Knocking 206
 

Got a problem i cannot get to the bottom of with a 2002 model Peugeot 206

Replaced drop links - made no difference

Checked wishbones and balljoints but cannot see or feel any play in them.

Basically when you go to pull-away from standstill it will clunk a once or twice, it sounds like someones whacking a hammer on the chassis you can hear and feel the knock through the car, pedals and steering, also if you try pull away in say second or 3rd you will get this same noise as the engine struggles to not stall, but instead of knocking twice is will knock quickly 4 or 5 times, it also knocks and bangs on bumpy roads at low speeds, but once up to speed and out on open roads its quiet as a mouse?

Any ideas?

What are the engine mounts like?

top mounts?

do the lower arms on these bolt up throught the floor in the foot wells? i'm sure these were prone to working loose.

The gearbox mounts underneath seem tight and appear fine the only one i cant get to is under the ECU but the engine doesnt kick back that much to cause any concern. Sods law as its a part ex im not going to make any money on if i don't cure the issues but I dont want to spend hundreds playing the trial and error game.

Ill look at top mounts and recheck the engine mounts again.

Thanks

Bin the f**ker.... Kidn on lol yea mibi double check engine mounts bud.if it is that bad you would think the problem wld be obvious but i know being a mechanic this is no the case sometimes...

Sods law some youngen up the road has a ST170 he said he would do a straight swap for it if i can fix the knocking! lol

money on engine mount, they're prone o snapping, but you don't notice straight away due to rubbers on sides, if these break away they clunk a lot.

Ive checked the top mount under the ECU, its new still silver but the nut was done up handtight. Ive done it up and its quietened it down a little but its still knocking. Just to add when that mount was taken off, i shook the engine as it was loose and being supported by a trolley jack, and there was no knocking when the engine was being shoved back and forth. Maybe its the lower arms then? Damn thing!

lower arms would make sense if it's under braking or accelerating, not so common on 206's it has to be said in my experience, never changed any in the last four years of owning one.

Its the GTi though so had probably had 10 years of hammering and they look original items

probably then, mine is only the xsi as i couldn't find a good gti at the time and then couldn't be arsed changing.

Ahh this one is mint, original and in standard condition, really is one of a kind.