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Ive got the pics and ive dug out my old timing belt book.
i will get back to you on how i did next week, if i get it right i'll have saved a few quid , and if get it wrong it will be a week full of lapping in new valves .

cheers

jameslxtd you are a star

The thing with me is i used to be a fitter (not shitfit or any of the other big rip off centres) about 8 years ago and i hate paying for labour on a job when ive got half an idea how to do it myself.

yo guys Thanks to your advise ive sorted my tick over problem so this w/end im going to do the other job ive been putting off - the cam belt. my pug is a R plate 2.0 16v (i think its a d8 but i really dont know) Ive done a few cambelts in the past but never a pug so what i want to know is do you fit...

Nice one

Thanks for the advice
Ive had a mess about with it and gave the stepper motor and the inlet throttle linkage a good a old clean and spay of wd40 (only took me 10mins) and bingo- a warm idle of about 950rpm

Thanks again
Richiereality

I used to work as tyre fitter and you can get a tool to remove locking nuts, but to be honest most of the time we just used to get an oversized old socket (20 or 21mm) and tap it on over the locking nut with a small hammer. This worked a treat for crcking them off BUT you have to be careful not to d...

Can any of you guys and gals out there tell me how to turn the tick over down on my 98pug 406? The motor runs well with no other problems but the tick over. from cold it sits at at around 1400 rpm and when hot it only drops to 1100rpm.

Any thoughts?
cheers
richie reality!

ive just bought a R plate 406, but it has no key pad immobiliser, the drop down flap is there but it is empty except for a block connector. the car starts and runs ok but should it have a key pad, or did they stop fitting them in97/98? or has someone had there fingers in and taken it out?

thanks for the advice guys. im having another look tomorrow, but there is just one more thing, there is a guage on on the left hand side of the dash next to the rev counter that goes all the way from left to right before you start the car then goes back to zero when the car is running. can anyone te...

Hi there i hope you help me im Looking at buying a R plate 406 2.0 16v, i love the car it drives fantastic but has two problems im not sure about, 1 The clutch is very stiff, but ive been told it just wants a new cable. :?: 2 This is the big one. The car has only done 46000 miles, but ive noticed wh...