"If my stupid fucking car has started cutting out as I change down gears or reverse is it fucked?
It's a Peugeot 207cc 1.6 10 plate"
have a look on Peugeot forums see if any one else has had similar problems then take it to a trusted garage I’d suggest a Peugeot specialist  |
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"If my stupid fucking car has started cutting out as I change down gears or reverse is it fucked?
It's a Peugeot 207cc 1.6 10 plate have a look on Peugeot forums see if any one else has had similar problems then take it to a trusted garage I’d suggest a Peugeot specialist "
Yeah having aoom around now. Fucking thing. Think I just need to chop it in, so much has gone wrong with it recently |
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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago
Peterborough |
"If my stupid fucking car has started cutting out as I change down gears or reverse is it fucked?
It's a Peugeot 207cc 1.6 10 plate"
You haven't said auto or manual. This could be two different problems. |
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"If my stupid fucking car has started cutting out as I change down gears or reverse is it fucked?
It's a Peugeot 207cc 1.6 10 plate
You haven't said auto or manual. This could be two different problems."
Sorry, it's manual |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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If it's cutting out because of shifting then there may be something wrong with the 2-speed assembly.
...usually though it is just the tune which is off - causing it to cut out when the engine is placed under more load.
Find a garage |
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By *akie32Man
over a year ago
winchester |
it wont be crank sensor, it wouldnt run if that wasnt working, its probably due a clean of the idle valve or what ever it has, an italian tune up does wonderful things , so try that first, low gear lots of revs, think 3rd on the motorway for a bit stc, if not carb cleaner to all the bits you can get to, its probably just gunked up from short journeys |
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By *akie32Man
over a year ago
winchester |
"Really you need to get it plugged in to see if there’s any codes. I’m sure someone on here local to you will have a code reader. "
code readers are for people who dont know what they are doing |
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"Really you need to get it plugged in to see if there’s any codes. I’m sure someone on here local to you will have a code reader. "
I've got a handy local mechanic I met off here lol
He seems to drive it more than me at the minute! |
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"it wont be crank sensor, it wouldnt run if that wasnt working, its probably due a clean of the idle valve or what ever it has, an italian tune up does wonderful things , so try that first, low gear lots of revs, think 3rd on the motorway for a bit stc, if not carb cleaner to all the bits you can get to, its probably just gunked up from short journeys"
What is Carb cleaner? |
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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago
Peterborough |
"Really you need to get it plugged in to see if there’s any codes. I’m sure someone on here local to you will have a code reader. "
Just go to amazon and look for this
it's dirt cheap at less than £17. This little box of tricks plugs into to a slot that hides under the plastic panel that sits in front of the knees of the driver or passenger.
Pop the plug in, switch the device on and follow the onscreen instructions. The screen will either tell you in plain English what is wrong or give you a specific code that you can google.
Once you know what is wrong, you can feel confident in shopping around for the right price, to get it fixed.
D2 Scanner, CAN OBDII Code Reader Check Car Engine Light Fault Codes Readers" |
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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago
Peterborough |
"it wont be crank sensor, it wouldnt run if that wasnt working, its probably due a clean of the idle valve or what ever it has, an italian tune up does wonderful things , so try that first, low gear lots of revs, think 3rd on the motorway for a bit stc, if not carb cleaner to all the bits you can get to, its probably just gunked up from short journeys
What is Carb cleaner? "
It's a bottle of red cleaning fluid that you pay £2-4 for that goes down the same hole that you put your fuel in. The whole bottle is about 200 ml in size. REDEX is the famous brand.
This will get rid of the burnt fuel in the chambers, that mixes the air and fuel, where the tip of the spark plug lives (petrol engines only). Think oven cleaner and you sense what job it has to do..remove the burnt crud! |
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By *akie32Man
over a year ago
winchester |
"it wont be crank sensor, it wouldnt run if that wasnt working, its probably due a clean of the idle valve or what ever it has, an italian tune up does wonderful things , so try that first, low gear lots of revs, think 3rd on the motorway for a bit stc, if not carb cleaner to all the bits you can get to, its probably just gunked up from short journeys
What is Carb cleaner? "
basicly acatone, same as nail varnish remover, but only put it in places you khow about, if you have no idea then give it a good thrashing up a road, use a lower gear than you think and give the engine a real work out, if not then not more you can do if your not mechanicly minded |
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"it wont be crank sensor, it wouldnt run if that wasnt working, its probably due a clean of the idle valve or what ever it has, an italian tune up does wonderful things , so try that first, low gear lots of revs, think 3rd on the motorway for a bit stc, if not carb cleaner to all the bits you can get to, its probably just gunked up from short journeys
What is Carb cleaner?
It's a bottle of red cleaning fluid that you pay £2-4 for that goes down the same hole that you put your fuel in. The whole bottle is about 200 ml in size. REDEX is the famous brand.
This will get rid of the burnt fuel in the chambers, that mixes the air and fuel, where the tip of the spark plug lives (petrol engines only). Think oven cleaner and you sense what job it has to do..remove the burnt crud!"
Ah I have some of this I keep forgetting to put in. Should I do it now just to try it? |
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Plugs and points, its always them  Im sure I ised to have one that did that, had to give it an extra rev before gear change to hopefully stop it cutting out. Some sort of tune up fixed it though. Good luck. Cars are a ballache. |
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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago
Peterborough |
"it wont be crank sensor, it wouldnt run if that wasnt working, its probably due a clean of the idle valve or what ever it has, an italian tune up does wonderful things , so try that first, low gear lots of revs, think 3rd on the motorway for a bit stc, if not carb cleaner to all the bits you can get to, its probably just gunked up from short journeys
What is Carb cleaner?
It's a bottle of red cleaning fluid that you pay £2-4 for that goes down the same hole that you put your fuel in. The whole bottle is about 200 ml in size. REDEX is the famous brand.
This will get rid of the burnt fuel in the chambers, that mixes the air and fuel, where the tip of the spark plug lives (petrol engines only). Think oven cleaner and you sense what job it has to do..remove the burnt crud!
Ah I have some of this I keep forgetting to put in. Should I do it now just to try it? "
Give it a go. I will say this though. if your car is petrol, use the bottle that says for petrol engines, if you have a diesel engine, use the diesel variety only. It sounds patronising, but simple mistakes can end up being very costly and could make things worse.
I'm not a mechanic, but I also recommend going to the Peugeot forums as you can't be previous owners' hindsight. |
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By *bzcoupleCouple
over a year ago
Aberdeenshire |
"Really you need to get it plugged in to see if there’s any codes. I’m sure someone on here local to you will have a code reader.
code readers are for people who dont know what they are doing"
Not true. I can rebuild an engine or gearbox with my eyes closed. But diagnostics has its place.
For example anyone who is taking their car to a main dealer should plug their car in first to avoid getting ripped off the stealers!
Or in this case, the OP could tell us that a hall sensor has a code, what can I expect to pay to repair this. |
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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago
Peterborough |
"Really you need to get it plugged in to see if there’s any codes. I’m sure someone on here local to you will have a code reader.
code readers are for people who dont know what they are doing
Not true. I can rebuild an engine or gearbox with my eyes closed. But diagnostics has its place.
For example anyone who is taking their car to a main dealer should plug their car in first to avoid getting ripped off the stealers!
Or in this case, the OP could tell us that a hall sensor has a code, what can I expect to pay to repair this. "
Yes, this is gold! |
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"If my stupid fucking car has started cutting out as I change down gears or reverse is it fucked?
It's a Peugeot 207cc 1.6 10 plate"
Might just want the throttle housing cleaning out ,does it tick over nice ? |
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"If my stupid fucking car has started cutting out as I change down gears or reverse is it fucked?
It's a Peugeot 207cc 1.6 10 plate
Might just want the throttle housing cleaning out ,does it tick over nice ? "
Yeah other than this it runs fine.
There is an intermittent fault on the APC but my mechaniv has said that's linked to a belt of some kind lol. |
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"If it's petrol. have you filled up with the e10. Government fule to break all old cars
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I mix it lol was using prium as was told this would be good for the APC fault but then was told it was because of a belt thing so went back to the cheap stuff. |
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Another possibility is wiring fault, as you change gear the engine moves slightly, causing a broken wire to just loose contact, depending what wire it is could very well stop it dead. Just a thought... plus it’s 10 year old plus French wiring!! |
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"Genuinely if it’s a wiring fault a good old wiggle if said wiring harness whilst it’s idling can reproduce said fault... so no not a fortune to check for "
I need to find out where the wiring harness is first lol. |
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By *good-being-badMan
over a year ago
mis-types and auto corrects leads cock leeds |
"If my stupid fucking car has started cutting out as I change down gears or reverse is it fucked?
It's a Peugeot 207cc 1.6 10 plate"
Does it cut out at idle ?
Any warning lights on your dashboard when driving ?
You mentioned a belt do you know if its the timing belt or the auxillary serpentine belt? |
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"If my stupid fucking car has started cutting out as I change down gears or reverse is it fucked?
It's a Peugeot 207cc 1.6 10 plate
Does it cut out at idle ?
Any warning lights on your dashboard when driving ?
You mentioned a belt do you know if its the timing belt or the auxillary serpentine belt? "
Timing belt I think. It was fine at idle earlier this evening but haven't sat at idle in it since this started happening. Will keep an eye on it when I go home. |
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Lots of good advice already...
I had a similar problem with my Pug. Problem fixed itself when I stopped filling up at Morrisons and went anywhere but there.
As my mechanic tells me every time a make my regular contribution to his retirement fund, "its French and its shit"
He's not wrong......
Winston |
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"Lots of good advice already...
I had a similar problem with my Pug. Problem fixed itself when I stopped filling up at Morrisons and went anywhere but there.
As my mechanic tells me every time a make my regular contribution to his retirement fund, "its French and its shit"
He's not wrong......
Winston"
I am planning on getting a new one but just need to save some money first only I can't do that because I keep having to fix this bastard thing. |
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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago
Peterborough |
"Are any of these things big bucks? I've already spent about £1500 on it last year and only cost me £2700 2 years ago lol sounds like trade in time  "
My car is 15 years old and Japanese, with a German engine. So I'll keep this till it's last days. so knowing when call it a day, should be something to discuss when you take it to your mechanic. Get plenty of advice and start swotting up. Knowledge is power, power is money. Make sure you have both. |
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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago
Peterborough |
"Lots of good advice already...
I had a similar problem with my Pug. Problem fixed itself when I stopped filling up at Morrisons and went anywhere but there.
As my mechanic tells me every time a make my regular contribution to his retirement fund, "its French and its shit"
He's not wrong......
Winston
I am planning on getting a new one but just need to save some money first only I can't do that because I keep having to fix this bastard thing. "
Sounds just like the housing trap (I can't save up, cos I need all of my money to pay the rent!) |
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"Lots of good advice already...
I had a similar problem with my Pug. Problem fixed itself when I stopped filling up at Morrisons and went anywhere but there.
As my mechanic tells me every time a make my regular contribution to his retirement fund, "its French and its shit"
He's not wrong......
Winston
I am planning on getting a new one but just need to save some money first only I can't do that because I keep having to fix this bastard thing.
Sounds just like the housing trap (I can't save up, cos I need all of my money to pay the rent!)"
Pretty much lol |
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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago
carrbrook stalybridge |
"Really you need to get it plugged in to see if there’s any codes. I’m sure someone on here local to you will have a code reader.
code readers are for people who dont know what they are doing"
funny how many of the 60+ garages i visit every week to deliver to have and use them many of them very successful longstanding businesses odd that but hey they dont know what they are doing
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By *WC-SWMan
over a year ago
swindon |
"If my stupid fucking car has started cutting out as I change down gears or reverse is it fucked?
It's a Peugeot 207cc 1.6 10 plate"
Could be air mass sensor? This happened to my Vauxhall Corsa around 14 years ago  |
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By *WC-SWMan
over a year ago
swindon |
"If my stupid fucking car has started cutting out as I change down gears or reverse is it fucked?
It's a Peugeot 207cc 1.6 10 plate
Could be air mass sensor? This happened to my Vauxhall Corsa around 14 years ago "
Oh Relatively easy to change... cheap part aswell |
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"Well drove home from my friends (about a 5 mile journey with lots of round abouts) and it dudnt cut out once..... APC fault is on though 
MK pehaps?  in a straight line."
Haha that is my home town but evesham has its fair share of roundabouts as well x |
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"If my stupid fucking car has started cutting out as I change down gears or reverse is it fucked?
It's a Peugeot 207cc 1.6 10 plate
Could be air mass sensor? This happened to my Vauxhall Corsa around 14 years ago
Oh Relatively easy to change... cheap part aswell"
Thank you x |
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over a year ago
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APC is that the anti pollution thing? I had that and when it was plugged in it came up with Nox sensor aswell, it's a sensor in the exhaust. Thinks another name for it is a lambda sensor (could be spelling it wrong).
I ordered a code reader off of Amazon |
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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago
Peterborough |
"APC is that the anti pollution thing? I had that and when it was plugged in it came up with Nox sensor aswell, it's a sensor in the exhaust. Thinks another name for it is a lambda sensor (could be spelling it wrong).
I ordered a code reader off of Amazon "
You got it right, lambda is the correct name.
I ordered one too, but not Amazon. |
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"APC is that the anti pollution thing? I had that and when it was plugged in it came up with Nox sensor aswell, it's a sensor in the exhaust. Thinks another name for it is a lambda sensor (could be spelling it wrong).
I ordered a code reader off of Amazon
You got it right, lambda is the correct name.
I ordered one too, but not Amazon."
Oh glad I got it right haha! They are good to have, I took mine in quoting the code I got. And I left with a new fuel injector and funnily enough the fault didn't go, despite me saying they had done the wrong thing. New Nox sensor and all good now. I hope that's not the case for you though OP, they're bloody expensive. |
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By *nd-DCouple
over a year ago
portsmouth |
Check the Earth cable to the gearbox from the battery negative post.
They can break off but still look connected.
You need someone with a volt meter to volt drop the earth circuit whilst it’s under load.
Follow the earth cable from the battery negative and make sure it’s connected and a good clean solid connection on gearbox. |
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My ageing 2003 Golf 1.6 petrol does exactly the same thing cutting out when slowing down thru the gears to low speed. Sometimes it stalls & sometimes it just catches again & starts hunting.
A new throttle body didn't cure it but it's almost certainly a sensor on the exhaust that's dirty or seeing something it doesn't like & the car is adjusting the fuel mixture to burn lean, effectively fuel starvation. Redex Petrol Injector cleaner has definitely made it better. It's really exciting when it cuts out doing a low speed turn & you suddenly have no power steering but I'm ready for the little bastard now & anticipate the potential cut out by lifting off the power early & burying the clutch & take the load off the engine before the revs dip down too low. |
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"Well another successful drive.... About 10 miles this time to work. Had to have it running to de I've it and it was fine.
Fingers crossed it was just a blip! "
Wont be crank sensor as mentioned above as it wouldnt start.
If its intermittent id check battery terminals are tight for starters, next if your engine mounts are worn it can put strain on the wiring loom/engine to body earths especially changing gear when the engine rocks. If you have no engine light on or stored faults its unlikely to be a sensor or fueling issue  |
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"Well another successful drive.... About 10 miles this time to work. Had to have it running to de I've it and it was fine.
Fingers crossed it was just a blip!
Wont be crank sensor as mentioned above as it wouldnt start.
If its intermittent id check battery terminals are tight for starters, next if your engine mounts are worn it can put strain on the wiring loom/engine to body earths especially changing gear when the engine rocks. If you have no engine light on or stored faults its unlikely to be a sensor or fueling issue "
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"Really you need to get it plugged in to see if there’s any codes. I’m sure someone on here local to you will have a code reader.
Just go to amazon and look for this
it's dirt cheap at less than £17. This little box of tricks plugs into to a slot that hides under the plastic panel that sits in front of the knees of the driver or passenger.
Pop the plug in, switch the device on and follow the onscreen instructions. The screen will either tell you in plain English what is wrong or give you a specific code that you can google.
Once you know what is wrong, you can feel confident in shopping around for the right price, to get it fixed.
D2 Scanner, CAN OBDII Code Reader Check Car Engine Light Fault Codes Readers""
Picked up a code reader off Aldi online which seems okay. |
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By *lhr1061Man
over a year ago
Warwickshire |
Ok, petrol makes things a bit easier, Peugeot diesels with anti pollution warning can be a nightmare, as others have said, needs the fault codes read. I have a code reader and am not to far away from you. |
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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago
Peterborough |
"Ok, petrol makes things a bit easier, Peugeot diesels with anti pollution warning can be a nightmare, as others have said, needs the fault codes read. I have a code reader and am not to far away from you."
Classy! Can I come round and plug my tool into your slot? (it's the one opposite your knees)
Then I can tell you what to do with those digits  |
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"Really you need to get it plugged in to see if there’s any codes. I’m sure someone on here local to you will have a code reader.
code readers are for people who dont know what they are doingfunny how many of the 60+ garages i visit every week to deliver to have and use them many of them very successful longstanding businesses odd that but hey they dont know what they are doing
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The code reader a dealership has vs the ones you buy on amazon are two TOTALLY different beasts. The dealership ones will cost somewhere between 5 and 10k and be backed up by the latest software updates, NOT dave down the Bat and Ball lol |
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over a year ago
Peterborough |
"Really you need to get it plugged in to see if there’s any codes. I’m sure someone on here local to you will have a code reader.
code readers are for people who dont know what they are doingfunny how many of the 60+ garages i visit every week to deliver to have and use them many of them very successful longstanding businesses odd that but hey they dont know what they are doing
Just like the thermometers and pulse oximeters then?
The code reader a dealership has vs the ones you buy on amazon are two TOTALLY different beasts. The dealership ones will cost somewhere between 5 and 10k and be backed up by the latest software updates, NOT dave down the Bat and Ball lol"
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By *akie32Man
over a year ago
winchester |
"Plugs and points, its always them Im sure I ised to have one that did that, had to give it an extra rev before gear change to hopefully stop it cutting out. Some sort of tune up fixed it though. Good luck. Cars are a ballache. "
points, showing your age im afraid x |
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