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Coxy - 13 Aug 2006 12:52 GMT

My 1996 Peugeot 205 Diesel has started to play up on long journeys.
Twice now having completed long journeys and then stopping at petrol
stations the engine fails to even turn over let alone start. All the
lights on the dash come on and then I turn the key and they all go off
and nothing whatsoever happens.

If you give the car a few minutes then it comes back to life. Does
anyone have any suggestions as to what could be going wrong. Any advice
would be much appreciated.

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Bob Minchin - 13 Aug 2006 17:08 GMT

> My 1996 Peugeot 205 Diesel has started to play up on long journeys.
> Twice now having completed long journeys and then stopping at petrol
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> anyone have any suggestions as to what could be going wrong. Any advice
> would be much appreciated.

I've had this before with a dodgy battery - intermittant connection inside.
I'd do some tests to prove this before shelling out on a new battery but it
might just be the cause.

Might also be a broken/poorly connected engine earth strap.

Bob

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R.N. Robinson - 13 Aug 2006 17:16 GMT

Check your battery terminals and the earth strap between the engine and the
body.

Ron Robinson

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Keith Willcocks - 13 Aug 2006 20:30 GMT

Disconnect the battery terminals, clean them with emery paper or similar and
then grease them with Vaseline (NOT grease) before reconnecting. Vaseline
(petroleum jelly) will improve the connection and help keep it working
properly, grease will insulate it and stop it working.

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Mindwipe - 13 Aug 2006 22:28 GMT

>> My 1996 Peugeot 205 Diesel has started to play up on long journeys.
>> Twice now having completed long journeys and then stopping at petrol
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> Vaseline (petroleum jelly) will improve the connection and help keep it
> working properly, grease will insulate it and stop it working.

do a volt drop test at starter terminals

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Keith Willcocks - 14 Aug 2006 08:51 GMT

>>> My 1996 Peugeot 205 Diesel has started to play up on long journeys.
>>> Twice now having completed long journeys and then stopping at petrol
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>
> do a volt drop test at starter terminals

If, of course, you have the necessary equipment to do so. I haven't and I
don't know anyone who has.

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Coxy - 14 Aug 2006 17:11 GMT

People seem to generally be thinking that it is definitely the battery
that is the problem. That may well be the case but I can't get over the
fact that the problem only occurs after long journeys and never at any
other time.

Could there be any issue with overheating?

Thanks for all the replies so far.

> >>> My 1996 Peugeot 205 Diesel has started to play up on long journeys.
> >>> Twice now having completed long journeys and then stopping at petrol
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> Keith Willcocks
> (If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living!)

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Mindwipe - 15 Aug 2006 22:37 GMT

>>>> My 1996 Peugeot 205 Diesel has started to play up on long journeys.
>>>> Twice now having completed long journeys and then stopping at petrol
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> If, of course, you have the necessary equipment to do so. I haven't and
> I don't know anyone who has.

with a voltmeter

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