Car wont start
2004 Peugeot 407 136 hdi
Car: Peugeot 407
Year: 2004
Variant: 136 hdi
Year: 2004
Variant: 136 hdi
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Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss
hi,my 407 has had this problem for the last year and a half.it is now getting worse.i can go out and try to start car but nothing but clicking noise.if i hook it up to another car to jump start it,the engine starts turning right away but does not always start.so i get a jump off another car,hey presto it fires first turn of the key.really wierd.also last sunday i went out in the morning nothing but clicking.went out sunday evening,car fired up first turn.drove the car a mile left it running for twenty minutes,went back home switched it off,tried starting it straight away,nothing again.my battery is good.even bought another,just incase there was a cell gone in battery i had,two days later,the same again.any help would be off assistance.thanks alot david.
Problem added: Dec 10, 2011 (12 years ago)
Check all connections and wiring at starter motor / solenoid . Also check earth wire at engine/ gearbox to body .
Answered Dec 10, 2011 (12 years ago)
your starter motor is probably faulty.
Answered Dec 11, 2011 (12 years ago)
I would check wiring at starter motor and gearbox to body.
I have also had issues with the battery terminals clean them and put back on if they are lead ones make sure they have not split and they fasten well to battery terminals. If all checks out good my next step would be to test starter motor for fault.
I have also had issues with the battery terminals clean them and put back on if they are lead ones make sure they have not split and they fasten well to battery terminals. If all checks out good my next step would be to test starter motor for fault.
Answered Dec 11, 2011 (12 years ago)
hi,thanks for all your advice.cheched the earth lead to gear box,all looks good.even tried the jump lead trick,still nothing.can someone please tell me how to find the starter on my 407,thanks alot.
Answered Dec 11, 2011 (12 years ago)
hi,thanks for all your advice.cheched the earth lead to gear box,all looks good.even tried the jump lead trick,still nothing.can someone please tell me how to find the starter on my 407,thanks alot.
Answered Dec 11, 2011 (12 years ago)
the starter is at the front of the engine as you look at it.
Answered Dec 11, 2011 (12 years ago)
hi,i got the starter off.was not all that bad.is there any way i can check it or a garage.dont want to be forking out if its not that.thanks again.
Answered Dec 11, 2011 (12 years ago)
take it to a garage and get it tested!
Answered Dec 11, 2011 (12 years ago)
you can test it with your jump leads.
earth is on outside of start motor case.
live is where you took the live battery lead from solenoid.
You will need a small jumper from live jump lead to solenoid live. Before you do this make sure start is held down as it will jump about. I good heavy foot on motor case will do the job, but keep clear of starters moving parts at nose cone end.
earth is on outside of start motor case.
live is where you took the live battery lead from solenoid.
You will need a small jumper from live jump lead to solenoid live. Before you do this make sure start is held down as it will jump about. I good heavy foot on motor case will do the job, but keep clear of starters moving parts at nose cone end.
Answered Dec 11, 2011 (12 years ago)
if your starter is failing under load this test will probably not show any faults it will just show you that the starter works ok, idealy you need to get a second oppinion from a garage, i would refit it and take it to your local and ask for a quick look, ie a listen, any garage worth its salt should do this free and be able to make a dianosis from there.
Answered Dec 11, 2011 (12 years ago)
alright lads.checked the starter.the solenoid works on its own.and so does the starter motor spin itself.but not together.guessins i would need to cross them before that would happen.going put it back together when its daylight,nip round to my local garage the morn,see what there saying.another quick thing,is it easy enough to get rid of an airbubble out of the inlet fuel pipe.thanks again.might be a mechanic by the end of the week haha.thanks again.
Answered Dec 11, 2011 (12 years ago)
i wouldnt be too concerned with an air bubble, in the fuel line, its not unusual to see them now and again
Answered Dec 12, 2011 (12 years ago)
my 407 will not start have power ? but when i turn key nothing happens
lights and everything are on and after 30 mins it goes to economy mode ? is it my starter motor??
thanks for any help
lights and everything are on and after 30 mins it goes to economy mode ? is it my starter motor??
thanks for any help
Answered Dec 20, 2012 (11 years ago)
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