Post by anr94 on Oct 2, 2019 15:28:40 GMT
Dear members of the Peugeot UK Club:
I am considering to buy a Peugeot 207 1.4 VTI (95 CV) "Urban Move", year 2008, with just 103.000 km (I live in Germany, not the UK). The car seems to be very fine, but there are a few concerns and I would like to hear the opinion of former users / experts.
1- I am aware of the common head gasket problem of those engines, so I checked the coolant and looked for oil leaks. The coolant seemed to be fine, its colour was light orange, very clear and transparent, without any clear sign of oil (I guess that should be easy to identify given that the oil is non transparent). But I found some oil or grease (a black sticky substance which could be removed with paper) just in the union between the engine block (silver colour) and the engine head (above, completely black, with a small plastic cover I think). There was no oil nor grease on the exhaust manifold nor near the alternator. Can this be an early sign of the head gasket problem?
2- I am also aware of the problem related to water getting into the ECU through one of the plugs. I tried to pull off the plug nearest to the front of the car but I couldn't figure out how to move the plastic lock it has. The three plugs were tied together quiet tightly, too, so I don't know if I can pull off just one. Can anyone tell me with more details how to do this? Additionally, the plastic cover of the battery and the ECU were absent and I saw some black isolating type like tape on the back plug. Could those be signs of someone messing around with the ECU before?
3- Finally, the maintenance history of the car has a hole in the middle, literally. There are seals in the service book for a service at 30.000 km and another one at 91.000 km (in June 2018). There are no invoices nor anything related to some service in the middle. How dangerous can this be?
Today I could not test it because of external reasons, but I did an appointment to test it next Friday, although I am not sure if it is worth it. The bodywork is in excellent shape, the interior has just some very normal wear signs, it has good tyres (Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons) with still 5-6 mm of depth and the dealer offers a 1 year warranty on engine and gearbox, that is why I am still considering it. What do you think.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,
Alejo.
I am considering to buy a Peugeot 207 1.4 VTI (95 CV) "Urban Move", year 2008, with just 103.000 km (I live in Germany, not the UK). The car seems to be very fine, but there are a few concerns and I would like to hear the opinion of former users / experts.
1- I am aware of the common head gasket problem of those engines, so I checked the coolant and looked for oil leaks. The coolant seemed to be fine, its colour was light orange, very clear and transparent, without any clear sign of oil (I guess that should be easy to identify given that the oil is non transparent). But I found some oil or grease (a black sticky substance which could be removed with paper) just in the union between the engine block (silver colour) and the engine head (above, completely black, with a small plastic cover I think). There was no oil nor grease on the exhaust manifold nor near the alternator. Can this be an early sign of the head gasket problem?
2- I am also aware of the problem related to water getting into the ECU through one of the plugs. I tried to pull off the plug nearest to the front of the car but I couldn't figure out how to move the plastic lock it has. The three plugs were tied together quiet tightly, too, so I don't know if I can pull off just one. Can anyone tell me with more details how to do this? Additionally, the plastic cover of the battery and the ECU were absent and I saw some black isolating type like tape on the back plug. Could those be signs of someone messing around with the ECU before?
3- Finally, the maintenance history of the car has a hole in the middle, literally. There are seals in the service book for a service at 30.000 km and another one at 91.000 km (in June 2018). There are no invoices nor anything related to some service in the middle. How dangerous can this be?
Today I could not test it because of external reasons, but I did an appointment to test it next Friday, although I am not sure if it is worth it. The bodywork is in excellent shape, the interior has just some very normal wear signs, it has good tyres (Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons) with still 5-6 mm of depth and the dealer offers a 1 year warranty on engine and gearbox, that is why I am still considering it. What do you think.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,
Alejo.