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Thanks Jasper5. Sorry late reply.

Update so far, been booked in for new water pump and timing belt and tensioner all under warranty, so hopefully this gets it resolved.

Edit: removed wall of text about faulty electrics. Figured it out, love the French electrical system...

If I remember, you live in my neck of the woods or close by, so if I can help just shout! Thanks Jasper5, you're up in Blackburn right? Yeah not too far, I'm back in Bolton again. I might ping you a DM sometime. Work 9-4 Mon-Fri currently, with a week off first week in Easter. Going to see what the...

The tension has to be set wrong in the first place. Heat could alter the tension making it too tight then eventually the water pump bearing fails from being under too much pressure. I've repaired this situation a few times over the years. Some people do not allow the tensioner pulley to turn after ...

Shameless bump.

In short, what things could cause the tension of the timing belt to change? I posted explanation on the original post, then realised that the thread wouldn't get bumped unless I actually added a post.

Wow, crazy high mileage numbers there. All this time I am thinking, 168k was high haha. Thanks for the information. Being relatively new to driving and owning a car (started late, went without a car until turned 31) I am now slowly building some confidence with little jobs that need to be done. Serv...

That used to be quite common on early Hdi's but I haven't heard it lately, sort of a whining/growling noise? Peter Kinda. The video I posted is probably the best to assess without actually standing in front of it and listening. I know age and mileage (168k) would contribute to how the engine sounds...

Just an update.

Pipe near turbo waste gate valve was split. Fixed lack of boost problems. Car isn't as whiny as before now. Still got a funny odd noise coming from fuel filter area, slightly high pitched. May be normal... not sure.

Sounds like the turbo to me. If you like you can run it over to me near Accrington and I'll take a look for you...I'm close to junction 5/6 M65. I'm an experienced mechanic with lots of Peugeot experience . Thanks. Just got a busy few days currently, I will sent a PM your way when I am free to poss...

dirtydirtydiesel wrote:Hi Gazaka,
Try posting your location you might find a fellow 406 owner nearby

Good idea, told you I was a newbie haha.

The whining noise is probably gearbox related and I doubt has anything to do with the lack of power. The first thing to suspect for the power problem is the MAF, this is what tells the ECU the temperature and volume of the air intake, if it isn't working it will send the wrong messages to the ECU. ...

Sorry to bump an old thread of mine, I have been inactive for quite a while. Mostly due to real life and work situation, I wont bore you with that. Original thread was about whether the noise coming from the engine bay was turbo related. Whilst this was a bad vacuum, was more underlying than that. H...

The resistor is held in by a 6mm bolt, and it slides down from its slot - undo the wires first for convenience. These are a common fault, a new one from internet is about £20. Thanks. Yeh managed to get access to it not as bad as I originally thought. Edit inbound: The heat resistor was burnt at th...

Okay, bit of an update. We have multimeter tested and got power going from the ignition to the wires underneath the passenger side. Checked that the heater blower was working by hooking up direct to the battery. It is fine. Assembled everything again and did some more tests on the wires. Whilst movi...

Thanks for the pics steve! Really appreciate it :) They're not wonderful but much better than the joke that is Haynes. I laughed at that, so true! Yeah, I was reading about the ignition on another thread somewhere in the nether regions. The ignition barrel feels really loose (which I hadn't noticed ...

Hi, I am new here and a complete and utter novice to all of this. Recently acquired a (53 reg) 406 2.0 Hdi Sedan from my dad, needed a few jobs doing on it. New timing belt, alternator and driving side switch for the electric windows. Everything else was working fine and dandy apart from being stood...