The car has a "fifth injector- the cold start one. It can be tested, as explained in the
manual, but you need to be able to do some plumbing so that you may remove it and test
it by allowing it to spray into a jar.
The feed line comes off of the fuel rail.
I had the same problem a few years back, and tried to diagnose what was happening.
The manual explains the process, but I didn't have the proper metric fittings and a fuel
line, and didn't know where to look. Had I know the size fittings that I needed, I may have
gotten further. So often, when I say that I am looking for something metric (in the
Midwest), I get the shrug.
I lived with it for like three winters, but only when it dropped below 15 or so. I tried
throwing good money at the problem- new cold start injector & a thermo time switch- all
to no avail. Not the smartest approach, but I just wanted the problem solved. Ah well, I
have extras in my cache.
When it would get super cold, I would take my Coleman camp stove (don't try this at
home, kids) and position it clear of anything that would catch fire. I would let it burn about
30-40 minutes. That was only because the place where I was living had street parking
only, otherwise I would have configured something electric. After that, the car would start
right up.
I ended up fixing the problem in a round-a-bout way by putting the engine in a different
car. Maybe I had a wiring harness connection that was flaky, I don't know. I cleaned and
reseated all of them. That is a good thing to do, even if you don't have a problem. Twenty
years is a long time for those connections, and I would recommend it to anyone that has
the original stuff. You'll never know what problems you've averted, but who cares? It does
take time, and a little investment. The old "ounce of prevention" adage applies here.
It very well could be a bad component, a bad connection, or something else. I think I
would start by finding someone who can remove the cold start injector, connect a
temporary fuel feed line, and see if the bugger is working. Obviously, the engine has to be
stone cold.
Good luck, and let us know how it turns out. Except of course, if you burn the car up with
the camp stove.
Bill
- In peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com, "bettyplymouth" <louise70971@...> wrote:
>
> Hello I am new to this but maybe someone can help. My Peugeot runs
> fine after you get it started. But have to spray gas into intake to
> cold start. After it starts it runs great and will restart as long as
> it doesnt sit to long. Can any give me a idea of what to look for? Has
> a new fuel pump under rear door.
>
> thanks
>
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