Pb start 406

Hi JR Find the fan motor, check the black wire, (earth) and the red wire connectors, sometimes they get hot and cause bad connections, Fitzy

Hmmm, or could he mean the engine doesn't start, and the dealer is suggesting that the immobiliser is faulty. And if it is intermittent, it could be the aeriel around the ignition lock. Maybe if Jacques could repost in French and GT could give us a quick translation??

I agree,,, come on GT Fitzy

Hi nigel

Thanks for explications, but what is aeriel? and GT ? Cordially

Jacques

Thanks for the advice, but I'm sorry, I don't understand the report between the fan and the no-start. Explain me if you please Thank you again.

JR

Hi,

They're talking about the transponder's aerial, which is around the Neiman. And I am GT :-)

Ils parlent de l'antenne du transpondeur, qui est autour du Neiman.

a+, G.T

Hi,

Just found it on another NG, yeah that's it : engine not starting, intermittent fault. When he brings the car to a Pug dealer they don't find anything, as the car works. One of them told him this could come from the steal-lock, but with no further explaination.

Could be the transponder aerial, but I have another (far more vicious, hence I prefer this) : neiman's contacts worn out. I guess it's almost the same wiring than on Xantia's, and it's a common fault with A/C, as the aircon wiring goes thru the lock. Almost the same than on "big engine powered" 205s (GTi / D / TD) with heavy mileage (but it was starter motor-related), if you see what I mean.

Regards, G.T

Salut Jacques,

Le démarreur tourne ou pas ?

a+, G.T

Oui le demarreur tourne Merci de t'interresser à mon Pb Le forum français est très peu fonctionnel d'ou le site alt.. mais my english is bad. Jacques

I seem to remember that there was mention a while back of ignition keys becoming very hot when the fan was running on the 406. Is there a clue here somewhere?

Ron Robinson

I had the switch on the back of my ignition lock (1998 406) swapped about 2

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Salut,

OK. Antidémarrage à clavier ou à transpondeur ?

Je t'en prie.

Bah c'est pas grave, on arrive tjs à se débrouiller... Vrai que le forum français, j'y passe pas svt non plus.

a+, G.T

Thank you for all your explanations, now I understood the 2 uncertain breakdown possibilities and, I am going to ask the mechanics to verify the transpondeur and possibly the contacts of Neiman.

Thank you again Jacques NB: GT J'ai noté tes coordonnées au cas OU

Hi,

Possibly, not sure about that, though.

Regards, G.T

Hi,

Yeah, and I'm surprised, as there doesn't seem to be any official mod / fix. I imagine fitting a relay would be a cost-effective & easy fix.

Regards, G.T

The official fix is to sell you a new ignition switch ever 2 years!

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I posted about the key getting hot. After some experimenting by Nigel, and comments from others who experienced the same thing, we concluded that it was because the blower motor draws its power through the ignition switch. Certainly it only happens when the blower is in continuous use (such as the current heatwave). Mine is a '99 model, later ones may be different.