Yes - go to service.citroen.com, and register as an Independent Repairer.
This will give you access to Citroen, Peugeot, and now Vaux/Opel parts info, and much else.
You'll need your VIN, which can be entered to get data for exactly your vehicle.
Can also search by Part Number (omit any spaces or full-stops, eg for 9876.XY, input 9876XY), to be able to see what other vehicles a part was fitted to ('Run Search on All Vehicle Families').
NFP next to a part means 'no further production', and almost certainly unavailable from PSA.
Someone here will be able to advise of 'stat part/replacement for this engine, who knows it better than I do.
white exec wrote: ↑14 Jan 2020, 10:23
Yes - go to service.citroen.com, and register as an Independent Repairer.
This will give you access to Citroen, Peugeot, and now Vaux/Opel parts info, and much else.
You'll need your VIN, which can be entered to get data for exactly your vehicle.
Can also search by Part Number (omit any spaces or full-stops, eg for 9876.XY, input 9876XY), to be able to see what other vehicles a part was fitted to ('Run Search on All Vehicle Families').
NFP next to a part means 'no further production', and almost certainly unavailable from PSA.
Someone here will be able to advise of 'stat part/replacement for this engine, who knows it better than I do.
Nice one, thanks.
I've signed up but they seem to have some sort of security in place based on location.
BadIdea wrote: ↑14 Jan 2020, 20:44
I've signed up but they seem to have some sort of security in place based on location.
Security is fairly strict on service.citroen.
The system looks for a match between the user's IP address and their declared location.
Got caught with this once, when google screwed up, and placed me in Ukraine.
Was locked out by Citroen, but they asked me to check how google was locating me (at bottom of google homepage, iirc), and as soon as this was rectified, up and running again ok.
They are keen that accounts are not hijacked.
New accounts might take a day or so to be authorised and fully open.
Great, thanks. Do I need to buy the complete housing for this model? Any aftermarket brands that have a good reputation around here?
It depends what's wrong with it. Have you had it diagnosed - any fault codes?
I haven't yet, but the symptoms are low water temp even after 40 mins of driving, barely any heat through the cabin when the climate is set to 28c, and considerably lower economy than I would expect (27mpg over 30 miles or so of mixed driving).
Don't forget the possibility of the heater matrix too. That could be full of gunk and stopping the hot water from circulating into the cabin heater matrix when it gets blocked.
BadIdea wrote: ↑14 Jan 2020, 20:44
I've signed up but they seem to have some sort of security in place based on location.
Security is fairly strict on service.citroen.
The system looks for a match between the user's IP address and their declared location.
Got caught with this once, when google screwed up, and placed me in Ukraine.
Was locked out by Citroen, but they asked me to check how google was locating me (at bottom of google homepage, iirc), and as soon as this was rectified, up and running again ok.
They are keen that accounts are not hijacked.
New accounts might take a day or so to be authorised and fully open.
I suspected my VPN might have been something to do with it. I'll try emailing tomorrow. Ironic that they're so keen on security and yet their SSL isn't working
GiveMeABreak wrote: ↑14 Jan 2020, 22:27
Don't forget the possibility of the heater matrix too. That could be full of gunk and stopping the hot water from circulating into the cabin heater matrix when it gets blocked.
Hmm, something to think about. Would you expect the other symptoms too in this case, though? Although, from other posts it does seem common for Peugeot HDi engines to run cool/report low temps. The fuel economy seems way off (assuming the display is remotely accurate); I would have seen similar MPG from my M3 over the same journey, which can't be right.
Is there a part code for the thermostat on its own? Or does Peugeot not supply the thermostat separately? Prices seem to range from £20 to £150 for the full housing. I'm wary of going for the cheapest units, but if there are good value alternatives to the OEM part then I'm happy to give them a go. Likewise if there is a decent thermostat that can be bought on its own (assuming there isn't some gotcha relating to the installation).
The MPG figure does seem more than a tad low & that'd be my primary concern (our GTi180 manages about 29mpg on a run), but it'd be helpful to see what the coolant temperature really is (IR gun measurement at the thermostat housing) compared to what the ECU is seeing/reporting. If you have a cheap temperature gun you could check it yourself, they're less than a tenner on ebay & very useful little tools. You can even get an idea of flow by checking either side of the 'stat housing and comparing the readings. Obviously if it's stuck open then both sides will warm up equally slowly from a cold start whereas if it's functional you should see the head side getting warmer and then eventually see the top hose start to heat up as it opens.
Honestly I wouldn't spend even the £20-150 (+ the time and hassle) to replace the thermostat without a clearer picture of what was going on, tempting as it may be to leap in and shoot the prime suspect, that approach can lead down an expensive road. For what it's worth, I'd suggest the money would be better put towards a diagnostic session at a dealer or specialist if there's no-one local able to help with that. Offer of my help still stands as per the other post, if you happen to be down this way, fingers crossed there's someone a little closer though as it's not a short trip.