Year of Manufacture *: 1998 Engine Size and Code *: 1870cc ( Optional ) ECU Type: Lucas DCN ( Optional ) Scanner Used: ACR4 ( Optional) Fault Codes: 18 Load adaption circuit
Hoping some of you guys can trawl your memory banks and help me here. The vehicle originally came in with battery drain issues. The only problem I found was the glowplugs were remaining on. I checked and found that the glowplug controller (electronic on this) was driving the plugs regardless of any control signal. I fitted a new controller checked the plugs were being commanded correctly and sent it back out. The vehicle is a camper and not frequently used. After a couple of months he came back to me to say it was doing the same thing. Sure enough the glowplugs were staying on. It is entirely possible the replacement has failed naturally but I am now concerned that there is a problem with the vehicle that is damaging the controller. The initial glowplug current is about 76A tailing off to around 30A when the plugs are hot. The post-start glow time is around 3 minutes. I have not had any luck finding wiring diagrams for this old girl either. Comms is a bit scratchy and the old ACR4 is the only thing I have that talks to it. A full list of codes read is this:- 02 TPS 03 VSS 05 pump advance actuator 06 Preheater 08 Battery or power supply 10 IAT 18 Load adaption circuit The only code to return is 18. And on top of that it belongs to a friend so it's probably a Pro Bono job too! Any opinions guys?
Re: Renault Trafic
Posted by andrew young on January 19, 2018, 7:01 pm, in reply to "Renault Trafic" Andrew Young
I have trawled the archives and found nothing.I had a similar issue last year with a Peugeot boxer camper with a ducato engine.In the end I re-worked the system with a manual push button switch on the dash to activate the glow system.Job done and no more problems.If it is a friends and family job,this is possibly the easiest fix.