Return of peugot jerking/missing

Just a quick query folks ,I am going to change the coil pack on van as already changed leads and plugs when funds allow next week,but when I just had quick look one bolt is missing completely and one star will undo and someone before me has tried to remove other bolts and mangled them . I was thinking when I got new part of breaking the plastic around screws to get them out .can I do any damage to anything under the cap by doing this .not seen under a coil pack before .i used to do the old dizzys 20 year ago .thanks

Plynch2002 wrote:Just a quick query folks ,I am going to change the coil pack on van as already changed leads and plugs when funds allow next week,

Are you sure its the coil pack? have you tested the resistances? It could work out very expensive, just swapping bits on a whim.

but when I just had quick look one bolt is missing completely and one star will undo and someone before me has tried to remove other bolts and mangled them . I was thinking when I got new part of breaking the plastic around screws to get them out .

Mine were a bit like that, I cut a slot across the top to get a flat bladed srewdriver in. the back two are swines to get to.

can I do any damage to anything under the cap by doing this .not seen under a coil pack before .i used to do the old dizzys 20 year ago .thanks

Its a sealed unit which just unbolts, there is no mechanical attachment or drive to it like a dizzy and there are no mechanical bits inside, just two double ended ignition coils and a bit of circuitry.

Frank

Hi Frank ,thanks for info ,I was only thinking along the lines it was the last of the main electrical items on van , I am going to have look in dark first to see if I can see any tracking .unfortualey because I've not needed to work on cars the last twenty odd years I not got the testers or tools that I need ,also am finding the more I delve into van there are bolts missing or things have been bodged up. I need van to be reliable as use for work and go at times of no public transport and out into the sticks ..

You can get a cheap multimeter for £5 - £6 nowadays which will be good enough to test resistances, voltage etc.. and will pay for itself in no time.

Frank

Thanks will defo look into getting one through the week ,just keeping fingers crossed that van keeps going all week .thanks again for your invaluable help .Paul
We hoping to go down to Shropshire next bank holiday for a week and then Devon and Somerset in July.

hi.
did you manage to get the van sorted? I have a similar problem.
Chris

Yes .we sold the motorhome .
We got told by the rac it was the throttle posisitiin sensor that was faulty. I tried to change it but the star bolts were rounded on ours .the sensor is available on ebay

I would just like to thank everyone for the help I had on this forum ,especially Boxerman 
Because of work and ongoing problems with motorhome i have now sold the motorhome and gone back to a caravan

Thanks for all the help and bye for now ....