If the car does not start, it has difficulty working; the engine runs erratically, fuel consumption is high, it stops from time to time, and also the engine fault lamp on the instrument panel lights up, you use a fault detection device to find out what the problem is.
If the code that the fault detection device reads on Renault failure devices is DF061, this means that there are some irregularities in the combustion activity in cylinder number 3.
The generic equivalent of the DF061 fault code (which is valid in other vehicles) read on Renault vehicles is the P303 fault code.
Possible problems with the vehicle with the Renault fault code DF061:
- A misfire in the cylinder lights up the engine fault lamp. When the engine malfunction lamp lights up, the vehicle does not work in the same performance as before, such as when it is running, some systems in the vehicle are disabled, performance decreases, fuel consumption increases.
- There may be a differentiation in the exhaust smoke of the vehicle.
- The engine may work unevenly, idling becomes unstable.
- The car cannot reach high speeds, it faints on the ramp.
- All of these complaints are also likely to be mild.
This means that things are not going well in cylinder 3. In gasoline vehicles, such malfunctions are caused mainly by problems caused by ignition elements, such as spark plug failure, wear of spark plug cables, or ignition coil failure.
In diesel vehicles, spark plug ignition is not performed, fuel is compressed and fuel is sprayed with an injector. If the spray timing is incorrect or the fuel is not compressed as required, a combustion error occurs, for which you can get a fault code DF061.
DF061 fault code 3. It’s easy to explain it as a misfire on the cylinder, but 3. it is difficult to explain the reason for the misfire in the cylinder. Because there are many factors involved, from sensor failure to ring wear, fuel system problems to ignition element failures.
The reasons for the DF061 fault code in Renault vehicles:
It is possible to generate several failure scenarios related to this topic:
- 3. the injector that sprays fuel into the numbered cylinder may be defective. If so, the problem will be solved when the injector is changed or repaired.
- 3. the piston rings on the numbered cylinder may be worn out and missing. This means that the fuel cannot be compressed properly, and fuel that cannot be compressed properly leads to a misfire.
- Problems such as wear of the piston rings in the cylinder and wear of the piston are common in elderly vehicles. There are different versions of the issues caused by compression problems, oil burning, smoke ejection, blowing, etc., which are signs that engine life is generally decreasing.
- If there is such a problem, the engine can be saved by operations such as ring discarding or engine rectification. These processes save a few more years on the engine life.
- Another of the common causes of a misfire in the cylinder is the combustion of the cylinder head gasket.
DF061 Renault Fault Code Solution
- First, it is considered what kind of problems are experienced in the vehicle. Does the car emit smoke, burn oil, blow, has a noisy operation, or is the vehicle in working condition? How is the ramp performance? These are important.
- Regarding the misfire in the cylinder, the fuel injector is checked. Failure of the fuel injector is a common problem.
- The durability of the cylinder head and gasket is checked. Melting and cracking of the cylinder head exposed to high pressure is a common problem.
- It is checked whether there is a problem with the intake manifold or the intake valve.
- Whether there is a problem with the fuel system, the robustness of the fuel filter, the fuel pump and related sensors are checked.
- In older vehicles, pistons and rings wear out over time. It is possible to repair them.
- The misfire in the cylinder is caused by insufficient compression and a leak in the system. The engine compression test can determine whether there is such a situation in the vehicle.