Having some issues with my Pug 306 DTurbo (1999), and would like some advice on what people think is wrong with it.
Bit of history first, last summer, the car started to have issues with cooling, and would often creep towards the overheating mark when stuck in traffic. I never let the car reach the red mark on the gauge and always pulled over and let the car cool. We later found out that this was a problem with the fan controller, and this would need to be replaced. The problem was that the fans were not cutting in, and therefore the engine not being cooled. I did not get round to getting this part replaced, and the car worked fine and never overheated.
Recently I have been having to top up the coolant quite frequently, however the car’s temperature has stayed at around 85 on the gauge, which is normal, even if the warning light for coolant comes on. Recently though, one of the cooling fans has started to work again, and seems constantly on.
Today, I have had to top the water up twice, this is travelling over a distance of around 50 miles, so I think there is a issue with the cooling system. Also recently the car has been idling at around 900rpm, and blue/grey smoke will come out when first started, and will continue until the engine has warmed up. When sitting in traffic, or idling however, the car seems to be pulsating, is the best word to describe it, and the rev counter fluctuates between 900 and 1000rpm. I have also started to notice that the gears can take a bit of force to engage.
I can tell the car is running differently, its just the way I know it drives, sorry about the long post. I had a punto that started to drink coolant, however the heaters stopped working, this turned out to be a gasket, the heaters work on this Pug, but don’t want the gasket to go on this as well!
Bit of history first, last summer, the car started to have issues with cooling, and would often creep towards the overheating mark when stuck in traffic. I never let the car reach the red mark on the gauge and always pulled over and let the car cool. We later found out that this was a problem with the fan controller, and this would need to be replaced. The problem was that the fans were not cutting in, and therefore the engine not being cooled. I did not get round to getting this part replaced, and the car worked fine and never overheated.
Recently I have been having to top up the coolant quite frequently, however the car’s temperature has stayed at around 85 on the gauge, which is normal, even if the warning light for coolant comes on. Recently though, one of the cooling fans has started to work again, and seems constantly on.
Today, I have had to top the water up twice, this is travelling over a distance of around 50 miles, so I think there is a issue with the cooling system. Also recently the car has been idling at around 900rpm, and blue/grey smoke will come out when first started, and will continue until the engine has warmed up. When sitting in traffic, or idling however, the car seems to be pulsating, is the best word to describe it, and the rev counter fluctuates between 900 and 1000rpm. I have also started to notice that the gears can take a bit of force to engage.
I can tell the car is running differently, its just the way I know it drives, sorry about the long post. I had a punto that started to drink coolant, however the heaters stopped working, this turned out to be a gasket, the heaters work on this Pug, but don’t want the gasket to go on this as well!
