, used to select cruise control or speed limiter operating mode.
Instrument panel display
The computer displays certain information on the instrument panel relating to engine operation. This concerns 5
functions: the MIL (Malfunction Indicator Lamp) of the EOBD (European On Board Diagnostic), pre-postheating,
the coolant temperature, and engine faults: Level 1 (non-critical fault) and Level 2 (emergency stop). These five
functions are represented by 3 warning lights or messages displayed by the on-board computer.
Pre-postheating warning light
This light is used both as an in-operation indicator light and as a system fault indicator:
– permanently lit during + after ignition feed: indicates preheating of the heater plugs.
After preheating and an automatic timed 3 second off period, the warning light will come on if a Level 1 fault occurs
(leading to reduced operation and reduced safety levels. The driver should have repairs carried out as soon as
possible.)
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COMPUTER REPLACEMENT, PROGRAMMING AND REPROGRAMMING OPERATIONS
Before reprogramming or removing the computer in After-Sales operations, save the following data to the
diagnostic tool:
– The C2I parameters (individual injector correction) and the engine adaptives using command SC003 Save
computer data.
The system can be reprogrammed with the diagnostic socket using the RENAULT CLIP diagnostic tool
(Consult Technical Note 3585A, Computer programming and reprogramming procedure, and follow the
instructions given by the diagnostic tool).
Any time the computer has been reprogrammed
– Use the diagnostic tool command SC001 Enter saved data to restore the C2I and the engine adaptives.
– Use command AC028 Static test to reinitialise the computer (fan assembly, etc.).
– When changing the pump, refer to the high pressure pump replacement procedure (consult Technical Note 5011A,
Repriming Delphi high pressure pumps on K9K engines).
– Switch the ignition off and then on again.
–Activate the starter without releasing the key until the engine starts (the engine start time can be up to 20
seconds).
– Stop the engine (to initialise the computer) and wait 30 seconds.
– Switch the ignition on again and use the diagnostic tool to carry out the following steps:
– Run command VP010 Enter VIN.
– After injection system programming, stored faults may appear on other computers. Clear the memory of these
computers. IMPORTANT:
Before reprogramming the injection computer, move the main Cruise control/Speed limiter switch to the rest
position. The information about the cruise control or the speed limiter displayed on the instrument panel
disappears.
Otherwise, if the main switch remains in the cruise control or speed limiter position during and after reprogramming,
the Cruise control/Speed limiter function will not be operational.
The procedure for resetting the function is as follows:
Vehicle ignition on.
Main switch in rest position (the computer then detects the rest position).
Switch in Cruise control position to activate the Cruise control function.
Switch in Speed limiter position to activate the Speed limiter function.
IMPORTANT
– Switch on the diagnostic tool (mains or cigarette lighter supply).
– Connect a battery charger.
– Switch off all electrical consumers (lights, interior lights, air conditioning, radio/CD, etc.).
– Wait for the engine to cool (engine coolant temperature below 60°C and air temperature below 50°C).
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AFTER REPAIRDeal with any faults displayed by the diagnostic tool. Clear the computer fault memory.
Carry out a road test followed by another check with the diagnostic tool.
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DF001
PRESENTCOOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR CIRCUITCO.1: Open circuit or short circuit to + 12 volts
CC.0: Short circuit to earth
NOTESSpecial notes:
If DF001 is present, the fan assembly is activated at low speed (fan assembly 1). If fan
assembly 1 is faulty, fan assembly 2 is activated for vehicles fitted with air conditioning.
Check the connection and condition of the 4-track connector for the coolant temperature sensor.
Repair if necessary.
Check the connection and condition of the computer 48-track brown connector B.
Repair if necessary.
Measure the resistance of the coolant temperature sensor between tracks 2 and 3.
Replace the coolant temperature sensor if the resistance is not 2252 Ω ± 112.16 Ω at 25°C.
Check the insulation, continuity and the absence of interference resistance on the following connections:
Sensor connector track 2 Track H3 computer connector B
Sensor connector track 3 Track H2 computer connector B
Sensor connector track 1 Instrument panel
Sensor connector track 4 Instrument panel
Repair if necessary.
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