1998 Peugeot 405 Engine hesitates on acceleration

SAFASAVAFI

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1998 PEUGEOT 405

Engine Performance problem
1998 Peugeot 405 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Manual

hi
my Engine's car is hesitates on acceleration. Specially in low (heavy gear). Some time its temperature go to 90C and go back to 70C. I change clutch kit, fix carburator and change air filter and sparks and timing belt. But it never go over 100 KM/h. It semms very dificult to move in gear No1 (from stop state).I dont know what must do! Please help.

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DAVE H

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Start by having a compression test of cylinders and check fuel pressure !

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Sunday, March 14th, 2010 AT 5:40 PM

ROCKAKO

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Hi. Your car may have serious problems with engine and gear box. Maybe your engine pistons have damaged that couse you some hicups and some gears in your gearbox had corrosion.