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Thread: Quick possible diagnostic anyone?
Post: RE: Quick possible diagnostic anyone?
| Hi all,
Car is dead, awaiting funeral.
It reached 100,650miles having begun to randomly idle at up to 2500 or higher (depended a lot on the engine temp) and then would flood, requiring up to an ho... |
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PaulOH |
TU Petrol Engines
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03-06-2018, 02:29 PM |
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Thread: Quick possible diagnostic anyone?
Post: RE: Quick possible diagnostic anyone?
| I haven´t seen the results of a compression test, but he pointed out that there´s blow by at the oil filler cap and the blue smoke when it´s cold is also a bit of a no-brainer.
He showed me how to ... |
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PaulOH |
TU Petrol Engines
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6,047 |
09-03-2018, 08:25 PM |
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Thread: Quick possible diagnostic anyone?
Post: RE: Quick possible diagnostic anyone?
| Thanks to everyone who´s taken the time to read this.
Following the fitting of an expensive new ICV, checks to the pipework, sensors and possible air contamination - and a new positive battery conn... |
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PaulOH |
TU Petrol Engines
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6,047 |
09-03-2018, 10:13 AM |
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Thread: Quick possible diagnostic anyone?
Post: RE: Quick possible diagnostic anyone?
| I get your point Mighty306. The ICU means Idle control unit which is the mechanic´s terminology for the entire ICV, emissions sensor and electrics that he wants to replace.
A clue could be that he... |
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PaulOH |
TU Petrol Engines
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6,047 |
07-03-2018, 02:47 PM |
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Thread: Quick possible diagnostic anyone?
Post: RE: Quick possible diagnostic anyone?
| Okay,
Very much later, about 1,000 limped-along and issue-laden miles more and having pulled together some cash to take it to a different garage, there´s news and it´s more complicated than a simple ... |
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PaulOH |
TU Petrol Engines
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6,047 |
06-03-2018, 07:55 PM |
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Thread: Heater Controls
Post: RE: Heater Controls
| Thankyou, this is very useful.
The heater has come back on...
..... maybe so will the wipers.
Does this happen a lot with these motors? |
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PaulOH |
Electrics
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05-01-2018, 08:57 PM |
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Thread: i'm late today...its friday.
Post: RE: i'm late today...its friday.
| In Catalunya it´s the 3 Magic Kings today (no, I have not been smoking)
They do this thing here that the Kings - aka the 3 Wise Men - bring the presents for kids. About 45%of the kids I teach here al... |
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PaulOH |
The Couch
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05-01-2018, 08:50 PM |
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Thread: Your First car
Post: RE: Your First car
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pugolliek Wrote: (31-12-2017, 11:42 AM)
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First car was a 1997 Suzuki Swift 993cc import 2 door
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Did it still have that dinger thing that went off if you exceeded 100kmh? Missus had an Jap-impor... |
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PaulOH |
The Couch
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05-01-2018, 08:41 PM |
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Thread: Your First car
Post: RE: Your First car
| passed the test in June 1986 (learned in an unholy trio of Driving instructor´s Mini Mayfair, Fathers Metro CityX and Mother´s handpainted Toyota 1000)
Got my first car in September 1988
It was a (c... |
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PaulOH |
The Couch
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28-12-2017, 11:52 AM |
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Thread: Heater Controls
Post: RE: Heater Controls
| Hi Lads, Have a phase one that´s suddenly gone cold with a dead heater/blower - exactly the same symptoms as ChrisHDI´s car. Where is this famous relay that should be replaced?
Also, the wipers hav... |
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PaulOH |
Electrics
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7,663 |
28-12-2017, 10:13 AM |
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Thread: Quick possible diagnostic anyone?
Post: RE: Quick possible diagnostic anyone?
| OK - So this is delayed a bit! We motored on for a while adapting our driving style to the car - the Skoda had come off the road at this stage so no alternative (uninsured) car to take instead - and t... |
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PaulOH |
TU Petrol Engines
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6,047 |
30-08-2017, 01:10 AM |
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Thread: Project or Scrap?
Post: RE: Project or Scrap?
| What did you do in the end? |
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PaulOH |
Photos Of Members / Cars
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07-06-2017, 06:27 PM |
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Thread: Quick possible diagnostic anyone?
Post: RE: Quick possible diagnostic anyone?
| Hi, well finally packed the nipper and the gnasher off with their mum for a while and got a look at this famous stepper motor - and cannot find it. It seems like there isn´t one.
I googled the pic an... |
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PaulOH |
TU Petrol Engines
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6,047 |
21-05-2017, 10:58 AM |
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Thread: Project or Scrap?
Post: RE: Project or Scrap?
| Why not put it through the MOT now and see what they say.
Should it fail - your description suggests it may well - then you can tot up a list of problems and repair time/costs - a "what´s it going to... |
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PaulOH |
Photos Of Members / Cars
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18-05-2017, 10:32 PM |
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Thread: Quick possible diagnostic anyone?
Post: RE: Quick possible diagnostic anyone?
| Thanx- had heard about stepper motors being an issue. It´s well worth a go - will post an update. |
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PaulOH |
TU Petrol Engines
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03-05-2017, 01:56 PM |
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Thread: Quick possible diagnostic anyone?
Post: Quick possible diagnostic anyone?
| Hiya,
Have a 1.6 Phase 1 which is really misbehaving - to the point that I don´t want to take it for an MOT in case I´m laughed out of the place.
symptoms:
Cold start and it revs and falls rum-ru... |
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PaulOH |
TU Petrol Engines
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6,047 |
03-05-2017, 08:51 AM |
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Thread: One 306 more this time from Portugal
Post: RE: One 306 more this time from Portugal
| Hola Luis
No puedo in Portuges per in Espanyol y Catala quizaz es posible - and of course in English. I don´t aim for the same engine/mapping mods that you might have in mind but this could be intere... |
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PaulOH |
Newbies
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29-04-2017, 12:29 AM |
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Thread: Hi, everybody
Post: RE: Hi, everybody
| Hi Roger,
Welcome to the club- I hope you find this as useful as I have. Are your cars RHD or LHD and which do you prefer? At home we prefer RHD but for work here in Catalunya it´s all on the other s... |
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PaulOH |
Newbies
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29-04-2017, 12:15 AM |
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Thread: Car you miss most?
Post: RE: Car you miss most?
| God I´d post pictures if I had them online but I don´t right now - a light grey, 4-door 1970 Morris 1300 (Yeah go on laugh!!!)
Bought for IR100 in 1996 as a basket case and intended engine+manual g... |
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PaulOH |
The Couch
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28-04-2017, 11:58 PM |
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Thread: friday......friday ???
Post: RE: friday......friday ???
| Have been into the city for the morning - missus and the nipper & gnasher, then worked for 4 hours (2 with Mother in law - it was ok - she laughed a bit (always good)), came home - missus in a mood - ... |
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PaulOH |
The Couch
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28-04-2017, 11:20 PM |
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Thread: Finally have a '6, Spares or repair car now got an MOT!
Post: RE: Finally have a '6, Spares or repair car now go...
| The car is a credit to you - many of these things would have killed it off a long time ago had it not been your ability to spot, care about and sort - some of it serious workshop stuff.
keep it going... |
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PaulOH |
306 Projects
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28-04-2017, 11:11 PM |
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Thread: Changing electric window motor
Post: RE: Changing electric window motor
| Hiya,
Not the easiest thing to do but not as bad as replacing door wiring! There are several very informative videos on Youtube - some original Peugeot footage and other videos (some in French). Just... |
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PaulOH |
Electrics
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1,784 |
27-04-2017, 10:02 AM |
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Thread: Ph1 electric window switch removal
Post: RE: Ph1 electric window switch removal
| Hiya,
Just an update - turned out to be neither the switch or the wiring - the motor had failed. €110 for an entire motor and guide mechanism and a friendly mechanic fitted it, €185 all-in once VAT w... |
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PaulOH |
Electrics
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1,588 |
27-04-2017, 09:55 AM |
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Thread: Ph1 electric window switch removal
Post: RE: Ph1 electric window switch removal
| Thanks lads,
You´re probably right - I´ll have to take it to be spannered as I can´t even get the door trim off!
The window is a fail point here for the Spanish car test in Catalunya.
Hate those wi... |
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PaulOH |
Electrics
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1,588 |
02-04-2017, 03:34 PM |
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Thread: Ph1 electric window switch removal
Post: Ph1 electric window switch removal
| Hi all,
Have a Phase-1 Meridian with a dead drivers-side window. I think it might be as simple as dirt in the mechanism as the passenger window continues to work from both its switches.
Today I tr... |
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PaulOH |
Electrics
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1,588 |
01-04-2017, 07:10 PM |
