Broken Bones

Such a sad day for my baby lion today. She was enjoying her daily sprint on the SILK Highway, happily negotiating a corner. Unfortunately there was a dog standing right in the middle of the right lane today. Could not avoid it. It was a direct hit, Dog vs Lion. Dog no where to be found,Lion badly injured :-(

Called the highway authority, and they were there within 20 minutes. What was better, I called Peugeot Careline for a tow truck, and the tow  truck arrived within 10 minutes.

Called my buddy Ridt for help. Thanks bro for sending me home.

Damaged was quite bad. The radiator broke, the right fender was also dented. I wonder if the dog had bones of steel. There was no blood, no fur, nor any indication of the car hitting a dog. Upon impact, the seat belt pre tensioner was activated and the engine cut off. Luckily managed to coast the injured lion to the road shoulder.

 

Towed the car the the Peugeot Balakong Service Center, located at No. 34, Jalan CJ 1/7, Kawasan Perindustrian Cheras Jaya, 43200 Balakong, Selangor. Phone No : 03-90740213. They provide collision repair and insurance claims. I guess this is the best hospital to send the Lion to. It will take about a month for the Lion to recover. Gonna miss her very much. But I have a reason to smile. I can now use my little red rocket daily.

Oil + Heat + Rubber = Disaster

Was feeling a bit bored, so I decided to go lie down under my car. Jacked up the car on stands, brought out my papan tidur and assumed my most relaxing positing under my lion.

Was looking here and looking there, checking the condition of mountings and rubber boots, then something dahsyat caught my eye.

The bottom radiator hose was drenched with engine oil. I guess every time the oil filter is changed, engine oil is inevitably spilled unto this water hose.

Oil on rubber with heat is a very bad combination. Sooner or later the hose will break. So please check the condition of your bottom radiator hose. Get it washed as soon as possible or get it replaced is the hose is already damaged. Imagine the hose breaking and your engine overheating suddenly. Worst case scenario a burnt head gasket --> overhaul time.

Peugeot Planet/ LEXIA/ DIAGBOX Diagnostic Services

I  got myself a PP2000/Diagbox diagnostic tool after getting fed up  with local workshops which charge anywhere between RM40 - RM80 per diagnose.

If you need your car to be diagnosed( free of charge ), email me your contact at aldridge1@gmail.com and I'll get back to you. With this PP2000, I'm not able to update your ECU nor re-tune your ECU ;-). Its plainly for diagnostic & testing purposes.

1. Basic Scanning and Fault clearing
 
What you'll get is a diagnose and clearing of any fault. I will also explain the meaning of the fault codes, possible causes and remedies. If you're really interested, I'll also explain how PP2000 works.



2. Scanning, Fault Clearing and Actuator Tests 

In addition to the above, every ecu/sensor/actuators/ will be tested and parameters measured and compared with normal/standard measurement. Example here is tests done on my 206. This test varies slightly depending on your Peugeot model and will take anywhere between 30minutes to 60 minutes. Basically I will test everything which is allowed by the Peugeot Planet software.

 I'm using the current version of PP2000. Version 11A(25.01)

Sample of Scanning Screen.

Faults present @ Engine ECU

Fault Reading and Clearing

I'll explain the meaning of the fault code











Clearing of Fault Codes

Parameter Measurements & Actuator Tests

On my 206, here is a sample of what can be tested and measured. Other Peugeot models will vary.

 

 Measuring Fuel Injectors Parameters

 Making sure that all parameters are within range.

 Actuator Test

Actuator test will be carried out on each testable component

 

Actuator Tests to be carried out on G/B

Fitting of Accessories

Fitted any new accessories? or changed tyre size?

Update your BSI to get accurate meter readings.










Hope to hear from you soon. A healthy Lion is a Happy Lion :-)

Servicing the Radiator Fan

My radiator fan had been giving a strange kik kik kik sound whenever it switches off. Finally decided to open it up and check the condition of the fan. Btw, a check with a few spare part shop, the original fan costs about RM550+-.

Removing the fan is very easy. There are 3 bolts holding it. undo the bolts and take the fan out.  

Location of 2 out of the 3 bolts holding the fan assembly. The third bolt is located on the bottom right

It was quite tricky to un-clip the fan wire. First pull out the red part a bit, the press the yellow part and the clip will pop out fully.

Undo this small nut to remove the fan blade.

 This was the problem. A plastic bag had found its way into the fan motor. Removed the plastic and saw that the fan bearing was out of grease. Unfortunately its not possible to replace the bearing. Since the bearing was in ok condition. I decided to open up the fan motor and service it.

I really wonder how this happened.

After removing the plastic, saw the bearing was void of grease. This bearing is riveted onto the the motor body. No point trying to change the bearing. I don't think I'd be able to find anybody willing to change the bearing for me. The cheapest solution I found was to get a fan motor from a Proton Tiara. Price is RM80. Since this bearing still looked ok, I decided to open up the motor, clean it up, and re grease the bearing.

All opened up and ready to be cleaned. Sorry no more pictures of the cleaning process. My hands were too dirty to snap photos. I used petrol + paint brush to clean the motor. Then used compressed air to blow out dirt and to dry it. Put fresh grease on the bearing. I did the cleaning at my mechanic's place, since I don't have an air compressor at home. It is possible to replace the fan carbon. After cleaning, fixed back everything and the fan is as good as new.  :-)

Fan Resistor OBD code P0485

You know the TV series Ghost Whisperer? We’ll for the pass 2 days I’ve been experiencing Car Whisperer...lol.

While driving, the temp meter would suddenly max out with the stop light flashing then return back to normal. This would happen a few times a day while driving or when starting the car. Upon checking, the radiator fan only turns on high speed. It wont run on low speed. Testing the fan using PP2000 confirmed this.

A scan with PP2000, showed error  Code P0485. Possible causes of this :-

1. Fan relay

2. Fan Resistor

3. Wiring harness to the fan, relay or resistor is out of order.

This error code generally happens when the BSI detects the fan is not functions as it should.

So I began check the relays first. There are 2 relays, one for high speed and one for low speed. The relays are located beside the fan, happily hiding behind the panel.

To access the relays, you'll have to remove the grill first.

 Tested both relays and both were working fine.

The 2 relays. One for the high speed circuit and the other low speed.

 

Next to test was the fan resistor. Took it out , tested it with a multimeter and confirmed this was spoil. 

The resistor's location. Replace it and the fan works fine. Bought the fan resistor for RM70.