If an engine stops for 10 seconds the wear on the battery and starter motor will cost more in the long run than the small amount of fuel it saves. I live on a road which joins a busy roundabout, if I have the S/S on I cannot pull away fast enough to get out into the traffic. I do use the S/S if I am likely to be stationary for a minute or 2 I should add that it's an automatic diesel.How do you get more wear and tear with an engine off?
You’ve read earlier posts outlining associated tech that bypasses starter motor use (petrol) or efficiency gaines in compression starts (diesel)?
You do need to expect the engine to stop when you come to a halt but I don’t see how there’s a accident waiting to happen at junctions.
Esp. If you assume the engine is stopped and you go when starting the engine when lifting the clutch, etc. has started the engine.
Most of us can adapt to S/S quicker than switching between manual and auto gearboxes. IMO
Compressor fridge on my van ,will check out the wiring to see where it’s supplied from had only assumed it’s was from leisure battery. Will get van booked in as I think from the consensus of replies it’s most likely the sensor issue, around 2K miles also is more than a coincidence maybe. Thanks for the input folks.
Brilliant, that’s great to hear it’s the same error message and issue. Will check vin on the link you gave me. Many thanks very much appreciated.It will defo be the sensor I had the same stop start error with mine, there should be a recall on your van check here if you already haven't enter vin no.
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Have you seen the size of the battery on the stop/start Ducato. It is huge, twice the size of a standard starter battery. Probably about 200aH, and AGM. Obviously the system is designed for stop/start. In reality it doesn't operate a great deal. .... Maybe thats because I don't drive in heavily congested areas.
Checked the VIN , strangely no recalls or issues associated……..hmmm guessed that may be the caseIt will defo be the sensor I had the same stop start error with mine, there should be a recall on your van check here if you already haven't enter vin no.
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holidays on hold !!
Just I thought, can you not still use the van we did until the sensor arrived.Update for anyone else who has/gets this error , Particulate Matter Sensor fault, diagnosed at Fiat Commercial dealer workshop , new sensor required. Dealer asked me to contact Fiat Customer Care as they have real difficulty obtaining part, did so and got Fiat Customer care manager assigned and case I D , been very helpful, however part still not at dealership, customer care said it has been dispatched from Italy . Expect to be without van for a number of weeks if this happens, for us from 4th of June so far, even more frustrating is it happened in the summer when we want to use the van most
Not recommend by the dealership but I guess they would play it safe ,it’s at amber engine warning so not critical but a new van so a bit wary on it going red or possibly causing more damage long term. It’s a sensor , so it not detecting a major problem if it occurs, is a worry. Think I will hang off a bit yet and hope the part arrives,
Fiat Camper told us we could use it but understand your concern, think they are on a long delivery.Not recommend by the dealership but I guess they would play it safe ,it’s at amber engine warning so not critical but a new van so a bit wary on it going red or possibly causing more damage long term. It’s a sensor , so it not detecting a major problem if it occurs, is a worry. Think I will hang off a bit yet and hope the part arrives,
Ah that’s interesting, thanks .Will keep that in mind as we really want to get away , but I guess not too far .
anybody’s guess when it will arrive . They said 14 to 21 days ………
I had the stop/start failure and orange engine management light come up on a trip to Spain(Fiat Ducato 2020 3500miles) just carried on and halfway from Santander to Villajoyosa it just cleared and not come back on (fingers crossed)
I put my VIN into the box and clicked check. It came back with a completely different VIN number????Checked the VIN , strangely no recalls or issues associated……..hmmm guessed that may be the case
This a sensor (particulate matter sensor) which needs replacing if you can source 1,
Thanks for that in depth explanation, very helpful, it’s exactly the same issue ,similar mileage apart from the Adblue part , think I will reset the error and use the van , probably come back but think the consensus is it’s ok to use in the meantime.
Update , Fiat customer care just called , part now in UK , due at dealership next Tuesday/Wednesday
My vehicle has the later 2.2 160BHP engine 9 speed auto. I am curious to know if the 2.2 uses the same sensors as the 2.3? The FIAT Camper website VIN checker does not report any recalls against the chassis number.
Mine is a 9 speed auto 2020
Hmmmm ? That’s not what most of the diagnositic software refers to and previous posts from people who I believe know what they are talking about refer to as a faulty sensor, my battery has been confirmed 100% ok from the dealer , and why would get the error below , confirmed by the Fiat dealership and getting a new part all the way from Italy say otherwise
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