2001 Peugeot 206 oil light keeps comming on and struggles uphill

You will have to fill with coolant first and hope you haven't damaged engine by driving with it in that condition .

Hi thanks for responding. I have put 50/50 of water and coolent in the car as recommended by my local garage. I drove the car this morning for 11miles (no motorway) and it purred like a kitten. I left the car stood for 1/2hour and then drive it a further 12 miles, 4 miles motorway, I did not exceed 70mph. As soon as I came off the motorway the temp light up, the juddering became very bad, i had no power and the throaty engine sound was back. I pulled over and steam was coming off the engine, I loosened the coolent container lid to let off excess steam and noticed the coolent was bubbling. I left the car stood for 20 mins and checked the oil dipstick, it still showed plenty of oil. I then drove the car at 30mph to my destination which was a further 2miles with no problem.2 hours later I needed to drive 12 miles home mostly motorway this time I stayed at a steady 50mph and was able to get home with no over heating or jydderung. the problem seems to manifest when I drive at speads over 50 the engine just cannot cope with it. any ideas what could be causing this? I am worried the head gasket is gone or on its way out?

You will have to find the cause of overheating .A pressure test of cooling system will show any external leaks from water pump , hoses etc .If nothing shows , a block test will confirm if head gasket leaking or not .You could check thermostat and also flush through cooling system in case radiator possibly partially blocked .Also bleed cooling system and check fan operating o.k .Many possible causes to check , but dont open rad. header tank to top up when engine hot , only cold

hi can someone help me pls. i got a car peugeot 206 auto the thing is when i'm driving it the handbreak and oil icon came out in the dashboard and i dn't know whats the problem.