Don't do that jim......:) you're making me a hero. It was something I would
have done for everybody. And hey, your a peugeotist or your not!!!!
Marco
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>-Jim
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>On Thu, 30 Oct 1997, Tim Wears wrote:
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>> Hi,
>>
>> Please accept a question from a newcomer to this list:-
>>
>> I have a 405SRi (89) which refuses to run smoothly! It never idles at a
>>
>> constant speed: it varies between 500rpm and 1000rpm. I would describe
>> it as incredibly "juddery". For instance, if I am crawling along in
>> slow moving traffic, say 15mph in 2nd gear, the car lurches forward and
>> then pulls back (as if a learner was driving), and this is with
>> constant pressure on the accelerator.
>>
>> It has had the plugs, leads, distributor, coil and fuel filter changed
>> in the last two weeks. I have had it tuned several times and have had
>> the injectors cleaned - all to no avail.
>>
>> I have been told by the local main dealer (Ballamy's, Worthing, Sussex,
>> U.K.) that all 405's of this age are juddery, some more than others.
>> They also said that there is nothing that can be done. I don't believe
>> this. More likely it is beyond their level of competance! I previously
>>
>> owned a 405GTXi of the same age which was perfectly smooth.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> Unfortunately my mechanical knowledge is very bad, but I could always
>> pass on the information to someone who could look at the car for me.
>>
>> Can anyone from the U.K. suggest a good place to go for this sort of
>> problem in the south of England?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Tim
>>
>> --
>> Tim Wears BEng(Hons) AMIEE
>> Systems Engineer, Transport & Access Systems, Ericsson Ltd, U.K.
>> Phone: +44 (0)1444 231610 Fax: +44 (0)1444 234534
>> mailto:twears@iee.org
>>
>>
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