Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
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It won't start 
It's been stood since Christmas eve but needed some milk this morning so decided to be lazy and take the car. It struggled to start. After a few goes the engine turned over. Went to Asda and drove her back. Started first time as normal from warm.
Now it won't start again. Engine was struggling to get going but then the battery went flat 
Going to get the jump leads on it in the morning and take it to Peugeot. If not will have to get it towed
What could be wrong with it?
Also, can i just tow it with a rope and will the brakes work? The garage is only 5 minutes away.
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Jenko_Sport
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Registered: 25th May 06
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The brakes will work but not very well.
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Andrew
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Probably worth just calling for recovery then.
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Ricky_Mitchell
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use the hand brake but dont just rip it up. av done it a few times
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Joe
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So you have a flat battery? Hardly killed it then.
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Andrew
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quote:
Originally posted by Joe
So you have a flat battery? Hardly killed it then.
It's not the battery, i've flatterned the battery trying to get it going.
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Ojc
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You have to put petrol in cars these days.
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Andrew
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There's half a tank of petrol, oil and water. I even took the air box out and checked it hadn't sucked anything into there.
Think Peugeot need to plug in there computer and see what errors they find.
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A1EX
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alternator?
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Andrew
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quote:
Originally posted by A1EX
alternator?
Does that not just charge the battery? Battery and starter motor appear fine bu then i'm no mechanic..
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A1EX
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yeh sorry didnt read what you had put correctly,
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-wylo-
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Is there any error lights on the dashboard? Or has there been? No point in getting peugout to rip you off by plugging it into their machine to find that the ECU thinks everything is ok.
Also, charge the battery up a bit and get towed to the garage, your brake servo should work with your ignition on, it'l be fine to tow!
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Mike
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It'll just be the battery, that's what mine was like when I had to get a jump start off you at PVS, if you'd used it an hour or so before it was fine any longer and it'd be dead again.
Get a jump start off someone, if it starts alright I can pretty much guarantee it'll be the battery.
Take it out for a decent run first tho then leave it for a while and try starting it again after a good few hours. If it starts it should be alright, if not new battery.
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Andrew
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All lights go off the dash apart from the hand brake one. Comes up saying Oil OK too. No errors on the dash either.
Really strange how it has just gone like it has. Drove it back from work perfectly on Tuesday.
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Bonney
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Registered: 14th Nov 04
Location: St Helens
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quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
Think Peugeot need to plug in there computer and see what errors they find.
First error will be "Built on the (insert date here)".
[Edited on 28-12-2008 by Bonney66]
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Mike
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quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
All lights go off the dash apart from the hand brake one. Comes up saying Oil OK too. No errors on the dash either.
Really strange how it has just gone like it has. Drove it back from work perfectly on Tuesday.
Cold weather kills batteries, trust me 
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Andrew
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quote:
Originally posted by Mike B
Get a jump start off someone, if it starts alright I can pretty much guarantee it'll be the battery.
Going to try this in the morning with my Dads car.
My sister was taking the piss saying the pug won't know what's hit it over Christmas as i told everyone i wasn't driving at all over the holiday Don't think it has hit her yet, she's on the bus to work in the morning 
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RossyB
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Ha
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byrnie_2004
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is it a 106? does the eml light come on when you first turn the ignition on then go out?
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Andrew
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1.6 57 plate 307. Done just under 30k.
It does everything as normal, just wont turn the engine over for some strange reason.
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Ian W
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Happend to my 106 the other day, got my brother to tow me upto about 20mph then bumped it, been fine ever since 
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Gaz
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Location: Widnes, Cheshire
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charge the battery, go for a long drive and then come back and apologise 
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BluKoo
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quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
There's half a tank of petrol, oil and water.
Theres your problem. You've been putting oil and water in with your petrol
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Planty02
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quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
There's half a tank of petrol, oil and water. I even took the air box out and checked it hadn't sucked anything into there.
Think Peugeot need to plug in there computer and see what errors they find.
There's your problem, you're only supposed to put fuel in the tank, not oil and water too  Also, Isn't the pug a diesel?? Half a tank of petrol won't be doing it any favours
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Ash_EP3
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What sort of pug is it btw?
My old 106 had loads of old wear and tear problems - the biggest problem it had was when it wouldn't idle properly just kept cutting out! had to keep my foot on the pedal slightly in order to keep it running it then had a remap and god knows what to finally get it sorted old fooking french cars 
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