Hi, my Peugeot 206 1.4 Diesel struggles to do more than 50mph on the motorway, when going up hill on an incline. It is fine when the road is on a straight, My engine does not over heat or anything like that.
Any suggestions to what it could be?
Acceleration
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Capncol
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Re: Acceleration
MAF sensor?
Cheers Col.
206cc 1.6ltr (Wifes toy)
Mercedes ML (workhorse)
Corvette C3 (my toy)
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206cc 1.6ltr (Wifes toy)
Mercedes ML (workhorse)
Corvette C3 (my toy)
When requesting help of a technical nature, please give as much detail of the fault as possible along with details of exact model, engine size & type, gearbox, year, mileage, and any relevant work carried out to try to solve the problem to help us help you.
Better still, put the details in your signature.
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gazza82
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Re: Acceleration
Check that the catalytic converter core hasn't collapsed ... that happened to ours and it really struggled to get to any speed on any gentle incline .. even our driveway was a problem!
The core should fill the liner in the first part of the exhaust ... when it collapses it becomes ball shaped and eventually blocks off the outlet to the exhaust pipe. If it bounces around it may land a different way up allowing some flow.
The core should fill the liner in the first part of the exhaust ... when it collapses it becomes ball shaped and eventually blocks off the outlet to the exhaust pipe. If it bounces around it may land a different way up allowing some flow.
Family Fleet: ex-Cayman Green 206 CC 2.0 LE, Indigo Blue 206 1.4 HDi Hatchback, Subaru BRZ Auto, Alfa Romeo MiTo
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EdmundIJones
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Re: Acceleration
I had the same issue as Gazza, that took some fault finding...
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Enright
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Re: Acceleration
If as Capncol says it is the MAF sensor, then I know on some models it's possible to resurrect them by spraying them with brake cleaning spray. It cleans off residue that they can pick up from smoggy atmospheres. Don't use WD40 though - that's asking for trouble!
BCingU,
Neil.
Mine: Daily driver; Mk2 MG ZS+ (TD). Current projects; 2 x Lotus Elan SE Turbos
Previous project: 56 plate 206 CC 1.6 Sport (with added Allure!)
Neil.
Mine: Daily driver; Mk2 MG ZS+ (TD). Current projects; 2 x Lotus Elan SE Turbos
Previous project: 56 plate 206 CC 1.6 Sport (with added Allure!)
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gazza82
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Re: Acceleration
Not helped by a second issue with the glow-plug circuit that was also throwing up errors ...EdmundIJones wrote:I had the same issue as Gazza, that took some fault finding...
Family Fleet: ex-Cayman Green 206 CC 2.0 LE, Indigo Blue 206 1.4 HDi Hatchback, Subaru BRZ Auto, Alfa Romeo MiTo
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EdmundIJones
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Re: Acceleration
Nope, can;t match you there Gazza, but I did have an ill fitting coil pack also that seemed to cause no end of problems and created a flat spot at 2100rpm which was very irritating.