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Unplugging the VVT - SOLVED
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#1: Unplugging the VVT - SOLVED Author: EuroPeugeot, Location: SW England PostPosted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 6:08 am
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I've got the infamous VVT problem on my 180. I want to try unplugging it and giving it a clean.

Having problems unplugging it thou! It's such a tight space to get my hand in. Any tips?

Last edited by EuroPeugeot on Sat Apr 23, 2011 12:18 pm; edited 1 time in total

#2: Re: Unplugging the VVT Author: iainlovatt PostPosted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 6:10 am
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girlfriend! they tend to have smaller hands! Smile

#3: Re: Unplugging the VVT Author: kieron, Location: in the house PostPosted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 6:37 am
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Can you not get the plug of the solenoid? or the solenoid out the head?

#4: Re: Unplugging the VVT Author: EuroPeugeot, Location: SW England PostPosted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 8:25 am
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Can't get the plug out the solenoid

#5: Re: Unplugging the VVT Author: Ali_H, Location: Chichester, Sussex PostPosted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 9:07 am
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You have to give it a bloody good pull mate but it will come off.

#6: Re: Unplugging the VVT Author: EuroPeugeot, Location: SW England PostPosted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 9:20 am
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Just literally pull it hard yeah?

#7: Re: Unplugging the VVT Author: Ali_H, Location: Chichester, Sussex PostPosted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 12:47 pm
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Yup.

#8: Re: Unplugging the VVT Author: Schumi, Location: Istanbul / Turkey PostPosted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 2:07 pm
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That selenoid have a stronger oring. You have to use same brutal force for remove them. Smile

#9: Re: Unplugging the VVT Author: EuroPeugeot, Location: SW England PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 6:42 am
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Thanks for the replies, literally just got it out.
Getting the plug out and off the solenoid was annoying, quite hard to get to, especially with a strut brace! I took the coilpack out in the end to allow a little more room.

Getting the actual solenoid out of the engine block was even harder, very tight space so you cant really grab it properly, but it came out in the end Smile

I'll let you know if it fixes my VVT problem later after a drive Smile



 


 


 

#10: Re: Unplugging the VVT Author: data, Location: Hereford PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 7:48 am
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Did your EML light illuminate to warn you about the VVT solenoid being dodgy or was the car just sluggish to drive? I'm just wondering 'because my 180 seems slower some days...

Are you planning on replacing it altogether?

#11: Re: Unplugging the VVT Author: Schumi, Location: Istanbul / Turkey PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 8:08 am
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VVT problem dont apper on EML light. ECU cant detect any fault about VVT without shortcut.

#12: Re: Unplugging the VVT Author: EuroPeugeot, Location: SW England PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:26 am
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I've had the car about 5 months, and the EML has been on the whole time, but I've only recently got it read.

I've driven the car for about an hour, and there isn't a different in performance and the light hasn't gone off Sad

This was my code reading faults and I haven't fixed the air con wiring problem, so that why most likely Wink

I'm gonna have to replace the VVT solenoid arn't I? Sad

 

#13: Re: Unplugging the VVT Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ? PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 10:00 am
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Yuk, nasty s**te Snap On scanner Twisted Evil

#14: Re: Unplugging the VVT - SOLVED Author: EuroPeugeot, Location: SW England PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 12:23 pm
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Updated the title as solved, as the original question/post has been solved Wink

But the VVT problem and the air con problem has not been fixed Sad

#15: Re: Unplugging the VVT Author: data, Location: Hereford PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 1:53 pm
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Schumi wrote:
VVT problem dont apper on EML light. ECU cant detect any fault about VVT without shortcut.

Thanks - but what do you mean about "shortcut?" I maybe a bit thick and certainly an Idiot but I have a code reader and nothing is showing at the moment, so how would I find out if my VVT solenoid is sticking or stuck?

Last edited by data on Sat Apr 23, 2011 1:57 pm; edited 1 time in total

#16: Re: Unplugging the VVT - SOLVED Author: data, Location: Hereford PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 1:56 pm
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Ah, I guess you meant an electrical short Schumi???

#17: Re: Unplugging the VVT - SOLVED Author: Schumi, Location: Istanbul / Turkey PostPosted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 4:27 am
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data wrote:
Ah, I guess you meant an electrical short Schumi???

Yeah I mean electrical short. My gti180 and my friend gti180 last year really slow down. Original PeugeotPlanet 2000 service computer didnt find any error. Dyno results on my stock car 164 hp. My friends filter exhaust and remappad car is shown 175 hp. After changing both cars VVT selenoid cars complete fixed.My car shown 174hp same dyno after VVT change. My friends car shown 187 hp again same as when remapped.

#18: Re: Unplugging the VVT - SOLVED Author: EuroPeugeot, Location: SW England PostPosted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 4:43 am
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How much are replacement VVT solenoids?
And I take it, it is best to get them direct from
Peugeot dealerships?

#19: Re: Unplugging the VVT - SOLVED Author: kieron, Location: in the house PostPosted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 6:19 am
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around 80 quid retail 50 trade

#20: Re: Unplugging the VVT - SOLVED Author: EuroPeugeot, Location: SW England PostPosted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 6:28 am
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Not too bad I guess.
I better get my ecu re-read first.
Although I think I'll just replace it either way.
My friends clio 172 is much faster off the line than my 180. And a few months ago when I was on silverstone's track, all the clios were going past me easily on the straights Sad

#21: Re: Unplugging the VVT - SOLVED Author: data, Location: Hereford PostPosted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 9:14 am
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Schumi wrote:
data wrote:
Ah, I guess you meant an electrical short Schumi???

Yeah I mean electrical short. My gti180 and my friend gti180 last year really slow down. Original PeugeotPlanet 2000 service computer didnt find any error. Dyno results on my stock car 164 hp. My friends filter exhaust and remappad car is shown 175 hp. After changing both cars VVT selenoid cars complete fixed.My car shown 174hp same dyno after VVT change. My friends car shown 187 hp again same as when remapped.

Ah, thanks mate. Worth changing it then I think.

#22: Re: Unplugging the VVT - SOLVED Author: LiamGTi180, Location: Oxford PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 7:34 am
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So to clean the vvt do you just literally spray it in carb cleaner and wipe? Or would a toothbrush come in handy to give it a good scrub?

#23: Re: Unplugging the VVT - SOLVED Author: Big_Rich180 PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 7:38 am
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LiamGTi180 wrote:
So to clean the vvt do you just literally spray it in carb cleaner and wipe? Or would a toothbrush come in handy to give it a good scrub?

The spray should take any crap off of it on its own really.

#24: Re: Unplugging the VVT - SOLVED Author: LiamGTi180, Location: Oxford PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 7:45 am
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Big_Rich180 wrote:
LiamGTi180 wrote:
So to clean the vvt do you just literally spray it in carb cleaner and wipe? Or would a toothbrush come in handy to give it a good scrub?

The spray should take any crap off of it on its own really.
Thanks mate

#25: Re: Unplugging the VVT - SOLVED Author: 206gti_chris, Location: Sussex PostPosted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 12:54 pm
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HAS cleaning the VVT solved the problem?

#26: Re: Unplugging the VVT - SOLVED Author: smady PostPosted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 5:45 pm
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Does the vvt make an audible click and if removed can it be seen/heard/felt to be doing something ?

have 12v at plug after start up and removed solenoid but does not seem to be doing much .

is the vvt controlled directly by the ecu ? and is it reliant on cam sensor info ?

any info would be appreciated .

and hello to all @ 206info.co.uk

#27: Re: Unplugging the VVT - SOLVED Author: Pugti6, Location: Buckinghamshire PostPosted: Mon May 27, 2013 4:35 pm
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Cleaned mine today as was going up hill and suddenly lost power. Still drove fine but very slow. Turned ignition off and on and it was back to normal power. I was low on fuel though which I have read somewhere that that can cause loss of power as well. Never happened again but car did feel a little sluggish at times. So thought I would clean it anyway. Initial testing I think it has made an improvement on pick up speed and through the revs. Thanks for this thread as it helped.



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