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Noo - 11 Jan 2007 19:25 GMT

The idiot I am, I ran out of diesel in my 1999 306 HDi. Having been
rescued by a Green Flag man he assued me that the engine bleeds
itself. However, having got back in the car, the diagnostic light is
now remaining on. Is this likely to go off again or do I need to visit
a garage? If so, what is the likely problem and solution?

Thanks :?

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Chris - 11 Jan 2007 19:31 GMT

> The idiot I am, I ran out of diesel in my 1999 306 HDi. Having been
> rescued by a Green Flag man he assued me that the engine bleeds
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>
> Thanks :?

So you should keep your EYES on the FUEL GAUGE.

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Zoab - 12 Jan 2007 12:45 GMT

>> The idiot I am, I ran out of diesel in my 1999 306 HDi. Having been
>> rescued by a Green Flag man he assued me that the engine bleeds
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>> Thanks :?
> So you should keep your EYES on the FUEL GAUGE.

I'm sure Noo found that very helpful.

Bryan

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Keith Willcocks - 11 Jan 2007 19:50 GMT

> The idiot I am, I ran out of diesel in my 1999 306 HDi. Having been
> rescued by a Green Flag man he assued me that the engine bleeds
> itself. However, having got back in the car, the diagnostic light is
> now remaining on. Is this likely to go off again or do I need to visit
> a garage? If so, what is the likely problem and solution?

The diagnostic light means that there is a message waiting to be read and
cleared. It is probably to tell you that you about low fuel pressure due
to running out of fuel.

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Keith Willcocks
(If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living!)

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Bob Minchin - 11 Jan 2007 20:11 GMT

> > The idiot I am, I ran out of diesel in my 1999 306 HDi. Having been
> > rescued by a Green Flag man he assued me that the engine bleeds
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> Keith Willcocks
> (If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living!)

After a number (about 20-30) successful starts without the problem, the
fault should be deleted from the error memory in the ECU.
Or at least this is what happens in my pug.

Bob

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