2020 Peugeot 208, 1.2 Petrol Misfire & Limp Mode
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Hoping someone can help here, this happened last July as a one off with no repairs done and has never re-appeared until now...
The other half's 208 broke down on the way to work this morning, I wasn't there and the RAC are still to appear but the symptoms were all the same- a big misfire, lots of juddering, engine warning on, limp mode. When she pulled over there was a fan of some sort screaming its head off for a while.
She tried restarting again after the fan had gone off as the last time this happened the problem had disappeared all on its own after waiting 1.5 hours for a recovery truck to appear.
Unfortunately this time it clearly wasn't long enough as it started again and apparently 'steam' was coming out the bonnet so she turned it off again straight away.
Previously, the breakdown guy's code reader showed a misfire on cylinder 3 (P1339) but as I said, other than clearing the codes nothing was ever done and it's been fine ever since as a daily driver. I'm expecting to see the same code today.
Coming by any concrete information seems tricky online, I suppose it's not really a brand that has 'in-the-know' owners on forums.
Would anyone know of likely places to look? Camshaft sensor?
The other half's 208 broke down on the way to work this morning, I wasn't there and the RAC are still to appear but the symptoms were all the same- a big misfire, lots of juddering, engine warning on, limp mode. When she pulled over there was a fan of some sort screaming its head off for a while.
She tried restarting again after the fan had gone off as the last time this happened the problem had disappeared all on its own after waiting 1.5 hours for a recovery truck to appear.
Unfortunately this time it clearly wasn't long enough as it started again and apparently 'steam' was coming out the bonnet so she turned it off again straight away.Previously, the breakdown guy's code reader showed a misfire on cylinder 3 (P1339) but as I said, other than clearing the codes nothing was ever done and it's been fine ever since as a daily driver. I'm expecting to see the same code today.
Coming by any concrete information seems tricky online, I suppose it's not really a brand that has 'in-the-know' owners on forums.
Would anyone know of likely places to look? Camshaft sensor?
king shambles.Patrick Bateman said:
It is indeed a wet cambelt.
The guy last year mentioned the belts on them being a weak point but it was in good visual condition at the time and I had a look relatively recently and it still looked fine to me.
Going forward if you intend to keep the car do oil & filter changes at least every year/6000 miles and ONLY use manufacturers specified oil, on top of that change the belt at half the recommended interval and when this is done get the sump dropped & cleaned out for debris.The guy last year mentioned the belts on them being a weak point but it was in good visual condition at the time and I had a look relatively recently and it still looked fine to me.
Unless you do all of this or are extremely lucky, expect a belt failure to junk the engine.
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