Tim.. wrote:
> "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.
I've no idea whether it's single or multi point. The symptoms appear
immediately after starting the engine, even when warm. After driving a
couple of miles I don't notice any stuttering in the idling. I tried it
at some lights yesterday after driving for a bit, immediately after
restarting it was lumpy again.
I also noticed yesterday that it has started idling quite fast on
occasions - not all the time and went for a bit after stopping and
restarting the engine (but got the stuttering/lumpyness again). No idea
of the actual RPM as my rev counter has no dial (the speedo motor died a
while back and I swapped motors to get a working speedo - cheaper than
£400 for a new instrument cluster from Peugeot).
>
> Otherwise check the stepper motor and linkage for dryness / stiffness.
>
> Tim.
Where's the stepper motor, and how would I check it? ;)
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