That's the tach sensor, Usually just sliding it a little further up the
cable and away from the other ignition cables fixes that problem.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sadow Jr, Peter" <psadow@seistl.com>
To: "'Mike Aube'" <maube@idirect.com>; "Peugeot List"
<peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 7:50 AM
Subject: RE: [Peugeot-L] 505 V6: flashing yellow light
>
> I have two STXs that have this problem intermittently also. Usually it
is
> the detonation sensor on the number one spark plug wire. This is driver's
> side by the firewall. The sensor has a coil that surrounds the plug wire
> and connects to the wire harness. The fine coil wires internal to the
> sensor can break and become intermittent. As soon as the computer looses
> the signal, it goes into a default mode. The engine doesn't run as well.
> One solution is a new plug wire with new sensor. My son, Phil, gave me
> instructions on making my own. I got two cylindrical shaped ferrite
> magnets to surround the plug wire. These are then wrapped in 11 turns of
> fine insulated wire. The end of each must go into the Bosch connector.
If
> backwards, the light will continue to flash. If correct, voila! It has
> worked reliably for me. A bad connection anywhere in the computer circuit
> can cause the same symptom. Best to clean and correct those before going
to
> the sensor.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Aube [mailto:maube@idirect.com]
> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 4:25 PM
> To: Peugeot List
> Subject: Re: [Peugeot-L] 505 V6: flashing yellow light
>
>
> I've found that the 4 flashes are usually bad connections at the temp
> sensors near the thermostat housing and the 6 flashes, porr contacts at
the
> brown and the blue connectors near the firewall on the driver's side,
that's
> if the knock sensors are good, which many are cracked along with damaged
> wires.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Bruce" <bobbruce@mts.net>
> To: "(Phil)" <yes_this_is_really_my_email_address@mindfart.com>; "Peugeot
> List" <peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 3:17 PM
> Subject: [Peugeot-L] 505 V6: flashing yellow light
>
>
> >
> > The 4 flashes are according to the book either bad ecu or bad
> > detonation
> sensors.
> > I tried both without success
> > I phoned PMA, the resident expert said often 4 flashes is the result
> > of a throttle body that needs resetting/calibrating.
> > I put on a low mileage used one and when that didn't correct the 4
> > flashes
> I went through the
> > throttle body and reset it all.
> > That was 2 years ago it is still flashiong 4 times every 30 seconds
> > you'ld think the damn bulb would burn out The car does and always has
> > run reasonably well
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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> >
> >
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