jamplu wrote:if you know basic mechanic principles you can maintain a peugeot at home its undoing is its cooling system that thing can overheat seriously only need
to keep an eye and u good to go. you can fetch 300K if its in excellent condition
In the four years I have had a 504 saloon I have not experienced cooling issues. Perhaps some owner do not bleed the cooling system properly
i.e.
- wait for engine to cool completely,
- flip lever inside the car on dashboard to "hot" to allow the heater radiator to flow with the rest,
- top up radiator,
- open bleeding screw slowly and listen to the hissing as air comes out, then open completely and watch coolant flow until it no longer has bubbles
- keep topping up radiator...
- close bleeding screw tight.
- Finally ensure the coolant is not all the way to the neck - it needs space for the watere to expand when it heats up. if you do not leave room for expansion - the radiator cap will give in to the pressure and release coolant when hot. If this happens, and then it is allowed to cool, it will suck in air - and there is the culprit.
Also, 504's have been known as fast cars - but better not to stay at 100kph for sustained periods. I have driven 2000km (over 3-4 days) at an average of 80kph without looking at the radiator and on return the water level was fine.
TLC...treat a 504 like a lady...and she will not let you down ;-)