Why was our Berlingo HDi running so badly? Finally fixed? Includes 2CV hoon

[@JohnRolyAU]

The old saying " A poor man buys twice" is true. things are cheap for a reason, but then again it's also a lottery as lots of "good" stuff is now cheap crap too..

[@EggBastion]

When you come to terms with how often purchases are _just_ dice rolls it's... really disheartening

[@callumhardy5098]

HDI in a berlingo Will outlast most modern crap.

[@ollieb9875]

Buy once, cry once. Buy cheap, buy twice.

[@paulluce2557]

@@callumhardy5098 The 2.0 will... The 1.6s are dice rolls unless you have absolutely impeccable service and preventative maintenance records and frequent oil changes (at least halve the supposed mileage intervals on the early 1.6 hdis where interval was 20k!!).

[@herniagaming]

Not always some things are cheap because the owner can't be bothered or doesn't know the car only has a simple problem.

[@davelister7183]

Al at 6d diesels is a legend, that channel should have way more subs than it has currently

[@tns5044]

It's more fun driving a slow car fast than it is to drive a fast car slowly

[@martinneumann7783]

I do agree! And I know that. I drive a Citroën C1… 🚗♥️🇫🇷

[@davidrumming4734]

@@martinneumann7783I test drove an original C1 when I wanted a cheap small petrol car many years back. Brilliant low cost fun and easy to drive as well.

[@martinneumann7783]

@@davidrumming4734 That’s absolutely true! Who needs a Porsche when you can have a Citroën? 😀

[@d.c.Jones70]

Great video,it wasn’t that long ago Miss Hubnut had no license and was a bit nervous around unfamiliar vehicles. Now driving and talking away to the camera!!!!

[@stco2426]

Agree!

[@chrisschofield-te4hi]

Up and Down dyno is calling 😊

[@davidhinkson8856]

Nice to see Miss Hubnut driving yet another car on the fleet and talking to the camera while doing so. Glad to hear Bella is in good working order again.

[@WatfordWobble]

Lovely to see Miss Hubnut doing piece to camera. Whilst I don't have much to go on she is a good driver and getting better. I want more Miss Hubnuts on the road.

[@indecisiveauto]

As I found out recently when buying parts for the XC60 - quite literally buy cheap buy twice! Very glad to see Bella back up to strength and Miss HubNut did a a great job relaying the first part of the drive! ♥

[@jfv65]

6:55 You forgot you fitted new tires! Modern car ECU's usually have a self learning capability. With the faulty MAF it has learned wrong parameters. Hence the shitty running. Now with the new MAF it will relearn again and store new better parameters based on that new MAF input. That might probably improve the way it runs with increasing longer use.

[@johnmoruzzi7236]

Might be worth doing a bettery disconnect / ECU reset in that case...

[@geoffersk]

Great to see Bella back and fit for duty. Lovely to see Carly confident to comment on the change in driving performance as well - experience growing less than a year in. Nice update team Hubut!

[@raysmancave1]

About your starting problems, try this, Switch your ignition to the on position, but don't start it, count to 10 switch off, switch back on again to the ignition on position, count 10 again and start the car , if the car starts easily it is likely that your glow plugs are weak. If it's the same get your diesel pump checked for low pressure or slight blockage.

[@HubNut]

Glow plugs have been replaced and the relay is operating correctly.

[@briang9373]

@HubNut Maybe doing this to test glow plugs​ is actually a good idea on the basis one or more glow plugs could be defective from new, as with your recently replaced sensor.

[@davidflamee]

Nice to see Miss HubNut again, and to get her reaction to the improved Bella. Good to see Ellie enjoying her part in the adventures too. Very enjoyable update.

[@gryfandjane]

Nice to hear that Bella’s feeling better! Have a wonderful Christmas, folks. Warmest wishes from Missouri, USA.

[@martyjones1413]

9:19 A shared sense of humour goes a long way!❤

[@nigelbarratt6825]

Re your starting problem, we had a Peugeot Partner van with the same engine and the same problem, especially when cold after it had been standing it was almost impossible to start. If it hadn't been stopped for long it was fine. We eventually concluded that the diesel was draining back into the tank overnight, probably due to a minute air leak somewhere in the fuel system which wasn't enough to leak diesel but allowed air in when standing and the fuel gravity fed back into the tank. Not wanting to replace lots of pipes etc I got round it by fitting a non return valve in the rubber feed pipe from the tank under the bonnet (not the return pipe). That stopped the injector pump draining overnight so the engine would fire with a full pump and then pull fuel through. That cured it. Don't know if you have the same problem but worth a look.

[@seancarritt2438]

@Hubnut. This sounds very much like that may be your problem as that cold start was definitely lack of fuel pressure…. Give her a few pumps of the primer bulb and get it nice and full of pressure and see how she starts on a cold start….

[@seancarritt2438]

Wow….. The MAF sensor…. I must admit I never thought that may be your cause… not by a mile.. but soooo happy she’s fixed…. Now just that start issue….

[@williamgreer4087]

We had the same issue on our Picasso, caused by a cheapo ebay fuel filter letting air in. A decent quality one from the motor factors fixed it. If this issue starts after a service, this is likely the cause 👍

[@Dhira108]

Nice to see Mrs HubNut Infront of the camera, hopefully we will see new content on her channel 😃 And yes car ownership doesn't make sense, I can't justify the money I've spent on my VW Fox Hope your all safe and well given the storm

[@micheltebraake7915]

I'm glad Bella is feeling a lot better.

[@merbertancriwalli8622]

9:23 - love the innuendo. 🙂

[@arieplomp8906]

Your mullet shows that it’s windy ! It dances in the wind 🌬️ 🙌🤩 Nice to see Elly again and Thankfully that Betty is running better! Sadly it’s getting harder to get good parts for older cars , most of the time after market. And buying them on the internet is always tricky! Nice to see Carly driving Betty! Next time with the Windows open on both sides so you both can let your hair dance 🪩 with the wind 💨! Only when it’s set of course 😂😂😂👍🏻👍🏻🆙🙌🫶

[@HowardLeVert]

MAF sensors are amongst the items I would never buy a pattern part of: they're so critical to how an engine runs. Time for a rematch with Mr. Kitch's dyno...?

[@Mickhanic-garage]

Glad to see Bella is a bit happier now...

[@stco2426]

Excellent and great to see Ms H behind the wheel. Good update and timely!

[@caw25sha]

As your friend Steph would say "buy cheap, buy twice" 😂

[@tomoreilly9932]

Nice to see Bella running much better, keep her out of storm daragh,and stay safe.

[@romac9516]

Trust Elly to be pootling along happily, bless her

[@anthonystevens8683]

This is top news HubNutters. A much improved and happy Bella not to mention those who travel in her. It's also great to see Elle out and about. Thanks for sharing.

[@grumpytorque8905]

Great to see Miss Hubnut back in the videos.

[@Simon-ui6db]

9:23 the innuendo is back!! LMFAO

[@Ragnar8504]

I definitely missed that!

[@Kenny_P_abz]

That’s nice you don’t need to bus to the garage anymore with Miss Hubnut driving.

[@HubNut]

MUCH better!

[@scragnut]

Glad you got that wheel bearing done and the running is now sorted it seems. Also great to see Miss Hubnut back on the channel. Keep safe in all this mad weather.

[@chrisw3771]

Great to see her running better, it's always fun playing 'spot the road' as you're just up the coast from us. Reluctance to start & not all the power there could be a part blocked filter or injector or just not enough time on the glow plugs for cold start. HYDRA DPB-100 is excellent for clearing injectors & cleaning the fuel lines. I've used it for the last 10 years every 3-4 tanks in 6 cars over 500K miles

[@gaddmeister]

So happy Bella is better.

[@andrewmalyon5699]

Fingers crossed for Bella, great to see Miss Hubnut back,best wishes to you both.

[@Clodhopping]

My friend's 2002 Berlingo is a slow starter too. It's just passed its MOT so it's still ploughing on despite being battle scarred.

[@paulluce2557]

Regarding slow crank speeds on starting.. It feels like dead battery yet you shove new battery in it and it makes little difference. .. One of my Berlingos had this problem.. I decided to fit starter motor from a 2001 Synergie 2.0 Hdi that I scrapped.. ( long story, not relevant here)...Fixed problem.. higher crank speed solved starting problem as it was better quality more powerful motor.. PSA cheaped out on the bulk buy of starter motors as the Berlingo is a budget car in range ...I sourced another Synergie/806/Dispatch van starter to go into another Berlingo that I ran ( and I still run) .. Performing fine to this day.

[@mtttony]

The 2.0 HDI Starter can get slower without being noticed, and as a consequence will not spin it over in the cold just fast enough for a quick start or no start. This happened to me and took me a a bit to work it out.. Thanks guys!!

[@barryjackson8512]

My 307 2.0 HDi was poor starter. Never felt as if it was turning over slowly. But when the starter motor went. I put a new one on. I never had a problem starting.

[@christopherrobertson8098]

Good piece of advice always get it diagnostic checked once installed. As different units use different sensor settings and may need reprogramming to match the correct data

[@johnplatt8369]

Great vlog good to see you out and about before the storm hits,,,, it's now Sunday morning and we got the brunt of the power storm here in Llandudno worst I have seen here in 28 years.... Emmmm still thinking Bella is a bit of a money pit, fingers crossed you have a good run with her now without spending more on her.

[@rhys_thomss7013]

So glad bellas fixed stay safe guys!

[@allanfoster6965]

She's back. 😊 I hope all of you got through the storm safely.

[@Simon-ui6db]

welcome back Carly. great news on Bella.

[@tony-yp6qk]

Stray safe guys another great video has always Ian and Carly miss/mrs hubnut and hublets and hubmutt 👍

[@stevencampbell1150]

Glad to hear Bella is going better, the reason for poor starting could be glow plugs if they haven't been replaced and id definitely advise changing the 4 in one go if that is the case though it could also be the battery and/or the starter but I know that when my diesel car was hard to start I had one dead glow plug but I sought to replace all 4 as they usually give up one after the other.

[@HubNut]

Changed all four for good brand replacements earlier this year.

[@Invisibleman7]

Glad Bella is sorted. Stay safe.

[@davidbailey533]

My dad had starting reluctance from his and he swapped glow plugs and it's seemed OK since maybe same with yours glad to see she running better

[@HubNut]

She's had new glow plugs. HDi won't even use them above 5 degrees C.

[@JamieMcAlley]

joyous to see Ellie driving. modern cars are boring!

[@pizzalover3]

Had the same problem with an old 53 plate C5 2.0 110bhp. Think it was a Valeo part I put on in the end.

[@mrdixon4305]

Heater plugs change them better starting

[@HubNut]

Already done.

[@nigelh4617]

Bella back on form and Miss HubNut doing the on-road shakedown test. All is good 🙂

[@allanmollison6971]

Thanks for sharing guys, brilliant as always. Awesome to see Bella and Elly. 😊👍

[@johnmoruzzi7236]

@HubNut I've just rewatched the video from 2 years ago when the Berlingo rear suspension snapped.... from 20 - 30 seconds in going through Clun you drive past a maroon and silver Mitsubishi Pajero Junior on the opposite side of the road !

[@conkerman01]

Great! Important lesson learned. Cheap bits can get in the sea. Injectors etc would push it past ivability.

[@MrCHrisfj]

Great to hear that you've got to the bottom of Bella's lumpy running after all this time 👍

[@andyarmstrong1493]

Success! We all need little victories.

[@-DC-]

Genuine parts Especially Sensors etc are an Absolute Must.

[@IfInDoubt..]

I've just had a rear bearing done on my Mazda CX-7... SKF part, £600 all in, with a service and keeping hold of unobtanium brake backplates for new discs and pads at MOT...

[@richardhowlett7398]

I hope all is well at HubNut HQ following storm darragh .

[@neodonkey]

Reminds me of the time I bought a brand new (cheap) thermostat and couldn't figure out what was up, so I put it in a boiling pan of water and sure enough it was stuck fast! At least easier to diagnose than a crap MAF sensor. So pleased its finally fixed though, it must have been driving you nuts.

[@MrOvershoot]

At least its a big step forward for Bella and so nice to see the return of innuendo corner 😉

[@Barbarellacapsule]

I have an HDI m space desire model & have had Scot since 2017,these Mpvs do need a good run out at a steady speed quote often,otherwise can be a bit sluggish,they are quirky,comfortable on long journeys,so glad you kept Bella 😘

[@johncallaghan4616]

Welcome back Bella ! Could the reluctance to start be down to worn brushes on the starter? Just a thought. And AL at 6D is a TOTAL legend ! Keep ‘em comin’! JCHK

[@tug1345]

Brilliant seeing Miss Hubnuts contributions again, it was a great first 4 minutes or so until a funny looking man interrupted, although it got better again later on lol, only joking Ian, you both do a great job

[@russellb1212]

Long live Bella, good job Miss Hubnut

[@martinhudson2552]

I had the exact same problem with mine. Someone had put a cheap MAF on. I fitted genuine Citroen brand new part. Drives really good. That was four years ago. No problems since. It never has liked cold weather starts. Tried new heater plugs new fuel filter. Could be an age thing. Ha.

[@CauliflowerMcPugg]

Great to see Bella is back. Fingers crossed the new MAF, does the trick. Was starting to think no innuendos in this one and then bang! Miss HubNut delivered 😂

[@greatwhite1958]

I got to meet and photograph Bella at the classic car show (which was fitting as I had my Triangle of Doom tee shirt on)and had a quick fondle of her wing 😮. I also met Mr Hubnut himself, another tick on the bucket list, along with Cambrian Tim sadly I missed Miss Hubnut 😕. What a great day it was. I always enjoy a Bella video. Thanks for the entertainment guys.

[@germulqueen3002]

Caaarly...!!! "Baggy box;" it's ALWAYS the quiet, innocent looking ones...!! 👍👏😂

[@ross1701]

Probably not connected to the Berlingo, but having had Mass Airflow Sensor problems before on our Honda HRV, check the big rubber bendy air pipe between the air filter and the engine. If there is a single split in any of the folds, then it can throw up all sorts of MAF error codes or problems. Even one fitted brand new three years ago has now started to fall to bits and splits everywhere. Speaking from experience and lots of money later!

[@simonprime5541]

Ian - full service new MAF and perhaps a new dyno run?

[@HubNut]

Not sure yet. Not convinced we've had a full restoration of power. A lot smoother though.

[@StickShiftSquirrel]

My peugeot 306 had a similar issue, if not worse. Intermittent very rough idle, black smoke, bucking/ loss of power and even stalling a few times! As with your berlingo a replacement MAF sensor seems to have done the trick! Let's just hope the one I got is quality enough to last.

[@gingerelvis]

I'm glad that a decent MAF has made all of the difference. I do like a Berlingo, I'm a big fan of the car based van but I do think you fell in love with the wrong example, I get that it's an interesting colourway but it has been a bit of a money pit.

[@jamesleeharris]

Nice to hear bella is on the ment. P.s remember this is a family channel miss hubnut. Lol

[@TheFlyingBusman]

So….. a naff maf! Keep an eye on fuel rail pressures on DW10 engines as the fuel pumps can tire with age and it takes longer cold cranking to build the fuel rail pressures before the injectors will ‘fire’. Glow plugs failing don’t help cold starts on these. Just be careful removing old ones, they can and do snap. Stay safe in this wild weather we are dealing with.

[@harryharker9564]

Really liking the hair down look

[@johnwinters4201]

Seeing you driving Elly reminds me of driving one of Pete Sparrow's 720 cc vehicles the other day. I discovered that whilst my right hand is very practised at working the gear lever and handbrake, my left hand doesn't know how to do it at all.

[@tonys1636]

Would be interesting to see what the Dyno figures are now and if closer to the manufactures very optimistic ones.

[@UPnDOWN]

Manufacturer figures aren't optimistic at all! Pass the Picasso ended up 2bhp down after half a million miles!

[@tonys1636]

@@UPnDOWN They were in the early 70's, sort of 10-20 higher in the brochures than actually were, considering few family cars were over 100 then a big overestimate but truth in advertising was rare until the ASA.

[@JohnRolyAU]

Winter jumpers and coats are out, meanwhile, Australia has started the summer strongly with lots of days in the 30's and a spot of rain, ran my mini in 34c yesterday and it kept temp

[@davidpreston9909]

Really informative about the Berlingo. I have an '03 Peugeot Partner 2.0 HDi that seems to be mirroring your Berlingo. Bought it earlier this year with a front wheel bearing replaced by the dealer, and it seems to have similar issues with the MAF sensor (maybe), lurching just a little in low revs. Will keep an eye on your progress and maybe get mine looked at if it gets any worse, and at any rate when I get it serviced prior to next year's MOT.

[@HubNut]

Sounds very MAF.

[@davidpreston9909]

@@HubNut Good to know. Cheers

[@Kahuczech]

Finnbar Saunders moment at 9.20 .

[@MrButtonpresser]

Good job Mrs HubNut.

[@coopdivi]

The smug look on Carly's face at 10:51 when Ian says, "I feel a bit stupid now" says it all. My wife has the same look on her face..........quite often.

[@ianbird4737]

From the squeaking noises it sounds like you need to treat Bella to a new set of wiper blades for Christmas.

[@HubNut]

They were cheap ones too...

[@frimleyfrodo]

I normally buy Bosch, but Aldi we’re selling some at £4 recently. I bought a pair with some reticence, but actually they’re okay, I doubt they’ll do the 30k/15 months that the Bosch normally last but we’ll see.

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

Great to hear Bella is feeling a bit better with a New MAF, know what you mean about spending this side of xmas, just spent £220 on tyres. £140 was planned on two new fronts, then a unsuspected cost on a third last week... Hey ho but its been my most popular video this week 😂😂 Great to have a wee hoon in Elly. A excellent video as always Ian and Carly the imnuendo was strong with a tight box 😂😂

[@2tone209]

AY UP MR AND MRS HUBNUT

[@Gazbrand]

Worth every penny those cars...

[@The-Rectifier]

Yes, Bella is a live and kicking❤. Hope your all safe, stormy weather isn't nice at all😢

[@Canalsman]

Have you considered replacing the battery? With a quality brand of course... Especially in the cold weather a big drop in cranking voltage will occur.

[@HubNut]

Worth consideration. We've never replaced it. You can get them tested for CCA.

[@Canalsman]

​@HubNut The tests aren't conclusive. I think that given you don't know its age it's worth doing anyway. The last thing you need in Winter is a failing battery!

[@jamesjetty625]

Try cycling the key and wait to start a few times! My old Ford 7.3 between 50 to 35 needs to run the cycle twice below 35 three times in less block heater plugged in! Got 352,000 plus miles on the clock

[@jamesjetty625]

Also my truck is a 02 so I run a fuel additive because the new fuel is missing more processed than it was in 2002

[@HubNut]

Glow plugs aren't the issue. Used that trick plenty when I had old XUD diesels!

[@jamesjetty625]

@ yeah mine don't even have 5000 miles on new plugs but engine wear makes starting harder! My old trucks got blow bye

[@mikes747]

Well done on the filming Miss Hubnut! I'm glad Bella is feeling better! Get it back to Kitch soon to right that dyno wrong!

[@Phiyedough]

I didn't know Dara Ó Briain had his own storm

[@Extreme_Rice]

Didn’t realise at first Miss Hubnut was saying “bucking” at 2:44….

[@Zeem4]

I replaced the MAF on my Peugeot Expert and it totally transformed it - for the first time in ages, I could out-accelerate a fully-laden HGV! It didn't fix the drastic loss of performance after putting it under heavy load though. Doing a maximum 40mph up the hills on the A66, 10 miles into a 170-mile drive home, isn't particularly fun. It was also a poor starter in very cold weather, lots of cranking followed by lots of white smoke. Weirdly, unplugging the glow plug control unit made it much better. The control unit looks really corroded underneath though. I've also got a set of new glow plugs to fit - which ought to be easy as the engine's been sat on the floor of the workshop since April 2023 - but I'm absolutely terrified of them snapping off in the cylinder head, so I haven't touched it yet.

[@paulluce2557]

Done glow plugs in most of my hdi 2.0s owned since 2008. Never had one fail to come undone.. Only problem is getting the one out nesrest high pressure pump..requires partial dismantling of the high pressure pipework.

[@Zeem4]

@@paulluce2557 That's really good to know, thanks. I'll have a go at it when I'm not in the mood for yet another marathon welding and fabrication session.

[@triodehexode]

Whish I still had my Peugeot 306 HDI which went in November 2017 only 70000 miles and a lot done to her but she had her side damaged after hitting a bollards and tax each year was £256. It was replaced with a Peugeot 308 with zero road tax which we still have ,Clarkson was so wrong. Mind you the 307s were a bit heavy and ugly.

[@coradesune7537]

Makes sense I guess, bad sensor giving duff O2 readings particularly at the low end. Still hard to think of when you've already changed it. I hope you give a suitable review to the eBay seller.

[@grrfy]

In the wise words of Captain Slow..Good News!!

[@chengdogu6352]

Top notch smut.

[@martinneumann7783]

I wish you many more miles in Bella. Now everything is fine. And power isn’t that important… Bonne route ! 🚗♥️🇫🇷

[@westmus]

The 2.0HDI are known to be bulletproof. If it have problems it's always related to something external.

[@blackpool321]

Miss Hubnut....you naughty girl, talking about baggy boxes !😂

[@aliacoms6014]

Euro Parts seem to stock fairly good gear, though with them there are generally several different priced alternatives.