Hi! New to the forum and I was hoping that perhaps some peugeot expert could help me out
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I own a 1996 Peugeot 205 GRi with a 1.1L injected gasoline engine which has about 107.000km at the moment.
I've been having this unresolved problem for a couple of years now and have tried almost everything to no avail. When I'm going on a steep climb with full payload, the temperature warning light turns on after a couple of hundred meters (BTW, the dashboard doesn't have a needle so the only indicator of the engine's temperature is the warning light).
I've already replaced the head gasket (which was considerably damaged), flushed the radiator, changed the radiator fan switch and the thermostat but the problem prevails.
It has to be noted that this never happens when driving through flat terrain or when driving upwards with only the driver onboard. Also, the problem happens quite quickly. The other day I was going up on a somewhat steep climb with 5 people on board (had to use first gear at about 5.000rpm if I'm not mistaken) and within about 150-200 meters the warning light was on.
My mechanic says that there are only two options left. Either the water temperature sensor has lost calibration as is now too "sensitive" or the water pump isn't producing enough pressure to push the water upwards when going uphill.
It's terribly frustrating. Any thoughts?
Thanks
I own a 1996 Peugeot 205 GRi with a 1.1L injected gasoline engine which has about 107.000km at the moment.
I've been having this unresolved problem for a couple of years now and have tried almost everything to no avail. When I'm going on a steep climb with full payload, the temperature warning light turns on after a couple of hundred meters (BTW, the dashboard doesn't have a needle so the only indicator of the engine's temperature is the warning light).
I've already replaced the head gasket (which was considerably damaged), flushed the radiator, changed the radiator fan switch and the thermostat but the problem prevails.
It has to be noted that this never happens when driving through flat terrain or when driving upwards with only the driver onboard. Also, the problem happens quite quickly. The other day I was going up on a somewhat steep climb with 5 people on board (had to use first gear at about 5.000rpm if I'm not mistaken) and within about 150-200 meters the warning light was on.
My mechanic says that there are only two options left. Either the water temperature sensor has lost calibration as is now too "sensitive" or the water pump isn't producing enough pressure to push the water upwards when going uphill.
It's terribly frustrating. Any thoughts?
Thanks