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thanks Jim, but sadly not the case

My semi-educated guess (no more than that though) would be that fuel drain-back or tight valve clearances led to bad starting, then easy start came into the equation and the explosions from this through slightly open valves started burning back the valve heads & seats leading to even tighter clearances, more ether, tighter clearances ad...

Total guess but try unplugging the MAF sensor and see if it improves - although not a guaranteed diag method.

I use valvoline Maxlife

VIN isn't recognised on servicebox, probably because of the cars age

Thanks for trying, It just makes things harder but that's what it's all about restoring a classic Peugeot.

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Got it going after some playing around with the battery and leaving the door open before reconnecting it.

Here it is, i think a few members on here have owned it in the past:

we took it and towed it to a Dronfield Mech who has PP, they looked at it, says it has some electrical issues, that are causing occ short circuits, tripping the ECU and which puts it in a form of safe mode, another fault is draining the battery, still not repaired though, any ideas?

haven't got the PP codes yet.

If there is no pressure at all in the system I can only suggest that either your new pressure cap is faulty or you have a leak in the header tank that is releasing the pressure.

Is your heater working OK? if so the water must be circulating. I wouldn't worry about it too much if everything is working as it should, the only effect that no...

Glow plugs normally operate pre-heat (to enable starting) and post-heat (to reduce emissions), the latter shutting off after a few seconds or a handful of minutes, depending on sensed (coolant) temperature. They have recently sometimes been used as part of an exhaust regeneration process. I doubt whether they would ever be on permanently: a set of...

Which engine does your car have?

The information you require is probably on servicebox, but to get to the service procedures (and prossibly the info that you want), you need a paid subscription or an off-line copy which is called docbackup

Hi, sorry for the late reply, yes I did fix the problem!

I changed out the fan resistor pack (seems more like a digital fan controller actually). It's hidden in the passenger footwell near the fan, with a large heatsink and a number of wires on a connector, one of which goes to the blower motor itself. The heatsink had actually gone live at 12v...

Happens to the best of us, love a simple fix.

I think it's quite a common mod fitting a complete 306 rear axle to a 205 to gain rear discs. A 309 goes straight on but then the 205 and 309 are essentially the same car underneath. Join the 205 owners club on Facebook. You will find friendliness and as much knowledge as there is possibly available concerning all things 205.

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When my 2005 2ltr C5 - same engine as the OP - had done 90000miles at 8 years old, I started to get a bit anxious about the condition of the belt. Fairly quickly I got the belt, pulleys and water pump changed.

Ebay search- DIN stereo spacer
Brings up plenty of hits.

try it on an a temporary supply from a can.

I've got two separate posts here and a link to photos with fuelling problems whereby the pump was 'prime suspect' but it turned out to be fine.

Whitish smoke from the exhaust is usually a sign of unburnt fuel but if it stops when the engine is warm I wouldn't, worry to much about it. If it ticks over unevenly when cold that would indicate that combustion is not good on one cylinder, that could also account for the smoke. Most likely problem is an injector but it could also be caused by...

Ok thank you for the replies , I think I will book my car in for Peugeot planet.

Thanks guys, i am going to speak to a member on here who is fairly close to me this evening about the diagnostics

Kind Regards

Phil

I would suspect that the HP pump is not producing enough pressure at cranking speed to open the injectors.

I hope that the scanner you have ordered cash read parameters from the injection ECU, you need some more data to work with.

I've just been to the scrap yard today. I can confirm that 2 306 diesel models there was a V reg hdi 1999 it had the 2 connectors and 4 pins. Then I seen the older diesel xud R reg 1997 with 3 connectors and 6 pins.

So I will go for the 2 connectors with 4 pins matching mine now.

The ebay listing for years is wrong.

Hello Alan,

Not sure if its applicable to yours but was the software updated after the solenoids were changed? I wasn't brave enough to tackle the gearbox dismantle so not sure of the wiring routing inside the gear box. is the control box on top of the gear box still aligned as I understand that the fingers that select the gears can be...

Having done some checking with multi meter and earth/supply leads, I found the earth lead between the battery and gearbox/car body, had resistance of about 2.7 ohms which was also the same story at the sensors of the diesel fuel rail, mass air flow sensor and cam sensor.

Thought this needed to be less than 1 ohm or at least as close to 0 ohm as...

There should be a small screw and a plunger (which can only be depressed when the switch is set to off and key out) on the switch barrel holding it in the tube on the steering column.

Remove the screw and depress the plunger and it should then slide out... You'll need to ease the heavy wires out with it as they can catch and make it seem like the...

Might be worth getting it tested/checked by a reputable workshop. Quite possoble that a Valeo (or any other main brand) has been refurbed at some point, with inferior regulator components. Worth checking, too, the connections at the alternator, and at the battery terminals, to make sure they are all clean.

The battery voltage itself will not...

Running a 2003 307 estate 1.4HDI 240k miles done, bloody thing refuses to die. Starts every time 50+mpg. I change the oil and filter myself every 7-8 thousand miles and still is peppy enough for a 1.4. We also have a skoda yeti 2.0diesel but I prefer driving my Pug.

The matrix had already been bypassed by a previous owner. I have almost got the matrix out but can not get it passed the steering column. If anyone can shed any light on how to get the thing out please let me know.
I fi ever get it out I will no more on why it was bypassed in the first place and hopefully get it mended or cleaned out or replaced...

Oh these cars do like to keep us on our toes, but then wouldn't we get so bored if they were always working perfectly? Agree with Peter that a running 406 is much nicer than a 100% factory spec 406 garden ornament. Good job, and hope the engine issue proves simple/cheap to sort. Might just be in need of a good oil/filter change or a flush & change...

Quick hijack, good advice on storing the pump. I've always used a bit of 'rouge' or 'red' to you in the UK. I use it as a parts washer, degreaser etc. for engine parts and a preservative. Not thought about the water content. Better empty my spare epic and refill with green juice

Hello Uncle Buck,

Sorry for the delay in replying but 2016 has proved to be a difficult year! glad to see the back of it.

Please see post :-

Mission accomplished!!!!!!!

I swapped an engine from a 607 in to my C5 it was a 2.2 diesel same engin code.

Straight swap no ecu to mess with, old one out new one in. Fuel pump is mechanical so no worries there.

What did you do in the end?

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I do have a few oil filters around- got one from Fram Europe. My latest one is from VW- but it cant work- even with a threaded adaptor- as another member pointed out, it will prevent proper sealing.

if I can help anyone with what I've learnt to date (which is far from exhaustive), feel free to ask :-D

Just keep reading the forum and offering help wherever you can in any thread ;)

Keeping an older car on the road is a great journey of learning and that learning is most valuable to others...

I think general courtesy would be to reply to an initial post even if the fault has been found and rectified from an external source, it doesn't take much effort and could lead to an input of valuable information.

The other thing is leaving threads open ended when a number of replies have been given but we never here back from the OP as to...

Hey guys, thanks for the tip on peugeotparts. He has one available but it is £88. I considered buying it but my friend has got in touch and he's a bit of a wizard fabricator and is going to make me a pair at a more reasonable price.

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That would likely have been my preferred route, at least if something can be...

Well I did a full scan on it. No faults that would bring up the service spanner. The only fault I'm seeing is the climate cabin n humidity sensor fault... But the ac still works great... Still looking for a used one though.

About the spanner it' was actually the little symbol just above the line in the instrument cluster screen that shows the...

I was going to remove the belt as suggested but will still do if noise returns. Didn't fancy removing the tensioner as its the stuff nightmares are made of as far as I'm concerned. I renewed it together with the spring 3 yrs ago and still remember it.

It is 'fun' I recall taking one off and changing the bushes and putting it back (on a 406) it...

I managed to reactivate the TPMS sensors. I had to put about 3.8 bars of pressure in one problematic tire to get the System to pick up the reading. After a quick drive the system was reading all the sensors. Its a shame the system cannot give you real time pressure on each 4 sensors instead of relaying a message only when the pressure drops on any...

Belts and tensioners on the old engine were new 3 weeks ago (swapped), the clutch was new on the donor engine 6 months ago....so box & engine were swapped , new water pump (£19.00), injector seals washers and that was it....very cheep :)

Anybody need the injectors etc ??

Hello. thanks for the reply. I think that sensor you mentioned is for the rain sensor auto wipe. I have no clue where the cabin temperature sensor is. the humidity sensor is above the glove box behind the trim where there is a little grill.

I will say this about the Diagbox systems. They can do a WHOLE lot more than the basic OBD scanners. You can (when you know what you are doing) get them to display a lot of live data from a running engine, add extra keys to the vehicle, and (as I did on my C5) add Cruise Control to a car (and considerable more than just this). If you get a good...

Don't laugh, but I've actually done that once myself, and on purpose.
Tried, unsuccessfully, to repair the HRW, gave up, and decided to clean it off altogether. No problem - was left with a nice clear rear window.
Only oddity was that, every winter, the Ghost of HRW Marley came back to haunt me, in the form lf a wispy reminder of where the...

Thanks guys for your advice. Since I just asked for your tips, there's no use waiting for a miracle, I'll just your tips until one of them works the best. I can call this thread solved. Thanks again. :D

Excellent result :D I'm delighted!

My TD speedo has started to read double the speed, stick there for a short distance and then jump back down erratically. Might give this a go. Where, on a BE3 gearbox is the speed sensor electric connector?

Same place.. On the RH driveshaft side of the final drive housing... Get under (bearing in mind all...

Hello, welcome to the forum.
The cause will the 4 viton o rings underneath the top actuator (it's hidden under the top plastic cover.
You can buy a complete seal kit and overhaul, but this isn't normally necessary. It can be done in with the pump on the car using care and cleanliness. I'll have a look for the actual sizes. You'll be able to but...

ok will have a check / fiddle in a few minutes and get backk to you

Great. :)