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Hi there, I am selling my 406 LX Estate 2.0 HDI 110bhp (W Reg Year 2000). It is ‘Evergreen’ Green colour which looks nice as it has had its windows tinted Limo Black (rear passenger doors, rear side windows in cargo area and tailgate also). I have had the car since 2008 and always maintained the car...

Hi everyone, Car is an estate 2.0HDI 110BHP, year 2000....Had this issue for a while now and cant find what is wrong..... some days on startup the car runs reasonably fine, other days its awful, driving down the road it feels like the car is really holding back and i notice that the turbo doesnt kic...

Hi Dirtydiesel,

Thanks for the help...yes I know the items you mention...drivers side just below the windscreen on the bulkhead under the bonnet. I will try the method you suggest

Regards
Puggy

Hello fellow 406ers I have a 406 estate 2.0HDI YR2000 and have had a speedo problem a while now......usually not long after startup and driving away the speedo needle drops to zero and the car noticably loses some power , its still drives ok but the speedo can take 5 -10mins driving before it comes ...

HI there I was wondering if anyone can help please, I have a 406 2.0HDI on a 'W' plate (2000). It seems to have developed a fault in that the Engine Management light came on so I read the code....It said 'Turbo / Supercharger Wastegate Solenoid A' Does anyone know anything about these things because...

Hi again......mine shows a noticeable drop in power when speedo stops working......somebody mentioned to reset the BSI.....anyone know if that might help??


Pugface

Hi everyone.....Does anyone know of a good place to get Rear Shock absorbers for my 406 2.0 Hdi 110 estate please?
There are so many different prices out there but I dont want to splash out and be ripped off if anyone knows somewhere to go.!

Regards
Pugface

Thanks malc I will check that out.

pugface

Hi again thanks for that guys...I have recently had to have the ecu sorted as I had a problem there...the people who fix them told me they had disabled the immobiliser as this causes problems with starting alot on the 406. Now i get a warning note on the dash each time i go to start saying 'Electron...

Hello ...i have my 406HDI 2.0 (110) In dock again and cant seem to bottom out the problem with the battery going flat after a few days of standing! I have no battery charge light on so assume the regulator is ok.....I charged it right up over 24hrs as Halfords said to do because i took the battery b...

Hello everyone, I wonder if anyone has had this problem....my 406 2.0HDI (110) yr2000 has a problem which is annoying me....driving along and the speedometer decides to stop working for no apparent reason.....this may happen for a few seconds or even a few minutes....the car noticable jumps as thoug...

Thanks Steve, The '48 teeth' bit rings a bell, somebody else said mine would probably be that as well, is it a hard job to do?

pugface

Hi Steve...nice one ....yes I will remember that for next time...in fact I have to replace the reluctor rings on my drive shafts as theyre about had it! The ABS cuts in almost all the time now because they are so badly corroded and worn away. I saw some on Ebay but there seems to be different spigot...

Hi Steve....doesn't surprise me when you say they may have changed the pump since my car...it seems everything I buy has a standard comment of "ok mate yours is a choice of 2"!!! Looks like this time then I had a lucky break with that...the locking ring didnt want to go through the hole easily as I ...

406 HDI 2.0 110BHP Estate 'W' reg yr2000 Hello everyone....I needed to replace my fuel lift pump in the fuel tank today.....everything I read pointed towards dropping the fuel tank but i didnt need to do that and managed to get the pump out and the new one in through the access hole under the rear s...