Yesterday I bought a 2003 406 2.0 litre 110bhp Diesel estate in Oxfordshire- drove it back to London no problems and yet this morning it threw up the engine diagnostics warning light after about 3 miles and has not gone out all day.It's doing less than 25 mpg today ,when I was expecting at least 40 when driving on the motorway.I'm very worried as it's my work vehicle and must be running 24/7 and in a normal manner not drinking fuel like it is.At one point it seemed to stop revving over 3,000 rpm as if a limiter had cut in.Can anyone please suggest what to do?Money is limited and I'm not too mechanically minded-but can follow instructions.As my name suggests I help injured/sick animals and really need a reliable wagon to move them to the vets,and had gone to my limit budgetwise buying a suitable one,so I'm really in deep doo doo if I can't sort this problem quickly and cheaply.THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY HELPFULL ADVICE.
Help Urgently Needed PLEASE!!!
Nov 26, 2007
9 Replies
You need to get the engine fault codes read. It sounds like something has switched the engine management system into limp home mode. It could be something simple like the ECU needs a reset although I don't know how you'd do that. Presumably oil and water are at normal levels? Try in the Yellow Pages for Peugeot/Citroen specialists NOT the main dealers. The independent chaps are usually much cheaper and just as knowledgeable (although I have met one exception)
Hi,
I had a 406 that did this. Called out the AA and he disconected the battery and left it for 5 mins, fault cleared and never did it again. Hope it works for you.
Dave G
animalambulanceman wrote:
Not sure what is causing your problems, but I have 406 saloon 2.0 hdi 110 and I expect more like 50mpg plus on a motorway run, especially if the run is at a constant (legal) speed.
25 mpg sounds really bad, my old 1991 300tdi Discovery would do more than that.GGJ
pleased you got sorted out at a good price.....just goes to show that there are a few good men out there
Result I'd say! And you've found an independent specialist who were cheaper than Peugeot.
Not just cheaper, but also not wanting to do unnecessary work at the owner's expense. This really is very good to hear.
"Brian" wrote in news:keg3j.50579$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfe5-win.ntli.net:
Seconded, good find. OP; If you find a too badly injured deer, sling it my way ;-)
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