1994 Peugeot 205 STDT from UK and Ireland - Comments

Hi and thanks for all tne comments which which I find very interesting even the essays!!! I have a fairly clean low mileage green STDT which I plan to keep standard although I would like to find a tan leather interior for my car (the kind they put in the 205 gentry) but am having a lot of trouble finding one, I assume this is because only around 400 gentrys were brought into the country so are fairly rare. Any suggestions of were there might be one being broken or an interior available? as my searches on ebay and other similar sites have so far proved fruitless.Thanks.

As for the cheap jibes about those who've written an essay that's a bit unfair. It is probably the best bit of free impartial advice you're gonna get. Where better to learn a thing or two about a car than from owners who've have or have had actual experience of running these cars and have chosen to share their experiences with other current or prospective owners.

Hi guys I've just found this site after putting my stdt on ebay and getting absolutley crazy response...my user name is bonzaboyle have a look at the car..it may be of interest to you.. its all original with all standard spec...

Hi does any one no how many 205 stdts were made I know that were only made for one year in 3 colours I have a green one just curious many thanks.

Just bought a 205 STDT in gold off eBay. Loving it, great car.

Can't wait to pass my test and start driving it. Trying to keep it standard.

I'm having a problem with the boot; it leaks. Does anyone know what would be causing it?

Rob-3208@hotmail.co.uk.

Could it be the wet stuff that falls from the sky? Think they call it "rain"?

Seriously, check the rubber boot seal all the way round to see it's not degraded. Check boot alignment to see if it is gappy when closed - from memory there are a couple of rubber bump-stops on the inside of the hatch which can be adjusted in/out by turning them to make the tailgate a better fit.

Your other options are to do with the rear washer system. Does the rear jet work at all? If not, is there a break in the pipework somewhere? Also, given that the supply bottle for the rear washer is in the boot, is there a crack in it, or the blue filler cap badly fitted?

Hope this helps...

I have a 94 205 STDT in green, and in the past have also owned some BX 1.7 TD's

I think the best tuning option is to fit the 90bhp BX 1.7 TD engine & gearbox.

These engines pull far stronger than the Pug TD lump due to the intercooler and revised pump settings giving tons more torque.

Hi must say I love the site and all the comments are great, I've just brought a STDT as to a gti 1.9 purley because the cheaper insurance and better fuel also a lot rarer I feel. anyway its in aztec gold, 1 owner from new and has covered only 38,000 miles and looks like a brand new car. for a mere 900 pound investment I feel it also has ABS which I did not know they had. anyway must go sorry for ranting on just wanted to share my enjoyment and pleasure of being a 205 STDT owner!!!

Sorry to disappoint you, but the STDT does not have ABS. Enjoy your STDT. Fit a decent intercooler and adjust the injection pump timing, and enjoy it even more.

Hey guys I'm really interested in the intercooler idea, I was wondering if someone could get some pictures of the pipe work lay out and the intercooler itself. Hope this isn't to much of a pain but just sounds to good to miss out on.

My email charlieyabsley@hotmail.com really hope someone can help.

Kind regards Charlie.

Wanted stdt, must be genuine car, any offers- get intouch, cash waiting, will travel, based oxford area-

richard hayes.

Stand.and.b.counted@bnp.co.uk.

Hi.

I have been following this thread for about as long as its been going and its great even the essays! - but there seems to be no answers.

I have a 205 GRD and have fitted the 205 turbo-d lump in with the suspension as well (which has PAS). I have slighlty upped the boost on the turbo and adjusted the injection pump, more than anything though I want to put an intercooler on so I can up the boost more and run it like the 306 td's.

Its all well and good the guy that's had the intercooler put on but hes not giving any eplainations of hows its been done - just that its the best mod (which im sure it is).

I have phoned up allard to ask them and just got the response that they don't do peugeot's anymore - so no help there.

I can see where to fit the intercooler nice and easy - no problems. What I am having problems with is:

1) the short pipe between the turbo exit and inlet manifold.

This could be solved in 2 ways:

a) unbolting the turbo and turning the compressor anti clockwise to the next boltable position. I can see this causing problems as it would then hit the bulk head.

B) using another inlet manifold but the vacum pump mounts to the inlet manifold so this is not possible!

So need help.

Also 2) routing the pipes I can see will be difficult due to lack of space.

Please any help/photos would be much appreciated.

My email is weser999@hotmail.com.

But leave on the thread for others to use.

P.s. sorry for the essay.

For best results you need to mount the intercooler behind the front air dam just below the radiator. It will get lots of cold ram air here.

You need to take hot gases coming out of the turbo into the intercooler. You can route the large bore silicon reinforced flexy hosing down the back of the engine and underneath between sump and gearbox to the intercooler at the front to be cooled, hence it is best to have it here where it can get lots of cold ram air, and then out the other side of the intercooler via more silicon pipework to the inlet manifold. Pipework being routed in between the oil filter housing and oil dipstick chamber over the middle glow plugs.

You will need to remove the inlet manifold, cut out an aperture and weld on an aluminium inlet pipe, say 30mm, so you can connect a silicon reinforced flexy pipe for the forced cooler air emerging from the intercooler, for it to go back into the induction side of the engine.

You will then need to adjust the timing on the diesel injection pump to about +15 degrees if I remember, although each engine is slightly different. Too much and the bottom end will not last, probably blow a piston on full bore throttle.

Oh, and make sure you use reinforced silicon piping, as otherwise it will collapse, and check also that your brakes and suspension are in good condition.

The engine should then produce about 100bhp at the wheels, and show some decent in gear acceleration 2nd 3rd and 4th. 70-95mph in 5th it should really shift.

It's quite a job and not much space around the back of the engine around the turbo. Done properly the rewards are worth it.

Before I'm asked, I don't know whether the same results would be achieved with some crappy 2nd hand intercooler off a 306 or 405 that has been sitting in a scrap yard for 7 years. I used a new aluminium intercooler about 4-5 inches tall and 2.5 inches deep with inlet and outlet on each side. You don't need a huge great intercooler as it will be right in the path of cool ram air and plus there isn't the space.

Good luck.

It took me some time to read all the comments, including the essays, but it's great that owners like to write about these cars. Some one should make a website just for the STDT.

I have just bought an Oberon Green STDT off fleabay and am really pleased with it. It is standard apart from 1.9GTi alloys. I was looking at the front suspension, which I think is standard. Mine seems to have double wishbones, same as the GTis, but no vented discs (yet)? Did STDTs have vented discs as std or not? Also is the rear beam 1.6GTi spec? Where can I get new driving lamps that are in the front spoiler as mine are knackered? Any help or advice gladly appreciated.

They do come with vented front discs - even had ABS as an option, but very very rare - I've heard it's not worth fitting the discs on the rear as they are nothing but trouble, and don't do any much better job than the drums. I also think that you have to fit the complete axle, which ain't a huge amount of fun either.

New divers can always be found on the great auction site.