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I hope you've got plenty of spare cash to cover repairs over the next 15/20 years

rapport25 wrote:Please peugeot stop trying to make peugeots in front with electrical crap get it tested before customers do it for you ie bmw vw.

Spot on! Totally agree. They started doing this with higher spec 406s, and it's just got worse with 407s.

It sounds like you drove a the 90bhp HDI, which to honest is a bad match in a 406 (the older XUD engine is arguably better!). The 110bhp engine is better. However both of these engines are very strong and are capable of very high mileages. Unlike the new HDI engines (in the 307 and 407s), which are ...

I use the dervhead and briskoda forums. Both are very good, with some very knowledgeable members

technically i shouldnt even know, the way to cure the particulate filter is to simply, refill the cleaning fluid and tell the ecu that it has been cleaned, i know of a few cars that were scrap but then this resurected them, but as i said, peugeot do not offer this service, its only for employees on...

Yep you're right about the MAFs. They are prone to failure, but apart from that it's a solid engine. My biggest problem with the 406 was its FAP system which was prone to expensive failure! there is a secret way round the fap failure, but peugeot are not allowed to do it, as they would make no mone...

Yep, that's the message that I came all to familier with!! When the FAP worked on my old car you would never see any exhaust smoke, even under hard acceleration. I presume you have the 8v 90 or 110bhp HDI then? To be honest that is the engine that I should have got. Its not as free-reving or fast as...

FAP ? :? The particle filter in the exhaust system. They were introduced to cut emmisions, which they do very well, but they are complex and prone to getting blocked or failing. Basically there is an additive that is squirted into the fuel after it leaves the tank, which reduces exhaust temperature...

the 150 and 130bhp VW engines are almost exactly the same. The 150 simply has a bigger turbo and a different ECU map. Ultimatly the 150 version is faster, but the larger turbo takes longer to spin up, which results in more lag. The 130 is arguably a better/smoother drive. Yep you're right about the ...

Hi guys, I've not been on this site for a while, but just thought I'd see if anyone on here bought my old car! I sold a silver 2001 406 GTX 2.2 HDI back in May last year in Worcester. Anyone bought one around that time? Didn't you like the old puggy then ? :cry: I've heard, and seen, the Skoda VRS ...

Hi guys, I've not been on this site for a while, but just thought I'd see if anyone on here bought my old car! I sold a silver 2001 406 GTX 2.2 HDI back in May this year in Worcester. Anyone bought one around that time?