peugeot

[Wideboy]

why are they sooo friggin hard to work on??:smt119:smt119:smt119:smt119

so Christmas eve the temp light comes on the dash telling me its getting to hot.

I though ah obviously its the thermostat :smt115, replaced it took it out for a spin light come back on. WHAT!!, so i get it home check the water, check the pump, check for air in it..... nope everything is working.

hmm i thought, got my dad to have a butchers and he said it was the temperature censor on the block...... right so off to the peugeot garage to get a new one.

right got it in me hand ready to put it on, good it thought :) nice and easy, job will be done in no time:).............

WRONG!! the clever people at peugeot have made it impossible to get at, i would have to remove the radiator, airbox and some plumbing to get at it with a spanner and i didn't have any long sockets that would fit over the censor.

off to machine mart to get some longer sockets, got home replaced the censor now everything working nicely.

all these presents had to come out of my money i put aside for the bike:smt022

rant over :smt015

[yorkie_chris]

Lol mate they're french

Could be worse, could be a fiat where you get brake pads and discs for that year, turns out to be wrong and theres 5 possible sets of parts for that engine size and year. Sodding eyeties.

[Alpinestarhero]

My dad has aged years in thehours he has to work on french cars

Anyway, perserver

Matt

[Frank]

From what you said there buddy,I take it that your car only has a censor and no temp guage.Stupid idea if you ask me

[Wideboy]

yup no temp gauge, i new it wasn't getting hot enough as the rad fan wasn't coming on and the block was still cold because you could stick you hand down the side and not get burned

bluddy cars, gimi a bike anytime

[Welsh_Wizard]

I have a peugeot 106 diesel. Wicked little motor to bimble round in but a nightmare if it goes wonky.

[embee]

It's simple really.

Read something like this (http://www.topgear.com/content/features/stories/2005/11/stories/01/20.html)
and take note before buying a car.

[yorkie_chris]

That sort of things alright, but its people with new cars, always skews the results.

What you really want to look for is the nastiest POS on the road with 3 months T+T for £50, when finished, throw away.

[Richie]

why are they sooo friggin hard to work on??:smt119:smt119:smt119:smt119

so Christmas eve the temp light comes on the dash telling me its getting to hot.

I though ah obviously its the thermostat :smt115, replaced it took it out for a spin light come back on. WHAT!!, so i get it home check the water, check the pump, check for air in it..... nope everything is working.

hmm i thought, got my dad to have a butchers and he said it was the temperature censor on the block...... right so off to the peugeot garage to get a new one.

right got it in me hand ready to put it on, good it thought :) nice and easy, job will be done in no time:).............

WRONG!! the clever people at peugeot have made it impossible to get at, i would have to remove the radiator, airbox and some plumbing to get at it with a spanner and i didn't have any long sockets that would fit over the censor.

off to machine mart to get some longer sockets, got home replaced the censor now everything working nicely.

all these presents had to come out of my money i put aside for the bike:smt022

rant over :smt015


I feel for ya....
taken from a post on Dec the 2nd about changing the water pump on a pug 205 1.9 TDi

What a fooking pain in the rear end it is to replace this item. As it's driven off the timing belt.
1. disconnect battery
2. remover airfilter housing
3. remove starter motor
4. remove r/h/ front wheel
5. time engine to TDC.
6. place lock pin (8mm Drill bit cut in half..) in flywheel, thats why the starter motor is removed to gain acces to the hole...:smt097stupid design.
7. lock up FIP and CAM shaft with 8mm bolts.
8. remove alternator belt.
9. remove alternator drive pully.
10. mark up timing belt with spots of tipex ( not in the manual that tip)
11. slacken off timing belt adjuster.
12. drain coolant from bottom hose to water pump.
13. remove 5x bolts holding the water pump to the engine block.
14. have a Brew....:smt045 warm up hands as it's f-in freezing.
15. remove water pump...
16. simply do the list in reverse order...
17. before starting the engine, rotate engine by hand via the crankshaft pully 3 times so you know I free and no valves will hit the pistons...

and that was just after I had to get the missus's Car (Volvo V40) through the MOT this morning...
had to strip down the handbrake and reset the piston on both callipers on that before I could start on mine.

Note to Self... always use axle stands as the car very nearly fell off the jack...:pale:...
I bloody hate cages.:smt013

I'm now enjoying a wee dram as my day has finished and the kids have gone horse riding with the missus... peace and quiet and warmth... NICE:D

[Razor]

The French are crap at 2 things, war and car manufacture. FACT.

[metalmonkey]

That sort of things alright, but its people with new cars, always skews the results.

What you really want to look for is the nastiest POS on the road with 3 months T+T for £50, when finished, throw away.

Haha, I'm gonna be selling my car probally, so that will be up for grabs, 14 years old, but still works.....Only getting rid of it to down size as I will probally get, my sisters car. It doesn't matter what I drive really, I have done 1500 miles in 6 months in the car.

[Wideboy]

I feel for ya....
taken from a post on Dec the 2nd about changing the water pump on a pug 205 1.9 TDi

i remember that but why didn't i take notice :smt090

[dirtydog]

Ah but it's not just french cars that are a pain although they do seem to be the worst

I used to have a 1994 fiesta, decided to give it a service and to get to the oil filter you either have to jack the car right up or take o/s front wheel off! :-s

[Wideboy]

British engineering don't knock it :p