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 Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 8:22 pm |
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Just a thread for my GTi for my own sake (to stop me forgetting what I need to do and have done) and for others to read if you want to  P.S I wouldn’t want to read my documentations if I didn’t have to.
So bought the car for £300 and saved it before too many parts got sold and prevented it from going to the scrap heap, main issues with it at the time that I knew were a failed rear axle, missing headlights (which were morrettes which I was gutted about), wrong seats put in without airbags causing the airbag light to show, missing side indicators and that was about it from memory. Oooo and by the looks of it SP arches were fitted but they must’ve been sold
Dropped by the car one Sunday to see if I could get it started, was a no go at first so I pulled the spark plugs cleaned them up, checked the coil pack connections and made sure the fuel pump was giving pressure (could hear it because the back seats were lifted but wanted to double check) tried a little bit longer with no success and that was when I realised there was no spark in it  which I forgot to check so after checking the immobiliser ring was plugged in etc I realised the stereo cables had been cut, connected some cables back up to pass some time whilst trying to figure out why it wouldn’t spark and after I’d done that I gave it another crank in pure hope at this point and it started first time, having never had a Peugeot before I’m guessing the immobiliser system passes through the stereo cables.
Granted she was running rough but it had been sat for the best part of 2 years so it was expected.
Moved it out of its resting place to put some pressure in the tyres and to quickly wash the moss off it and it’s a pretty solid and clean car with little to no rust, only a bubble or two on the boot beneath the rear windscreen on the boot and the rest of the paint should clean up good with a mop.
Not a lot happened after that besides me finding out the fan was missing after noticing the temp gauge kept climbing and climbing so I turned the blowers on full blast to keep it cool, just wanted to make sure no error codes popped up. Battery was knackered so I pinched a decent one off another car that was destined for scrap (the best thing about it was the battery  ) bolted the seats down and took it over to mine to rest until work starts, but... I mean cmon a projects never this easy is it, both rear brake pipes popped on me just before loading it onto the trailer, by the plastic clips which were an advisory on it 6 years ago, here we go it’s a good job the rear ends coming off for replacement anyway.
Started pricing bits up for it, want to give the engine a nice service new filters, oil get it running sweet and sort out the one fault that popped up (P1153 - Bank 2 Fuel Control Shifted Lean. MM6LP - Throttle stop learning. Malfunction. If anyone else can put their 2 pence in on that code it would be appreciated, going to clean the throttle and make sure there’s no leaks in the intake hoses and vacuums then start checking sensors) and once I’ve got it running nice I’ll be moving onto the rear axle and exterior bits like the headlights and wing mirrors for it.
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| ‘04 1.4 8v - Moonstone - No issues
‘54 GTi 180 - Onyx black - Off the road for MOT work
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Last edited by AdDeTa on Sat Oct 24, 2020 8:31 pm; edited 2 times in total
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Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 8:28 pm |
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Also got PP2000 on the to do list, got the software with thanks to a forum member (much appreciated) just need a laptop with XP and the lexia cables.
Should be ordering some resistors to see if I can get the airbag light to disappear, if not I’ll just pull/cover the bulb as a temporary fix for the MOT
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Last edited by AdDeTa on Thu Oct 08, 2020 9:17 pm; edited 1 time in total
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Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 9:16 pm |
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| AdDeTa wrote: |
Also got PP2000 on the to do list, got the software just need a laptop with XP and the lexia cables.
Should be ordering some resistors to see if I can get the airbag light to disappear, if not I’ll just pull/cover the bulb as a temporary fix for the MOT |
If the airbag light doesn't come on, it's a fail. And i' think it's an led so can't be pulled (or soldered to dash circuitboard). I think I read 3.3 ohms somewhere but try the search option on here.
If you have a laptop you might be able to build a "virtual macine" and install vm ... there's an oracle product that's free and you can download an xp image from M$oft themselves ...
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Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 9:22 pm |
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| gazza82 wrote: |
If the airbag light doesn't come on, it's a fail. And i' think it's an led so can't be pulled (or soldered to dash circuitboard). I think I read 3.3 ohms somewhere but try the search option on here.
If you have a laptop you might be able to build a "virtual macine" and install vm ... there's an oracle product that's free and you can download an xp image from M$oft themselves ... |
Oh is it ? From what I read and gathered it’s only passed and advised due to some cars only illuminating the light when there is an issue, I’ll have a word with the tester next door to me in work as he knows I’ll get round to it eventually, ah I’m glad you said that because the figures I got were between 2 & 2.4 ohms from the very little information I can find on them. Can’t find anyone willing enough to stick a multimeter in their seats to read it for me though 
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| ‘04 1.4 8v - Moonstone - No issues
‘54 GTi 180 - Onyx black - Off the road for MOT work
For a person who despises french cars I feel a slight collection coming on | |
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Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2020 2:47 pm |
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Don't quote me on that .. !!!
Doesn't appear to be readily available information!
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| Down to just the 1.4 HDi. Cayman Green 2.0i CC sold. | |
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Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2020 12:03 am |
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| gazza82 wrote: |
Don't quote me on that .. !!!
Doesn't appear to be readily available information! |
Don’t worry I won’t hold you to it but after a search around 3.3 seems to be the ohms used for most diagnostics for airbags across the 206, 306 & 207 so it seems like a good bet. For as long as the lights on the systems disabled anyway, I’d have to really mess up and get the ecu to send the deployment signal out wouldn’t I ? 
Oh and also regarding your previous info on virtual box etc, I did try it but the laptop I’m using for cars is pretty much full with different manuals and spec sheets for a few of my different toys so it struggles anything that requires a bit of power. I did try it out though to begin with.
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| ‘04 1.4 8v - Moonstone - No issues
‘54 GTi 180 - Onyx black - Off the road for MOT work
For a person who despises french cars I feel a slight collection coming on | |
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Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2020 9:46 pm |
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| ‘04 1.4 8v - Moonstone - No issues
‘54 GTi 180 - Onyx black - Off the road for MOT work
For a person who despises french cars I feel a slight collection coming on | |
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Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2020 3:46 pm |
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Had another quick visit to the car today, resistors fitted (it is 3.3 ohm for the seats just in case anyone else needs to know for any reason) airbag lights now off and systems working again (got the Mrs to solder them in whilst I was welding some more bits for the jimny, quite funny to listen to seeing as she hasn’t soldered in ages  ) . Wing mirrors fitted and plugged in, side indicators replaced with new lenses and that’s about it really, still need a window/wing mirror switch, a plug for the hazards, headlights, a rear axle and tyres all round along with new brake lines and she should be good for the MOT 
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| ‘04 1.4 8v - Moonstone - No issues
‘54 GTi 180 - Onyx black - Off the road for MOT work
For a person who despises french cars I feel a slight collection coming on | |
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Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 8:28 pm |
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| ‘04 1.4 8v - Moonstone - No issues
‘54 GTi 180 - Onyx black - Off the road for MOT work
For a person who despises french cars I feel a slight collection coming on | |
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Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 4:33 pm |
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| ‘04 1.4 8v - Moonstone - No issues
‘54 GTi 180 - Onyx black - Off the road for MOT work
For a person who despises french cars I feel a slight collection coming on | |
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so I’ll have to order another the correct size this time though.
