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Hello Loz, The car did spend about a week in a depot before i collected it. They've only asked for me to destroy the fully comp insurance certificate. They've sent me a new insurance cert of only 3rd party. They not asked for the MOT, they've just stated that i must send a new MOT to prove road wort...

Thank you all for the relies, I've been a bit busy so this has delayed me reposting. Seems like this thread has allowed people to vent with dealings with their insurance companies and drive always. I must say that the insurance company i am with is a very different beast from the last time i had an ...

Hello all, I've had the unfortunate incident of someone reversing into me in a car park. Loss adjuster has decided to write it off. I'm thinking of claiming the salvage as i can live with a dent in the rear door. The front door is a different matter, all i want it to do is be able to lock the door a...

On my old 1996 406, no.
Hope you can work by torch light.

Hi, The leak in the exhaust may have a minor effect, i noticed that i was pressing harder on the accelorator, so used more fuel when my back box was on the way out so that may explain part of the problem. Have you considered over cooling as a cause. I generally notice during the winter months that m...

Thanks for the replies, The unit is drum only, it's a rather basic 406. 1.9 LX DT. Well the drum is unable to be spun by hand, The garage didn't share their knowledge on how they freed it :( The parking brake cable to the drum housing is immovable. I've already got the replacement part. I've whacked...

Hello, Hopefully someone can help me. My 1996 406 salon, god bless, has failed the MOT on the hand brake which has led to brake binding. So, i'm trying to remove the rear drum on the driver's side to replace the rear section of handbrake cable as the garage freed the wheel and this seems to be the r...

I’m trying to identify the cause of a timing belt jumping a tooth after turning the engine over a couple of times having completed the job. I suspect it may have something to do with the crankshaft sprocket . When taking off the timing belt , both yesterday and again today, i noticed that the cranks...

Many thanks.
I'm nearly there with the belt, just have to degrease the sprockets and put the new belt on but the weather is against me.

Dear all, I'm looking for advice on the correct timing belt tension on a 1.9TD P reg ‘96 XUD9. DHX2. I’ve had about 1/5th width of the auxiliary drive belt end up in the timing belt casing. I found all the belt debris. When aligning the engine, the pump and valves i believe have advanced 1 tooth to ...