Hello,
First time poster in this newsgroup so please be gentle with me!!
I have recently (two weeks ago) acquired a Peugeot 406 2ltr 16v Rapier Saloon on a '52 plate with just over 86000 miles on the clock. It has a full Peugeot mail dealer service record etc which is why I wasn't concerned about the mileage.
When I started her up this morning a message appeared (with three beeps) that the Catalytic Converter had failed. I drove a short distance, stopped, started the car after 20 minutes or so and was greeted with something like 'Pollution Control Failure' at which point I drove the 3 miles home intending to have a look this afternoon.
I've just gone out to the car and started her up and there's no fault beep or message.
The cat does look it's age but why would I get these failure messages this morning and not this afternoon? I would have thought that if a cat has failed, a cat has failed.
Please let me know if you need any more info.
Regards,
Richard