my HDi turned into a steam engine

[steve_earwig]

looks like the link ain't opening up correctly on here

Too many filters. I had a go too, nothng doing, however this caught my eye:

Peugeot 406 - 2.0 HDI with a Bailey

Mundano blew up already?

[jasper5]

I know this is off topic but how did the car tow the caravan before it had a fit,the reason i ask is that i'm using my 110 estate at the end of July to tow our caravan (1350kgs) 250 miles to Cornwall,i've put a pair of Grayston spring assisters on the rear and it goes in for a remap on friday.I usually tow with the bmw which has no problems at all but it's not going to be practical on this hol so roping the 110 in for the job and not sure how it's going to tackle the job.

I have a customer who towed a bigger caravan than yours with his 110 406 to the south of France or Spain every year....he's in Spain right now but has a 407 SW now.

Only problem he had was when he was boarding a ferry to France one time, the engine cover had broken away and due to vibration had cut through the fuel pipes.

[millard]

Sniff test just confirmed it, HG is gone Boo Hoo

Anybody tried this?

http://www.steelseal.co.uk/how-to-use--faq-4-w.asp

I tried K-Seal but no luck.
If the Steel Seal don't work then I'll do the HG myself as I've decided that the car is too good otherwise to scrap or sell for spares and I like the old bugger.
Should be able to diy for a couple hundred I reckon even if it needs a head skim, whatdya think???

[lozz]

Your best bet is too change the gasket imho,
itried cutting corners the other week , it just made things worse, spent aday cleaning the engine them miracle cures in bottles makes a mess,

if k-seal didnt work nothing will, you will end up just waisting money and time,

[plod]

I towed a caravan with my mapped 110 and it happily did 70 down the motorway with the wobble box behind

[jasper5]

Sniff test just confirmed it, HG is gone Boo Hoo

Anybody tried this?

http://www.steelseal.co.uk/how-to-use--faq-4-w.asp

I tried K-Seal but no luck.
If the Steel Seal don't work then I'll do the HG myself as I've decided that the car is too good otherwise to scrap or sell for spares and I like the old bugger.
Should be able to diy for a couple hundred I reckon even if it needs a head skim, whatdya think???

Do not skimp on this by not having the cylinder head skimmed...ALWAYS skim an alloy head.

Forget the steelseal stuff, do the job right, these things never work.

[Doggy]

Might an engine swap be easier / cheaper? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/peugeot-406-3 ... 1e6d5eca76
There may be better examples.....

[scotty73]

110's can tow 1500kgs cant they?.... i wouldn't trust that mind but mine tows my van nicely but it's 1100kgs fully laden.

[grasmere59]

Yes i think they can tow a braked trailer up to 1500kgs but if you go by the 85% rule as they recommend by the caravan clubs it's a lot less.I think it all depends on how you load the caravan and the noseweight etc and how experienced you are at towing.

[millard]

Ok thanks for all your replies fellas.My first thoughts were to repair it myself but to be honest I just can't be arsed to rip the head off and I don't recon it'd be economically viable to pay a mechanic. So I'll sell her for spares/repair and get another.
Shame coz she's a really lovely car, my 1st pug.
I'll look around for another Executive and list this one on ebay unless anyone here is looking for a cheap repairable and is handy with the spanners?
Any ideas what it might be worth?
161k Executive estate in very nice nic apart from the HG.
cheers
millard