406oc.co.uk

What I've been finding is the pipes are very sly and the plastic breaks in hidden places - they look OK until you have a pull at them.

Also, my hot engine loss of boost appears to have been the Bosch recircuating dump valve.

I don't think there is a problem fitting them, (according to Hiflowheads) it's just the very low compression ratio (maybe not a bad thing). I understand mine is up to 8.7 with the long throw crank.

(It still hasn't arrive - sleeping couriers)

T' Technics charged £385 (ex vat) for remaking the turbo with new parts where necessary, balancing, actuator test and adjustment, new rod end and reassembly in manifold. Hiflow charged £1,500 for the 2.1 with MR2 pistons. If it lasts 4 years and 100k + miles, I be happy enough. It's got a s.steel ex...

Thanks Niz406 for the reply - extremely helpful. It's all a bit of mess under the bonnet - The WCS has the front connector snapped off! I found the actuator connected directly to the plastic airfilter to turbo duct, under vacuum (hence my confusion). The wastegate can never have worked then! There a...

MJB, Pug406sriturbo, Neildavies, Niz406 - anyone got a digital camera??
Really need a a few close ups of the small pipe connections in engine bay - all the vacuum pipes etc. Could anyone send me some off list?

The shaft on the turbo intake wobbles about alot - I assume this is bad and expensive??

RE: check abs - all I meant was to ensure that clicking wasn't something going on in the abs module when pushing on the brake pedal.......

Assuming that there is no grit etc in the pads and that the discs are still round and flat, have you checked that the ABS is not causing a problem. Also that nothing is moving into contact with moving parts - like onto tyres or drive shafts?

You're starting to depress me!

Thanks for the reply, Welton. You could be right - the gas needs to be checked and there's a guy not too far away that supposed to know how to test it. It is supposed to look at the lambda sensor, look at the boost and work a little stepper motor to give the right mixture. But gas does burn hotter, ...

>>The FTO specialist garage said the Magnacore's were a load of shyte and you needed the thin gauge wires to prevent voltage losses within the leads. << My very basic electronic knowledge led me to believe that thicker wire, less voltage drop ( I[sup]2[/sup]R law etc) hence advantage having thicker ...

Hi to everyone on the Forum from the newbie. History - 405 DTs (about 4 of them) 405 MI-16 Le Mans - For fun a little Fisher Fury with a Fireblade motor. 460kg - 130 bhp @ 11k with a 6 spd sequential box, low gearing, makes me smile..... However, I now have a 406 SRI with a single point closed loop ...

Still got seats from that 406?