2 years gone...

[Welly]

I must have been unlucky with my 1999 exec HDi..........

Between 96K and 130K miles.......

3 x No Starts (lift pump)
2 x AA call-out's (snapped front spring and then a dead lift pump)
1 x Mystery dead engine (suspect crank sensor, re-started soon after)
Numerous Limp-Homes (at least 6)
Snapped rear spring (down on one side)
Dead radiator Fan
Two knackered A/C conny's
Engine Mount
CAT/Flexi
EGR
I/C hose (see engine mount above)
Bottom Pulley (limp-to-garage with crossed fingers)
Every-single part of the eggsauce system fell off or rotted through at some point
Knackered rear ARB mounts
Slipping clutch and chirpy DMF (chirpy in a bad way)
Total sun-blind failure
Disappearing engine tray

But - it never leaked any water the interior was bone dry

[FarmerPug]

But - it never leaked any water the interior was bone dry

well at least thats something.

[Gary406]

bloody hell welly thats some bad luck ..

[Welly]

bloody hell welly thats some bad luck ..

Indeed, I had to let it go in the end, to a Frenchman as it goes, funnily enough he bought a very straight car considering I'd lavished at least £2,000.00 on it.

I think the second A/C failure did it for me, oh and the strong smell of Diesel fuel developing. Bought a 4 year old Volvo which has been faultless, if somewhat costly on the old HP

[mjb]

Let's see what mine has had in 2 years:

Front brake discs (Brembo £££)
Front brake pads (Brembo £££)*
Rear brake discs
Rear brake pads
Rear brake shoes
Rear brake calliper pins*
Brake fluid
Oil
Sump plug*
Gearbox sump plug*
Air filters
Pollen filters
Fuel filter
Oil filters
Spark plugs
2x Inlet manifold gaskets*
Throttle body gasket*
PAS fluid
High pressure PAS pipe
2x clutch slave cylinders*
Lower air intake pipe*
Metal ring in air filter box jammed the throttle wide open on the autobahn
2x clutches
Clutch release fork end caps*
Driveshaft nuts*
Dipstick*
Washer fluid bottle cap*
Gearbox driveshaft oil seals (2x output, 1x input collar)*
Top engine mount*
Gearbox engine mount*
Bottom engine mount (replaced with one from an ES9J4S)*
Driveshaft heat shield*
Paid for someone to slice open the chassis, weld up a subframe captive nut, then weld it back together again
Amplifier
Wiper blades
Wiper arms
New overhead console
Auto-dimming mirror
o/s wing mirror
Front door speakers
Rear tweeters
Coil pack
Wheelarch liners
Wheelarch liner screws*
Undertrays (not the main one)
Citroen mist washer jets*
Front brake hoses*
Gearbox oil (several loads!)
Bulbs. Lots of bulbs.
4x Firestone TZ300A tyres at £90 each (damn 'W' speed rating)
Battery
Battery earth straps*
Battery cover
Crankshaft pulley
Aux belt*
New aux belt tensioner (£160 or so!)*
Cruise control valve*
Ashtray replaced
Front drop links (lots!)
Front anti-roll bar bushes
New radiator
AC condenser
AC pipework (all sections forward of the battery thank god)
AC drier
AC gas
Stupid plastic bits from behind the wing mirrors
Door plugs*
...and umpteen million hours labour including cleaning stuff that'll never be seen again
££££££ in tools including PP2000, 540Nm impact wrench, half of Halfords Professional range, etc
££££££ in cleaning products including Karcher, snow foam lance, sander...
££££££ in little things like screws, etc*

* = bought from dealer


Needs:
New duct tape for the rear bumper
Clunking sorting (think it might be a wishbone ball joint)
New shock absorbers
New suspension springs
New strut bearings (may as well while doing the suspension)
Rear drop-links
Rear anti-roll bar bushes
New citroen mist washer jets (mine got cracked by ice )
New handbrake cables and centre adjuster
New rear brake backplates
n/s headlamp is broken on its mounting point meaning it doesn't adjust properly (still within MOT limits, but not pleasant!)
New battery
Sump needs re-sealing. Will do next oil change
New rear bumper, new rear lights (bought, not fitted) and some panel beating on the n/s/r quarter after the Nurburgring whoopsie
New n/s foglamp
New gearknob
New lighter socket
New cat
New engine sensors
Diag socket needs "fixing" with something which won't disappear into the dashboard when trying to plug something into it without the fuse panel down and a hand shoved up behind it...
Front Brembo calliper bleed nuts (I don't think they'll survive another bleed)
Steering wheel
New garage floor paint

You'd be shocked at how much of the above didn't/doesn't actually need doing ...and I thought I might sell it for a 540 touring with this (OVERDUE ) baby coming along ... NOT A CHANCE! This is love

It's no wonder the guys at the local stealers know me by name and say I'm their most "regular" non-trade customer...

[Welly]

>Snip<
New lighter socket

There, I've made it easy for you, what with mjb junior an' all

[Doggy]

Suspect you overlooked a certain PP2000 system (and maybe a 10A mini fuse).

When is/was sprog due?

[FarmerPug]

What ive done in the past year

Stuff that definatley was needed
New exhaust middle section
Front Droplinks
Sump plug ring
New brake pads, disks, shoes and handbrake cable
Oil, air and fuel filter
2 Pirelli tyres
A new battery, but the old one is in the jeep

Now for the stuff that was less neccessary:
white with chrome rings speedo dials
chrome door handles
silver bits for the dash and paint
cd radio
New carpet mats, and rubber mat set
A shitload of stupid electrical bits for some failed attempts at footwell lights
Led lights for the boot and under bonnet
Strut brace
Battery tester
Sat nav stuff
Parking sensors
Boot liner
Door sealing skins.
4 12v sockets
Bulbs and fuses.
Leather polishes, air freshners and other cleaning stuff.

[TooT]

Bought my 406 off ebay for 1500 quid as a sort of stop gap as i had sold my Ibiza Cupra to release funds for a house deposit. Kept it over 2.5 years. Its been gone 3 years now and i still miss it.

[plod]

Oh god

Forgot about the crank shaft pulley, aux belt, wheel arch liner and new battery, mmm, maybe I spent £1750

[rwb]

flippy neck that's a long list mjb

From memory: throttle potentiometer, aux tensioners, two aux belts, bottom pulley, filters, two sets of wipers, discs & pads all round, a set of tyres, a battery (that wasn't needed)

I spend £850 last year, mainly on the cambelt etc. & key barrel aerial.

So far this year the front bumper fell off at one side and is now sporting a big blob of glue. £25.
The radio only works on long wave.
I've got "ABS brake system defective" and I reckon I've got a water leak