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Ikenna351: You can own and run a car without making use of the ABS for years. ABS usage only comes up when in an emergency situation. ABS is there to prevent you from hitting an object in an emergency situation, by steering away without the wheels locking. ABS function is not to reduce the stopping/braking distance.

When ABS malfunction, your brake still work as conventional brake, which is good enough. But ABS has it's advantage over conventional brake system, though.

Over here in Abuja, a set of 406 ABS wheel sensors (4 of them) is about 5k, I think.

Ikenna.

worldgee: @all. Tks 4 ur concerns & timely contributns.

Atleast as at tdy, I make bold 2 say dat d notorious excessive heat hs dropped drasticaly SIMPLY BY STEAM-WASHING BOTH D RADIATOR & D A/C CONDENSER. Infact d guage/meter in d cluster board hardly rises now & d bonnet hardly heats up even afta drivin a long distance: dis is quite unlike b4.

Yet 2 test d a/c wt it, anyway. Hop 2 do dis as soon as I replace d burnt a/c temperature switch then re-fill d gas. BUT I WANT 2 BELIEVE EVERYTHNG SHLD B OK NOW. I'l keep u posted.

All d same, u guys are 'bad'. Tks a million. NL remains d best.

worldgee: Oga, no vex. What's d meanin of dis?

Ikenna351: No idea.

But Sultaan was saying the other day that a failed or failing Caty can be washed with soda or some chemicals and it will be good again. I have forgotten the thread he posted it with video link of how to wash the caty provided. I think he is in a better position to explain better.

Ikenna

Ikenna351: I read somewhere that when catalytic converter gets clogged, it will overheat and you feel the heat inside the vehicle. I dont know the location of your caty, but i do know if your caty becomes too clogged, it will affect the smooth running of the engine.

Ikenna.

eamodu: Ŧђɑ̤̥̈̊п̥̥kƨ̇ so much 2 υ 2.I will go 4 d scan den.but can I easily get d PP2000 scanner?I wil Ĺɪ̣̝̇KÊ 2 buy,so I wil Ĺɪ̣̝̇KÊ 2 know cost and where 2 buy.Ŧђɑ̤̥̈̊п̥̥kƨ̇ sirs

eamodu: Good day house,oga ikenna.pls av not had time 2 follow up on d trend.but I av an issue with my lion.1st it was anti pollution faults,nw it brings out black smoke.ma mechanic says I need to change ma engine,n dts d final answer if I want 2 njoy d ride.pls is he right?พαт can I do 2 salavge d situation?Ŧђɑ̤̥̈̊п̥̥kƨ̇ n God bless.will be expecting 2 hear from you sir

Ikenna351: Thats good to hear.

Have been busy for somedays now.

Ikenna

wisesystem: Opened my bonnet this morning and realised that my upper lamba o2 sensor connecting wire was cut right from the sensor head, looks like the sensor cable wire got caught in the steering rod. well my mechanic gave me a brand new one realising his boy didnt place the wire properly while fixing the lower lamba sensor yesterday. Guessing that was the cause of the issues I had on my drive home from work yesterday, well so far av not experience any of the issues of yesterday but dont want to conclude so fast the problem is over.

By the way this thread is so quiet, were are all the Gurus? I feel very abandoned...

wisesystem: Update On My Fox.Decided to be sure of the cause intermittent stutter in the engine so I decided to tacke some lingering issues. changed the lower lamba O2 sensor and decided to get new plugs:

GOOD NEWS: Check Engine light disappears and no more antipollution fault warning on display.
Also new plugs feeling good while on the move.
Global scan with PP2000 revealed no fault.

BAD NEWS: engine stuttering continues, observed that the problem no more only occurs while engine is cold as i earlier thought but even when engine is hot. Flooring the throttle does little to help on these occasions rather worsens the problem. Also noticed my steering was getting stiff while driving home this evening though my power steering fluid was well guaged during routine check in the morning.

Guys Help!!!!!!
@ Ikenna am still waiting for trouble-shooting tips. ope this update helps.

wisesystem: Thanks for the swift reply Ikenna. I definitely need a PP2000 and am making arrangements to get one soonest from Bigz on nairaland. While I ll definately go for a scan am very interested in manually trouble-shooting if you could guide me through. I need the exposure so I can know my lion better, just tell me where to start...

For budgetary reasons though, what do you have to say about the cost and brand of good plugs? Thanks.

Ikenna351: The culprit can be found through manual troubleshooting which I can guide you through, but would be patient to go through it? It could take days or even weeks, but it helps me to understand my cars better each time I manually troubleshoot a fault in any of them. Otherwise, I would advice you to scan that car, if possible with pp2000.

Ikenna.

Ikenna351: Any hose you see in that engine bay that dosent have fluid inside: coolant, fuel, power steering oil, A/C gas, is a vacuum line. Vacuum lines pass only air inside, starting from the tube on Aitfilter box to throttle body and the rest.

Ikenna.

Ikenna351: When you start your engine first time when its cold, the needle will jump and remain at about 1k rpm for a while. Gradually, it will start descending as the engine warms up, till it gets to 700 rpm or so, depending on the car ignition system set up and remains there. Thats the function of CTS. Because the coolant temperature is cold, the CTS reports that to Engine ECU and the ECU will command injectors to spray in excess fuel, since a cold engine will need more than normal amount of fuel to start and run till it warms up. But as soon as the engine warms up, the rpm will then always stay at 700 rpm anytime you start the car throughout the day, unless the engine gets cold again.



Ikenna.

Ikenna351: @ wisesystem,

Have sent you the info.

Ikenna.

Ikenna351: @ wisesystem,

I went to Gudu market this afternoon to check for 1628 KN o2 sensor. I found one, not identical but similar: 1628 HQ. Price is 8k.

There were other o2 sensor which they claimed are for EW10. But they only had Bosch part numbers (HW), not Peugeot one. The prices are between 7k and 8k.

I observed something while I was at the market, the color of upstream sensor connector is green, while the downstream sensor connector is blue. So the one you should be changing (Upstream) should have green color connector, not blue. Note that the downstream sensor (blue connector, one after caty, doesn't affect fuel consumption when it fails. Its function is to monitor the catalytic converter and report back to ECU how good or bad the caty is. But the upstream sensor, one before caty (green connector), fine tunes the amount of fuel that goes into the combustion chambers. So when it fails, the fuel consumption increases and you get check engine light on and Anti-pollution fault warning.

I would advice you to be sure the color of o2 sensor connector that will be replaced with the old one. If you use the wrong colour, the sensor wont work. Even the connection is different, even though the connectors match. The upstream sensor value is suppose to fluctuate when engine is at idle, while the downstream sensor value remain constant. You can test that and see for yourself with Digital Multimeter or PP2000.

I believe any Bosch universal 4-wire sensor will work, I think, as long as the connector color matches. Part numbers must not always match for it to work.

*Note that I have checked my D9 V6 oxygen sensors (4 of them) and confirmed the green/blue connector color difference.

Ikenna

Ikenna351: @ wisesystem,

Well, the ASD guy called me and said they dont have the 1628 KN in stock. And that if you are interested, they can order one for you from PAN Kaduna. And that it would cost you N34,600. (almost 35k). He went on to explain why it was out of stock and blah blah blah, which i wasnt interested in. Anyway, thats the update on the ASD motors side.

Then, i decided to find out from a nearby Peugeot shop if they have it. They have the same one i bought in 2011 for my 505 V6, which they claimed was for EW10 (which still work till date). But it has Bosch part number, not Peugeot one. Unfortunately, it wasnt in its pack, where the Peugeot part number should have been written. Anyway, the guy said he would sell at 10k. I dont know how genuine it is, even though he swore it was more original than one in ASD store. Lol! But the truth is, i bought this same part number for my ZN3J at Area 3 new parts plaza at Garki, here in Abuja in 2011, and not from ASD. It still dey serve me o! Even if na fake, it still dey work. Though, i bought it 15k then.

Note that it must not be the exact part number for it to work. After all, i replaced the transducer on my D9 last 2 weeks or so, and the part number was different from the one i removed. Yet its working perfectly. To me, what matters is the connection. If the ECU signal wire on the o2 plug is different from harness plug from the ECU, then it wont work. Always remember that that the black wire is the ECU signal wire on the o2 socket, as far as Bosch universal o2 is concerned.

Does the mechanic sells new parts? How come he has new o2 for sale?

Whichever you choose to buy and install, make sure no one drops it on the ground or throw it about anyhow. It will simply kill the sensor, without even installing it, no matter how new or genuine it is. Its a sensitive and delicate sensor. Let him not touch any oil on it as well or touch it with oily hand. It will contaminate it and may kill it sooner than you expect once installed and powered on.

Ikenna.

t-die:
Direct match for the 1628 KN in the UK is about 71 Pounds... roughly 19k. Its a direct match for your O2 sensor. If you can get someone to get it for you from the Uk, you'd be able to save a lot of money and be assured of quality as well.

See link; http://www.lambdapower.co.uk/partsearch/az2.asp?IDlist=LC-8148

Ikenna351: I just called an ASD motors staff that works in their parts store. I gave him the part number (1628 KN). He said they have 1628 oxygen sensor, but dont understand what i mean by "KN". Well, i told him the engine is EW7. He said since its not PAN production, that he would like to check the VIN and be sure of the part number.

Anyway, he did say the price of 1628 is 32k. Hehehe! But lets hope their 1628 KN will be cheaper, if they have it, that is, if its not the same 1628 he said they have.

Ikenna.

Ikenna351: The VIN above you provided is unknown to the database. Check if you got it right.

Ikenna

Exc@libur:
To all the lion fans in the house;
I bought a naija used 2000 model 406 coupe v6(190bhp) automatic from a car dealer some weeks back knowing that it had an auto fault. Big mistake. The auto tranny failed completely and I've had to spend 130k getting a new gearbox.
My advice is this: If y°u are considering to buy a 406, better look for a manual gear and save urself the trouble of a gearbox failure.

abdulkadir: concerning this antipollution fault, i want to believe the kind of fuel we use contributes to d issue. Our fuel cant be totally trusted. As for me i don dey live with the problem, may be because i dont have a permanent fox now. So anyone i drive nd displays d fault, i live with it till i part with d car. D auto tranny d9 i drive now has dat issue nd it still does avrage of 11l/100km

Ikenna351: You need to know which of the oxygen sensors that is faulty (upstream or downstream), if your car has two. Didnt he copyout for you the fault he detected when he scanned with it? The catalytic converter monitoring oxygen sensor wont work if installed as upstrem o2 sensors. He should re-scan the car for you for free, since he didnt give write out, for you, the errors the pp2000 pulled out from the engine ECU. You need to be sure what you are to replace to fix the injection issue, even though i earlier predicted that your o2 sensor could have died.

And next time he is scanning the car with pp2000, let him do "Global Scan", to scan other ECUs, other than just engine ECU. Your car should have more than 5 ECUs.

As for the price of o2 sensor in Abuja, i bought the one in my 505 V6 in 2011 at 15k, but not from ASD motors. Last week, i priced it and i was told 10k. I wouldnt know if both were of the quality. I will find out how much it cost at ASD motors and get back to you. But we need the part number. Though, i can get it for you through your VIN, since i still have it. Will get back to you.

Ikenna.

tundesto: Are you now achieving optimum fuel consumption level for the fox? The factory MPG of Peugeot 406 is approximately 39. Is yours up to that?