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[AESNZ]

Hi All,

Just introducing myself and my partners 1991 205 CJ. Her grandmother gave it too her a couple of years ago and she has used it as her summer car and its been a really reliable car and pretty fun to drive.

Unfortunately when renewing the warrant and rego for it this year it spat the dummy and the motor just stopped while the wof shop was checking it over. (no ignition spark)

I had just fitted a new battery and fresh fuel and it started straight away and drove up to the wof shop with no problems.

The distributor could be the problem but the mechanic suggested that the black module attached could be causing it due to it not running over winter? 

Any help in finding parts or ideas on what could be causing the problem would be appreciated. 

Thanks,
Miles

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[Pee Dubbaya]

Welcome along. Awesome summer car you have there  Seems weird that the igniton just died like that though... could also be that the coilpack is about to give up the ghost? Pull apart, check & clean all the connections first up. Or if you want minimum hassle go to Greg Kent Automotive on the shore; they know older Peugeots inside-out and should be able to diagnose the problem straight away for very reasonable rates.

[AESNZ]

Thanks for the quick reply. It would be nice if we could use it all year round but the roof is buggered so sits in the carport alot.
Ill pull it apart and have a look and hope its something basic as its a pain having to tow it.
If i cant figure it out ill see if i can get it out to them.

Cheers

[Mungous]

Those ignition modules screwed to the side of the distributor are notorious for failing. They often crap out when the car gets hot, then fire up again once it's cooled down. I always carry a spare in my cars, and that's saved my bacon at least twice!

But be aware that the root cause of repeated ignition module failures could be increased current draw caused by a faulty coil (or various other less-common issues).

I'd replace the module (not with a cheap Chinese one - they are crap), check ignition coil current draw and carry another module in the glovebox as a spare!

[Pee Dubbaya]

Looks like you may have the answers there Miles.
Buying OE electronic modules seems to be key- quite a few stories of cheap ones causing issues.

[Don Simon]

What mongous said!

[2052NV]

Also there will be a large relay above the drivers feet area. This is called the tachimetric replay and also is a very common cause of everthing suddenly stopping. It supplies power to the ignition system and fuel system. Take it out and whack it on the ground a few times then reinstall. do this with all the relays in the glove box also. if that does not work I have a spare one in my car if you would like to try it.

[AESNZ]

Those ignition modules screwed to the side of the distributor are notorious for failing. They often crap out when the car gets hot, then fire up again once it's cooled down. I always carry a spare in my cars, and that's saved my bacon at least twice!

But be aware that the root cause of repeated ignition module failures could be increased current draw caused by a faulty coil (or various other less-common issues).

I'd replace the module (not with a cheap Chinese one - they are crap), check ignition coil current draw and carry another module in the glovebox as a spare!

Thanks for the heads up. I've checked and pulled apart what I can and it all seems good just no spark  getting through, so am going to get my hands on a couple of ignition modules and swap the old one out.
Any ideas on who the best people are to get genuine parts from?

Thanks for everyone's help and hopefully I can get it going soon so we don't miss another mint weekend driving it.