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Its a long shot, but the factory setting keycode is 0000. But they are usualy changed by the initial buyer. Worth a go! I had a similar problem, and flattened my battery trying various things to get it started, in the end, i had the battery disconnected while i recharged it. By the time i re-connect...

I agree with Jasper, but if you do end up having to replace the rack, dont get a new one, they cost mega-bucks. I recently had my steering rack fail, and when researching, found one costing over £700!!! :shock: So, in the end, i got one from my local car recycling place. got it for £35!! They even t...

My 1.9td is still going strong at 209,000 miles!!! (touch wood...) still runnin smoooooth!!

I've been under it again today, trying to assertain exactly where the whining noise is coming from, and i know it sounds odd, but the whining noise is definately coming from the rack! Has anyone ever heard of any power steering racks failing before?? or even just making a whining noise. :?: Anyway, ...

jasper5 wrote:But surely it's easy just to take your photo to the parts department, along with your chassis number?

oh yeah.... should have though of that......


Welton - Thanks, i'll try that first.

So, i'm slowly trying to replace all the bits that leak oil on my knackered old 406, it seems like a battle i can never win, but i shall persevere none the less!! I need to buy one of the little round things that connects the oil filler breather pipe to the air intake pipe, but i have no idea what i...

wow! i have to tray that out....... ..... ..........



RAD!!!!

yeah, i checked them both first. Fluid level is fine and the belt is tighter than a Jock accountant.

Hey guys, You all helped me out with the starting issues! thanks again. But now i've got her started again, i forgot that before i crashed, while i was driving home, i noticed that the power steering pump started making horrible groaning noises when steering at low speed. especially noisy when dry s...

well, i dont know what it was, but i re-fitted the battery this morning after a charge-up and she fired up!! wooo-hooo!!!

Thanks for all your help guys, you are all legends!!!

First of all, thanks for the help! right! The cambelt is all fine, and i have been told that in some frontal impacts, the wiring under the battery tray can be severed, however, that is also all good. The inertia switch doesnt click at all when pressed. i'll have another play with that tomoro... I ha...

Sooooo... I just spent a lot of hours and a heap of cash on preparing my old 406 (at a mates house) for a trip to France, it seemed like every time i fixed one thing, i found two more broken!! I ended up replacing so many parts, it was almost a new car when i was finished. Anyway, i started home, ve...