Drivers' Cars: 205 Cti 1.6 (1989) By Pyrrhic

[pyrrhic 14 2 Cars]

Name: 205 CTI 1.6 (1989)

Date Added: 08 June 2013 - 10:22 PM

Owner: pyrrhic

 

Short Description: 1989 Peugeot 205 CTI in yellow, with phase 2 clear turn signals, leather seats from a GTI 1.9, lowered suspension by Raceland (springs, shocks and torsion bars).

 

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[Henry Yorke 269 3 Cars]

More pics please!! Is that a factory colour? I would be a bit surprised if it was in 1989 as Solar Jaune (EOAS) was around 1992 on the Rallyes. Yours looks more like BMW Dakar Yellow too.

I have seen a picture of a factory CJ though but that was phase 2 so 1990+

 

Are they MIM wheels?

What make is the rear panel?

Are your half leather seats trimmed GTI ones in the back?

 

It looks great!!

 

[pyrrhic 14 2 Cars]

Henry, it's been a while, I just found this tread! I didn't know it was automatically created (silly me).

 

I really don't have all that info you are looking for. I don't think this is the factory color as Peugeot Service Box says my car was metallic at birth, but whoever painted it yellow did a good job as I cannot find the original color on the body. BMW Dakar yellow is more pale than this color, however. I have seen a 306 in almost the same color as my car, so I think this is Sundance Yellow: https://www.google.com/search?q=sundance+yellow&espv=210&es_sm=122&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=qnMrU92rB4rpswags4HoBA&ved=0CCgQsAQ&biw=1366&bih=681#q=peugeot+sundance+yellow&tbm=isch

 

As far as I know the wheels you see on the car are factory options (perhaps dealer installed in Germany). I have no idea who made the rear panel but it definitely doesn;t seem stock to me. The seats are untrimmed GTI 1.9 in the back.

 

I recently changed the tiny 30mm Raid steering wheel for a bigger 34mm Raid wheel: it's much better because my car has no power steering.Pictures to come.

 

I also installed a set of Speedline 15" wheels with 195/50-15 tires, and they are rubbing my NFP fender flares (wheel arches?), so now I am really thinking about lifting the front a bit.

 

Oh, the car's nickname is "Le petit Putain"...

Edited March 20, 2014 by pyrrhic

[pyrrhic 14 2 Cars]

Original pictures from previous owner:

 

Showing worn out old hood that needed to be replaced:

 

Small 30mm Raid steering wheel that was recently replaced for a much better Raid 34mm one.

 

GTI 1.9 seats

 

Topless fun

 

 

 

 

 

[pyrrhic 14 2 Cars]

Pictures from a pre-winter jaunt into the woods near Ansbach, Germany. New hood made by Tops Online in the USA is installed.

 

 

 

Sounds of the Supersprint exhaust:

 

Edited March 20, 2014 by pyrrhic

[pyrrhic 14 2 Cars]

Mid winter, CTI gets a midnight wash while wearing steelies and narrow winter tires.

 

End of winter, steel wheels changed to Speedlines!

 

before

 

after

 

Ain't she purdy!

[pyrrhic 14 2 Cars]

Today's maintenance and problems...

 

Oil change: poured some Mobil 1 10w30 oil with a new Mann oil filter

 

Found out my #1 spark plug looks like this...

 

And so did #2, #3 and #4!!! Head gasket failure???

 

Taking a gander down #1 spark plug hole shows wetness...

 

#3 is just moist...

 

New NGK BCPR6ES plugs gapped and installed...

[cybernck 402 1 Cars]

I've got two of those aftermarket rear panels.

 

I had managed to find out the manufacturer on a Dutch forum, but have later forgotten who it was and the forum crashed soon after, so the info got lost .

[pyrrhic 14 2 Cars]

Are they MIM wheels?

 

Those wheels are ATS, 15" diameter, 7" wide.

[Weser 30]

I light the light switch in the dash. Is that a standard feature on european cars. Am I right in thinking the Griffe had it?

[welshpug 1,657]

309's had the height adjuster, its an option on higher spec Euro cars.

[pyrrhic 14 2 Cars]

I light the light switch in the dash. Is that a standard feature on european cars. Am I right in thinking the Griffe had it?

 

I think after 1989 all cars in Germany were mandated to have adjustable headlights.

 

309's had the height adjuster, its an option on higher spec Euro cars.

 

My 309 has them too, but unfortunately the repair parts are NFP. To pass the TUV (German MOT) the car needs that system operational. On that car it has been replaced by an aftermarket manual operation system, and frankly, it's garbage.

[pyrrhic 14 2 Cars]

Trying different steering wheels...

 

309 GTI? No, too close to the dash, wrong offset, felt very weird.

 

Raid 34mm wheel with flat bottom? More like it. Better size than the tiny 30mm wheel that was there before, and the hand positions are great. I really like this wheel, I hope to get a better picture soon.

[pyrrhic 14 2 Cars]

Well, I just found out the fuel injectors I have on my car are wrong. While visiting a friend who owns a few 205 GTI and CTI a few days back he mentioned he had nevere seen those injectors on a XU5JA. He recommended I go through the Bosch Classics website (German site but in English: http://www.automotive-tradition.de/en/wissen/recherche.htm) and check out which injectors were called for this car. The site gave me a print out of all Bosch parts fitted to the car, but it's all in German.

 

Anyway, according to Bosch my injectors should be 0 280 150 211. What I have on my car are 0 280 150 213. I don't know what being one digit off means, but I imagine having the wrong piece in the car might be the reason I sometimes get a sputter while driving. I searched the 213 part number and apparently it was fitted to the Ford Mustang and US market Ford Capri. Not Peugeot part at all.

 

So I am adding one more thing to the list of parts I need for my cabrio: correct Bosch injectors.

[welshpug 1,657]

I have at least one spare set of Bosch Blue 1.6 gti injectors, have you places a wanted ad?

 

edit, if they really are 213's, I'm surprised it even runs at all, they're rated at 346cc!! you need 147cc ones!

Edited March 31, 2014 by welshpug

[pyrrhic 14 2 Cars]

I have at least one spare set of Bosch Blue 1.6 gti injectors, have you places a wanted ad?

 

edit, if they really are 213's, I'm surprised it even runs at all, they're rated at 346cc!! you need 147cc ones!

 

I just came to that conclusion too! I found a Bosch technical file that shows the flow rate you just mentioned. Ho much would you want for your injectors? I found a set of four rebuilt ones in the USA for $98.95 with warranty. These injectors were used on the BMW 318i too.

 

And, yes, they are 213 injectors, the 3 is a bit smushed but it's there.

Edited March 31, 2014 by pyrrhic

[welshpug 1,657]

not much, say £25.

[pyrrhic 14 2 Cars]

Sounds fair, is that with post? How should I send you payment? I prefer Paypal.

[jackherer 543]

 

edit, if they really are 213's, I'm surprised it even runs at all, they're rated at 346cc!! you need 147cc ones!

 

If it runs even vaguely acceptably with such big injectors it must have had the AFM adjusted to compensate so if you go back to the right injectors it's going to run very lean.

[welshpug 1,657]

ah good point, want to buy an AFM too?

[pyrrhic 14 2 Cars]

Perhaps. Price?