Peugeot Re: Re: 505 V6 1987 Oil pressure switch

From: Midvally (midvally@shaw.ca)
Date: Fri 29 Mar 2002 - 14:51:08 EST

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    The female spade connectors can be helped a great deal by the insertion of a
    small thin file and a slight squeeze on the outside of the connector with a
    pair of pliers. I found a very small file and ground it to the width of a
    spade connector to fit in the hole. A couple of strokes is usually enough
    to remove the corrosion.
    Dan
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "aaron11243" <Aaronbheld@aol.com>
    To: <peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com>
    Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 7:59 PM
    Subject: Re: 505 V6 1987 Oil pressure switch

    > I've replaced quite a bit of the "disconnect connectors" under the
    > hood of my 91 505 with ZDJL, esp the ones near the ex manifold. the
    > wires are also brittle, and some have needed replacement. Also the
    > female disconnects on the wires are impossible to clean, and the male
    > connetors on sensors , valves, etc get dirty. Since the sensors work
    > by resistance, corrosion can mess up the values.
    >
    > -Aaron
    > 1991 505 SW8
    >
    > --- In peugeot-L@y..., Steve Margolis <v6peugeot@y...> wrote:
    > > I'm almost embarrassed to confess that for the first four years +
    > that I have owned my ZN3J, I
    > > amost never had oil, water temp, or STOP lights come on with the
    > ignition. I have now owned the
    > > car 4 years and two months, and those lights have been working for
    > the last two weeks. I had The
    > > Shop in Columbus replace the alternator (finally, after months of
    > flickering lights, and while
    > > the alternator was off, Ron put a new end on the wire to the oil-
    > pressure sender, which is what
    > > you're thinking is the oil temp. sensor, on the block behind the
    > alternator. I don't know where
    > > the oil temp. sensor is, and a quick look through the ZN3J engine
    > manual didn't reveal it, but
    > > mine has worked consistently.
    > >
    > > I said almost never above because two years ago, when the
    > alternator was replaced, the wire was
    > > apparently disturbed, and the oil, water, STOP lights flickered
    > while I was driving. I got under
    > > the car and wiggled the wire a little and didn't see them again for
    > another two years. I'm
    > > fascinated by how the oil level indicator works consistently now,
    > instead of occasionally, and
    > > how the whole arc of that gauge lights up when I turn on the key.
    > >
    > > Steve Margolis
    > > who's wondering after looking at Jim Lill's V6 page (thanks Jim)
    > what it would take to make the
    > > North American V6 achieve the 170 HP of the Euro version.
    > >
    > > Kit Foster wrote:
    > >
    > > Where the heck is it? While replacing the water pump I
    > discovered why the oil light
    > > never lights: sensor wire is broken and does not connect to the
    > pressure switch. The
    > > rest of the circuit is fine, as a ground to the wire turns on the
    > oil and STOP lights in the
    > > inst. binnacle.
    > >
    > > But I can't figure out where the wire is supposed to connect.
    > Behind the alternator,
    > > unsee-able, is what I think is the oil temp sensor. At least it
    > has a wire connected to it,
    > > and the wire comes out of the same harness as the broken wire.
    > But I've felt all around
    > > that area and can't find anything that feels like a pressure
    > sensor that has lost its wire.
    > > There are a couple of unused non-electrical connections, though,
    > like a small hose
    > > barb that comes out of the block and goes nowhere at all. Those
    > of you who have had
    > > a ZN3J out in the daylight may have some wisdom for me.
    > >
    > > TIA,
    > >
    > > The previous posts about water pump replacement and hose
    > equivalents were
    > > invaluable. Many thanks!
    > >
    > > Kit
    >
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