Antipollution fault ?

[Tricky-Dicky]

Hi, I like brighter headlight bulbs with living in a semi-rural location. I have found Osram Night Breaker 200 to be good choice, and still 55watts, claiming brighter, longer distance, etc. It does state that lifetime will be shorter as the bulb runs hotter. The link below gives more info.
(Osram does have a 80wall bulb Super Bright Premium, but warns you that is NOT street legal and the consequences!)

Automotive | OSRAM Automotive

Find the right lamp for your car with the OSRAM Lamp Replacement Guide. Choose your vehicle, the lamp position and find compatible products.

www.osram.com

 

[norseman]

Ah... well... living in rural Cumbria, I do tend to use main beam for a far bit of time, to be honest. The last thing you want, is a big stag on your bonnet!

Had a few things on the bonnet in my younger days, but never a stag .. don't know what you're imagining, but I'm talking about spare wheels on Land Rovers & such like

Sorry, off topic!

 

[ReganAndCarter]

Like most of the Peugeots of similar years the headlights are not at all bright.

The low and high bulbs are all 55W halogen bulbs.

There are some 100W LED bulbs being sold from China but they do not get very good reviews.

But if I did try some would I be risking any damage to the wiring? Or could I assume that it could handle 9 Amps?

Any comments?

I upgraded the headlights on my Scudo van - which is actually a Peugeot/Citroen design. I also found that the light output on the originals could be better - either that or my eyes aren't quite so good at night. Poss a bit of both.

Anyway, I bought a pair of the H4 version of Philips Racing Vision from Amazon. I found the increase in light output a big improvement on the old bulbs, I could see more detail and could see futher down the road and anticipate potential hazards better. Soon after them fitting I did a lot of night driving in rural France and I felt safer - definitely a large improvement.

Amazon.co.uk

 

[Agile]

My petrol 1974cc Peugeot 307cc 2004 year goes through long cycles of showing an antipollution fault.

It is showing the light at the moment and the MOT is due next month.

I cannot tie any driving history with the light going on or off. It seems totally random.

Any further suggestions on how to identify sensor readings with triggering the light to come on ?

 

[Scally-Ho]

As with all aged cats, it doesn't hurt to give it a good wash out to remove any build-up. There are plenty of cat cleaning videos on YouTube.

 

[johnny2007]

My petrol 1974cc Peugeot 307cc 2004 year goes through long cycles of showing an antipollution fault.

Typically fault on for about seven weeks and then off for five weeks.

Can anyone suggest what might be causing the fault to be displayed and then to disappear?

There is no obvious change to the engine performance between either condition!

You haven't paid enough tax...

 

[carmanmemoranda]

My petrol 1974cc Peugeot 307cc 2004 year goes through long cycles of showing an antipollution fault.

It is showing the light at the moment and the MOT is due next month.

I cannot tie any driving history with the light going on or off. It seems totally random.

Any further suggestions on how to identify sensor readings with triggering the light to come on ?

Lots of short trips and little or no long trip at normal working temperrature?

Sounds like the dpf is not getting a regen. Be worth a word with the mot station before the test, they may be able to do a forced regen before the test. But ideally go for a 30 minute or more run on a motorway or similar.

There are other possibilities too of course, but that's the most obvious.

 

[Avocet]

If this is the same car as in the first post on the thread, it's a petrol one, so it won't be the DPF. The OP needs to get the fault codes read though, or we're groping in the dark.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

that will teach me to read the whole thread