Arggggghhhhh...

[Bailes1992]

For a while I've suspected my steering rack to be dodgey.
A few weeks ago i found out it wasent bolted down, go bolted it down and had front wheel alignment and it was fine again.
Teh few days ago it started making a "Booomboom" noise. Abit like a heart beat Low and behold my steering shake is back.
Have a look at this videos...
You might not be able to hear the sound with Laptop speakers.


(Ignore the mattress I crashed into)

And someone pointed me in the direction of youtube...
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Both the above videos are a very similar noise to what I have... both above videos required a new steering rack
Really? Yes.
Gutted? Yes

So looking at £120 for a recon unit, spare droplinks & ball joints going to be £50ish and contacted ford for a price on every single nut and bolt I'm going to have to remove, chances are one or two are going to rqeuire drilling out.
I cannot wait

And next monday I'm off to Yorkshire... who thinks I'l make it with my steering rack like this?

[StevieboyTD]

.... must .... resist .....

Dude, this is a sign, really.

[Bailes1992]

.... must .... resist .....

Dude, this is a sign, really.

I know...
Theres a 406 1.9TD Exeuctive on ebay with 199k on it for £400...

So tempting

[StevieboyTD]

Why would you want a turbo diesel with heated leather and all the toys when you could have a Focus .......

oh, hang on.

[Bailes1992]

Why would you want a turbo diesel with heated leather and all the toys when you could have a Focus .......

oh, hang on.

Thing is at least with this car I can guilt trip my Dad into helping me towards paying for repairs.
If I buy my own car then thats my arse if anything goes wrong

Although if I paid £350 for the 406, got £1000 For the focus I'd have abit of cash to one side for repairs.
And now I've started doing most the work myself it wouldn't be too expensive either.

[FarmerPug]

a 406 all the way.
although get one with as few problems as possible.

[Bailes1992]

At least with my 406 I wasen't having to do things like avoid motorways because I'm sick the the steering shake.
I'm having to go through breacon and up simply cause I get annoyed at my steering shake and my car is gears so retardedly at 56mph in 5th you have no power at all, you have to drop into 4th to get anywhere resulting in crap mpg.

[Gary406]

Thing is at least with this car I can guilt trip my Dad into helping me towards paying for repairs.
If I buy my own car then thats my arse if anything goes wrong

but you dont hear of a 406 xud having these problems
not even with 199k on the clock.

same buy the 406 mate thats a good price for an exec 1.9. 199k is not a lot . will do that again if cambelt gets changed at right intervals

[Bailes1992]

Thing is at least with this car I can guilt trip my Dad into helping me towards paying for repairs.
If I buy my own car then thats my arse if anything goes wrong

but you dont hear of a 406 xud having these problems
not even with 199k on the clock.

same buy the 406 mate thats a good price for an exec 1.9. 199k is not a lot . will do that again if cambelt gets changed at right intervals

Thats another thing...
Cam belt on an XUD?
Theres holes, stick screws in the holes and you can't go wrong. Perfect timing every time!

You think the Yahmahah Sigma I have in my car has anything like thaty? Fat chance.

Grrrr.

[FarmerPug]

and an xud isnt as fussy with what sort of oil is in it compared to a ford zetec engine.

[Bailes1992]

and an xud isnt as fussy with what sort of oil is in it compared to a ford zetec engine.

I only use 5w-30 Semi synth and change it every 5-6k/6 months. And it burns oil through it's valve stems! At a rate of about 750ml/1000 miles.

My Pug used the cheapest of the cheap 10w30 oil I could find changed every 3k/3months and it didn't burn a drop

[FarmerPug]

i think its been since august of last year since i did an oil change, the dipstick still has the same amount of oil.
Of course being a hdi the oil level sensor is more like a spirit level, park on a slope and it tells you to TOP UP ENGINE OIL LEVEL.

[Bailes1992]

You bloody D9'ers
With your fancyboy MFD's that talk to you!

[FarmerPug]

You bloody D9'ers
With your fancyboy MFD's that talk to you!

they do talk to us, but if we were capable of shooting the talking bit i think we all would.

[Bailes1992]

I have been thinking about getting a nice D9 Rapier as I love my Uncles but I prefer the XUD as a whole and an Executive TD will be just as niceley specced

If I do get another 406 in the future I'l be looking to D9 the exterior anyway