Peugeot - warning: engine fault repair needed

pmrc

Hi
Driving home xmas eve in my Peugeot 308 the following the following - warning: engine fault repair needed.
Its 2012 but i will have it 2 years in May. So far i have had to replace the 4 engine filter at a cost of 2000.
The oil level is fine.
The Peugeot garage is closed over xmas.
I am back in work in a few days.
The car is driving fine appart from the warning.
Any ideas.
Can not afford to spend more money .

Atlantic Dawn

Is the car driving with a loss of power or any odd noises? Without a fault reader the issue would be literally anything.

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

Don’t bring that car to a Peugeot main dealers.

pmrc

pmrc wrote: »

Hi
Driving home xmas eve in my Peugeot 308 the following the following - warning: engine fault repair needed.
Its 2012 but i will have it 2 years in May. So far i have had to replace the 4 engine filter at a cost of 2000.
The oil level is fine.
The Peugeot garage is closed over xmas.
I am back in work in a few days.
The car is driving fine appart from the warning.
Any ideas.
Can not afford to spend more money .

Ignoring a warning like that is a bad idea. Don’t drive it at all unless you’re prepared to write off the car in the process.

You need to get a mechanic to check it out for you. Doesn’t have to be Peugeot, but needs to be a real mechanic with suitable diagnostics equipment.

Bad time of year for car trouble. Hope you find someone to help out. Where in the country is the car located now? Folks may be able to suggest someone to have a look.

pmrc

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Is the car driving with a loss of power or any odd noises? Without a fault reader the issue would be literally anything.

No loss of power and no noise

pmrc

JayZeus wrote: »

Ignoring a warning like that is a bad idea. Don’t drive it at all unless you’re prepared to write off the car in the process.

You need to get a mechanic to check it out for you. Doesn’t have to be Peugeot, but needs to be a real mechanic with suitable diagnostics equipment.

Bad time of year for car trouble. Hope you find someone to help out. Where in the country is the car located now? Folks may be able to suggest someone to have a look.

I have left a massage on the nearest local dealers phone xmas eve and with my local menachic

Are Peugeot normally good reliable cars.
I only drive short distance but i need a car as i live in the middle of the country
Need to drive the kids to get school the bus and my self to work.

Atlantic Dawn

Is it a diesel? Shorts drives could be the reason.

pmrc

JayZeus wrote: »

Ignoring a warning like that is a bad idea. Don’t drive it at all unless you’re prepared to write off the car in the process.

You need to get a mechanic to check it out for you. Doesn’t have to be Peugeot, but needs to be a real mechanic with suitable diagnostics equipment.

Bad time of year for car trouble. Hope you find someone to help out. Where in the country is the car located now? Folks may be able to suggest someone to have a look.

I have tried to contact the local Peugeot garage and my own mechanic but go no reply so left a message. I live near clonmel co Tipperary

pmrc

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Is the car driving with a loss of power or any odd noises? Without a fault reader the issue would be literally anything.

No loss of power and no noise

Give us a bit more info please to help. Did the warning only come up once, or has it happened a few times and you've kept driving it now over the holidays?

What's the engine capacity (1.5, 1.6L etc) and is it petrol or diesel? Important info to know.

Was there a Check Engine Light showing before this particularly fault message, even intermittently, before this current one showed up?

I expect most garages will have the day off tomorrow. If you're badly stuck, you could try to get in touch with Daltons in Portlaoise tomorrow (send them an SMS in the morning), as they might be back on Friday.

Maybe someone else can suggest someone closer to home that could be of help in the meantime. I'd hold off putting any miles at all on the car until you're told it's okay to drive it. The last thing you want is to have a timing belt or chain skip a tooth and wreck the top end, or similar sort of problem. Without any diagnosis, you shouldn't assume it's just a glitch, as tempting as it may be.

In your OP you said you had to replace 4 engine filter, but that description doesn't make sense. Any way you can better describe what it was that happened and needed to be replaced? When was that work done? If it's recent, contact whoever did that work also, as they may be the ones that need to correct an issue now related to that repair. Just something to keep in mind as it does happen.

brener.c

My brother had a similar problem with his Citroen Picasso he inflated the tyres to the correct pressure and his problem was sorted. It could be worth a try !.

dieselbug

I am near Clonmel and I will give it a scan for you in the next day or two. PM me

mr_edge_to_you

brener.c wrote: »

My brother had a similar problem with his Citroen Picasso he inflated the tyres to the correct pressure and his problem was sorted. It could be worth a try !.

Huh???

I know French cars were notorious years ago for electrical faults and issues but that's a new one.

pmrc

JayZeus wrote: »

Give us a bit more info please to help. Did the warning only come up once, or has it happened a few times and you've kept driving it now over the holidays?

What's the engine capacity (1.5, 1.6L etc) and is it petrol or diesel? Important info to know.

Was there a Check Engine Light showing before this particularly fault message, even intermittently, before this current one showed up?

I expect most garages will have the day off tomorrow. If you're badly stuck, you could try to get in touch with Daltons in Portlaoise tomorrow (send them an SMS in the morning), as they might be back on Friday.

Maybe someone else can suggest someone closer to home that could be of help in the meantime. I'd hold off putting any miles at all on the car until you're told it's okay to drive it. The last thing you want is to have a timing belt or chain skip a tooth and wreck the top end, or similar sort of problem. Without any diagnosis, you shouldn't assume it's just a glitch, as tempting as it may be.

In your OP you said you had to replace 4 engine filter, but that description doesn't make sense. Any way you can better describe what it was that happened and needed to be replaced? When was that work done? If it's recent, contact whoever did that work also, as they may be the ones that need to correct an issue now related to that repair. Just something to keep in mind as it does happen.

Its a 1.6 diseal.
4 injection filters replaced in late April early May.
Its also says oil level is ok.
No check engine light is flashing