Engine mangement light on erratic reving help please

[coolhas]

hi guys i was doing a 70 on the motorway tonight and my engine light came on and some smoke form exhaust and front bonnet turned car off checked could not seem to realize whats wrong

anyways it was fine for 20 mins till i got close to home then the engine light came on again but now the car has just started to rev between 2000.3000 rpms by its self with no push on the pedal basically it wants to move on its own its happening in drive with out me doing anything its juddering and just shutting off


i drive a 1.4 206 52 plate automatic what could this be?

[Capncol]

Did you notice the temp?
What colour was the smoke? Did it smell?

[coolhas]

smoke was white greyy didnt come after that again the temp is fine in the middle

[Capncol]

Have you checked coolant level? You may have had enough of an overheat to split the air pipes on the engine. Check carefully for splits between the air filter box up to the throttle body on the engine (where the last bit of plastic pipe ends)

[coolhas]

hi yes they seem to be fine it does not even stay staarted now as soon as i put it into drive the revs drop and it cuts out could it be due to an syptom of oveflow of oil as i did have it serviced about 2 days ago

[GrandadMonkey]

Over filling it won't do it any good. It will blow oil seals and ruin the catalytic converter.

Have you checked the oil level then?

[coolhas]

hi yes its totally full on the dipstick

[GrandadMonkey]

It should be full up to the maximum mark and no more (have the car on level ground and leave the car for 5 minutes after the engine has been stopped before checking). If the level exceeds the top mark then you'll need to let some out through the sump drain plug. Wear plastic gloves and be careful. You may be better to drain it into a clean container and re-fill it as you might find it difficult to just let some out before re-inserting the drain plug fully.

Who the heck serviced it if it has been overfilled? They need telling.

[Capncol]

To the max mark, or right to the top past the full mark? (as per grandadmonkey)
Did you check for splits?

[coolhas]

its too the max mark getting alot of info to check the coil pack as it is misfriring and stalling with out any power at all? could it be

[Capncol]

That wouldn't explain the erratic revs but splits in the inlet will.

[GrandadMonkey]

Who serviced it? When they serviced it did they put new spark plugs in it? If so did they use Bosch spark plugs? If you don't use the correct specification Bosch plugs Peugeot cars tend not to run well.

Was it serviced by a Peugeot specialist or not?

Did it have any poor running symptoms before it was serviced?

Please answer all of the above questions.

[GrandadMonkey]

Capncol is right about the possibility of split pipes/hoses affecting the running. They have to be moved when changing the plugs and if you are not extremely careful they can split while moving them.

[coolhas]

hi guys thanks for all the help

i have just had the codes read from garage and its showing up as 2 bad fuel injectors does this seem right to you guys

[Capncol]

Do you always answer questions with a question?