406 2.0 turbo executive

[craigtd]

hello, ive just bought a 406 executive and would like to find out some pros and cons about them if anyone could help, its an R.reg 2.0 turbo (petrol) saloon

[teamster1975]

Welcome in Craig!
I've got the same car; the engine is fairly bullet proof but you should look out for:

Leaks in the coolant system; radiator, bottom hose, thermostat o-ring perished
Leaky head gasket
Cam belt history
Slipping clutch; the tubby's have generally been thrashed and it will probably be slipping

And as is the case for all 406's:

ARB bushes
ARB drop links
Rear top stabiliser rods
Handbrake

There are loads more things to look for but that's the case with any car!

[craigtd]

i think ive got a good one as ive been looking for some time now,the clutch is fine,but it could do with a rad soon as it looking a bit taty, but it been a well looked after car with full service history with 4 owners,
do you know what bhp they are as standard ?

[highlander]

Yours will be the XU10 J4R engine, which produces 130 HP as standard.

[teamster1975]

Yours will be the XU10 J4R engine, which produces 130 HP as standard.

Nope, it's the XU10J2TE which is 150Bhp standard

[highlander]

Once again, I sit corrected!

[mjb]

hello, ive just bought a 406 executive and would like to find out some pros and cons about them

Pro: You own one
Con: It's not a V6

If you fancy a nice upgrade, head over to the electricals forum and have a look at the huge thread in there about retro-fitting trip computer functionality

[craigtd]

where do you get the engine code from as none of the above is on the log book ?????