"David Hearn" <dave@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:6209p2F20rovqU1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Our Peugeot 306 1.4l petrol, 1998 version has just started (as in today)
> idling quite lumpy once started - such that you feel it's going to stall
> (or at least, can imagine that it might).
>
> It's just passed 120,000, so is getting longer in the tooth. Had it's
MOT
> done last October and passed emmisions fine. Engine wise it's been
okay.
> Slight oil leakage from the head gasket area (front left side) pretty
much
> the entire time we've had it (6 years) - but not enough to cause us to
> have to top up much between oil changes, some tapping from the cam shaft
> (again, pretty much the whole time). No issues though with the running
of
> the engine, starts immediately first time every time. Coolant has been
> okay-ish. No noticable mayo - but the coolant has always looked a bit
> rusty between changes, and is probably due for a change.
>
> Plugs were changed last year, and we do about 10,000 miles per year. Oil
> change done about 6k miles ago. Earth strap replaced a year or so ago
> when it failed (causing weird electrical issues) - but haven't checked
> this time.
>
> One other thing, which I wonder may be related, is that recently (last
> couple of weeks) the trip counter has been resetting on its own. I
reset
> it each time I fill the tank and so noticed when, after half a tank of
> fuel has been used, it's suddenly reading only a couple of miles.
>
> Just now, when the car was very lumpy, it seemed that whenever we pulled
> away from a junction, particuarly when changing up gears, it seemed to
> reset - we saw this happen a few times. Since then though, we've done
> about 15 miles without it resetting, even though we've had to stop the
> engine for a bit, and when re-started it was lumpy again. Might be a
> red-herring - but might be helpful. I'm wondering if it's an electrical
> problem (coil pack?) causing the trip counter to reset - which may also
> affect the ignition - but I've got no real idea of *why* it might cause
> it! Just a wild hypothesis.
>
> There's no engine lights or anything else showing.
>
This is a single pointer n'est pas? If so, its waaaay past having the
injector cleaned / replaced.
Otherwise check the stepper motor and linkage for dryness / stiffness.
Tim.
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