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mustique - 01 Jul 2005 19:05 GMT

I have a 406 LX diesel estate and for about a year it has been a problem
starting,it may be ok for weeks then go through a stage where it is very
hard to start,the diagnostic warning light is on most of the time,if it
does go out I get more power.
Has anyone any idea of what it could be??????

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Malc - 01 Jul 2005 22:07 GMT

>I have a 406 LX diesel estate and for about a year it has been a problem
> starting,it may be ok for weeks then go through a stage where it is very
> hard to start,the diagnostic warning light is on most of the time,if it
> does go out I get more power.
> Has anyone any idea of what it could be??????

Have you had the fault codes read? If the engine diagnostic light is on
there must be a reason. It's probably a loose connection judging by what
you're saying, but it could be in a number of places. Isn't a year a bit
long to be putting up with the problem?

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mustique - 03 Jul 2005 11:23 GMT

Hi Malc
We have been using it as a taxi and the driver said it had been ok
starting for a few months,now its gone really bad,apart from first thing
in the morning,when it starts firt pull and the diagnostic light goes out
and he gets full power,I had a Rover with a similar problem,and as you say
that was a loose conection,
I fear this seems worse than that.

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Malc - 03 Jul 2005 21:58 GMT

> Hi Malc
> We have been using it as a taxi and the driver said it had been ok
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> that was a loose conection,
> I fear this seems worse than that.

Your best bet is to get the codes read somewhere. Either a dealer if you can
afford it or a local specialist and then you can either accept their advice
or come back here and someone with more knowledge than me can tell you what
they mean.

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123 - 02 Jul 2005 03:37 GMT

"" wrote:

> I have a 406 LX diesel estate and for about a year it has been
> a problem
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> does go out I get more power.
> Has anyone any idea of what it could be??????

get the ecu memory read and then come back here

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Nom - 05 Jul 2005 08:59 GMT

> I have a 406 LX diesel estate and for about a year it has been a
> problem starting,it may be ok for weeks then go through a stage where
> it is very hard to start,the diagnostic warning light is on...

You need to pay your local Peugeot dealer to read the fault code - that's
what the warning light is there for, to tell you there's a fault :)

Without knowing what the fault is, you aren't gonna be able to get it fixed.

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Malc - 05 Jul 2005 10:05 GMT

> > I have a 406 LX diesel estate and for about a year it has been a
> > problem starting,it may be ok for weeks then go through a stage where
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
>
> Without knowing what the fault is, you aren't gonna be able to get it fixed.

I think he knows by now ;-)

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Nom - 06 Jul 2005 09:12 GMT

>>> I have a 406 LX diesel estate and for about a year it has been a
>>> problem starting,it may be ok for weeks then go through a stage
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>
> I think he knows by now ;-)

Hopefully so :)

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