206 cutting out

[Andy (archive)]

My daughter has a 206 on an X plate, she reports that the engine frequently races and cuts out, when she attempts to restart it turns over quite a few times before it picks up. She has had it in her local repair shop which is Nationwide Autocentre of Chelmsford, they say they can not find anything wrong with it???????? clearly something is wrong just that they don't know what, any help please.

 

[Mindwipe (11)]

i wouldnt trust a nationwide autocentre to top up my washer bottle let alone attempt diagnostics go to a dealer

 

[Barry (2)]

My 206gti developed the same problem and it turned out to be a fault with the stepper motor.

See this link for faults on a 206
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/nigel.wildgust/peugeot_206_engine_problems.htm

 

[Mindwipe (11)]

bear in mind that quite a lot of setpper motor/idle circuit faults can be caused by misfires/coil faults