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Hello,
I've done a few searches on here and on Google, so please forgive me if this is a question that has been asked before as I couldn't find too much.
Car:
Vauxhall Insignia, 2014 2L turbo-diesel 163bhp SRINAV
I was recently pulling off the A55 and just as I accelerated onto the roundabout an alarm went off and the display showed the "Service vehicle soon" notification, I lost a bit of power (I could accelerate but it was struggling to get past 40 going on a slight uphill it normally wouldn't struggle with at all, I wasn't pushing the engine once I realised the power wasn't there). Parked up nearby and checked for error codes and there was nothing, no engine warning light either. Went into a shop and when I came out it was supposedly fine, no service warning and the power was back.
I booked in to the local Kwikfit for Tuesday and when I got home I had a look on my Nonda/Zus vehicle health sensor to see if it picked up anything my little OBD computer had missed and it returned the error code 'N0104: Voltage Drops Significantly (more than 15%)'.
I've just had a main service in July and the battery was replaced, passed the MOT with flying colours. I had the computer software updated roughly 2 years ago as well.
I've been doing a few short journeys but just last night I took it out for a longer drive up the A55 to get the engine warmed up and everything, as I do regularly if I've only been doing short trips (I also relatively regularly use the redex diesel system cleaner and DPF cleaner, whether that does anything I've no idea but I only buy it on offer anyway). I'm due to make a 2 hour drive at the end of the week and I'd rather not have this to worry about the whole way.
Any ideas? This Kwikfit I've booked into is a pretty decent one, never done me wrong in the past, but I'd still like a better idea of what's going on before I take it in.
Thanks!
I've done a few searches on here and on Google, so please forgive me if this is a question that has been asked before as I couldn't find too much.
Car:
Vauxhall Insignia, 2014 2L turbo-diesel 163bhp SRINAV
I was recently pulling off the A55 and just as I accelerated onto the roundabout an alarm went off and the display showed the "Service vehicle soon" notification, I lost a bit of power (I could accelerate but it was struggling to get past 40 going on a slight uphill it normally wouldn't struggle with at all, I wasn't pushing the engine once I realised the power wasn't there). Parked up nearby and checked for error codes and there was nothing, no engine warning light either. Went into a shop and when I came out it was supposedly fine, no service warning and the power was back.
I booked in to the local Kwikfit for Tuesday and when I got home I had a look on my Nonda/Zus vehicle health sensor to see if it picked up anything my little OBD computer had missed and it returned the error code 'N0104: Voltage Drops Significantly (more than 15%)'.
I've just had a main service in July and the battery was replaced, passed the MOT with flying colours. I had the computer software updated roughly 2 years ago as well.
I've been doing a few short journeys but just last night I took it out for a longer drive up the A55 to get the engine warmed up and everything, as I do regularly if I've only been doing short trips (I also relatively regularly use the redex diesel system cleaner and DPF cleaner, whether that does anything I've no idea but I only buy it on offer anyway). I'm due to make a 2 hour drive at the end of the week and I'd rather not have this to worry about the whole way.
Any ideas? This Kwikfit I've booked into is a pretty decent one, never done me wrong in the past, but I'd still like a better idea of what's going on before I take it in.
Thanks!
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