It only works as a temperature gauge on some models.   It always works (or
should do) as an oil level indicator just after you have turned the ignition
on and it probably has a little picture of a dipstick dripping oil on it.
Only believe it on level ground and even then check that it agrees with the
actual oil level on the dipstick every now and then.

Ron Robinson

The XU engines I've seen have a black tag with the engine code written on
it, located on the main block on flat panel - left hand side when facing the
engine - just where the cylinder head joins to the engine.
D6A sounds familiar for the XU9J2.

Chris.

My current 205 makes the ticking noise.  On mine the trip meter (the bottom
digits) get a bit  stuck on xx9.9 and ticks as it rolls over to xx0.0.  A
few times it has also made the dipped beam warning light flash on and off in
time to the ticks - one's mechanical, the other electrical so God knows how
that happens.  Another peugeot 'quirk' that I've discovered!!!

Thanks for the help.  Car seems to have the same specs as the 1.9 GTXi, all
4 electric windows, power sun roof, power mirrors, cruise control, central
locking, rear spoiler, sport seats, front fog lights, 8 spoke alloy wheels,
and air conditioning, I don't think it has heated door mirrors, I don't see
a switch to turn them on.  Anyone know what PAS stands for, I don't think I
have that either, I believe they did not start adding that until 1990.

The car is currently parked 5 hours from my house, at my brothers, we need
to pull the CV shaft out and have it rebuilt.  Very hard to find parts for
this car in Canada, or at least in Western Canada.  I have found one parts
car in Edmonton Alberta(as far as I know, the only one in Alberta), and they
wanted $300 Canadian for the used Half Shaft, found a rebuilder that will
rebuild it for $120 Canadian, which is my brothers cost(owns a repair shop),
and told me I have to fix the car myself, he hates working on strange cars,
some of his suppliers actually laughed when he asked about peugeot parts.

The trip meter and the odometer have stop completely, so the ticking must be
a stripped gear, I have seen some cheap dashes sell on ebay, but they are
all in the UK.  I guess I will pull it apart and see if I can fix it.
Speedo still tells the speed, and still bounces with each tick.

I noticed that the gauge on the left hand side would jump up when I turn the
ignition on, now I know what it is for.  Will likely come in handy until I
have the Valve seals replaced, the car uses about a litre for every 1000km.
Peugeot repair guys say it just needs the valve seals replaced, I hope so.

I love this car, handles real well, and my last couple of cars have been
automatics, it is great to have a standard again.  Found a set of 15"
Peugeot rims to but on it, all my centre caps are missing, and the 15" rims
are new factory rims with out center caps (look completely different), not
sure what car they are off of, I hope they fit, they are a inch wider as
well, 6.5 instead of the stock 5.5.  Probably install some 215/50 15"
rubber(speedo should still be right), or 225/50(speedo would be out about
+1.5km in 100km).

As far as the engine goes, when I get back to the car next week I will check
that plate, I think I saw it, but didn't know what I was looking for.  I
believe that it is a goofy setup they designed specifically to screw with us
Canadians.  I think that it is the XU9J2 with a Bosch Motronic M1.3
Multi-point injection system.

There is not much in the haynes manual about the Motronic M1.3 system, if
anyone has any info, I would love to here from you.

If anyone needs info from the haynes manual, it covers the 405, 88-96 (E-N
registration) petrol vehicles, let me know, I can email mail you some
scanned pages.

John