Anyone know anything about 307 hdi's?

[paulm]

Thinking of going to look at a 307 estate to replace my poorly 406,its a 04 90bhp one,anyone have any thoughts or info on them,i don't need a car as big as the 406 as I don't use it for business anymore.

Cheers Paul

[leestudd30]

Was under the impression they were pretty unreliable, good review here:

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/peugeot/307-2001/

[steve_earwig]

...brake pedals falling off...

[paulm]

Cheers,anyone actually owned one? Thanks for the link, about as reliable as all the other peugeots of that age then!! (02,3,4 years)

[gumby6371]

Paul,

The other half has a 1.6 HDI SW on a 54 plate, smooth and quiet around town but a bit underpowered on the motorway. Not sure about the 2 litre but the 1.6 is geared very tall for economy and not for rapid get aways! I'd imagine the 1.4 diesel would need a hole in the floor Flintstones style so you could help push with your feet

The SW is plenty big enough for most and all models have plenty of cabin space.

DPF's are an issue but they are on any car with one fitted and can be removed cheaply enough, Still talking her into letting me put one of Doggy's maps on the car.

Had to do the heater loom and resistor a few weeks back (common fault) £140 all in but can be avoided by cleaning the pins regularly and maybe a dab of copper slip to keep the contacts fresh (hind sight is a wonderful thing). Straight forward to change but access is the main issue hence 3 hours and a very sore back, I'd probably cut that time in half now I know what I'm doing.
This can be repaired with some spade connectors and a soldering iron but the good lady wanted 'the proper parts fitted'.

Regular oil changes on the smaller engined diesels to keep the turbos in good order are essential but good practise regardless of engine size.

Engine bay is cramped like most modern cars, oil filter changes can get messy and allow a good half hour to change the air filter on a diesel...that's right 30 minutes!!! have a look on you tube and I garuntee you'll be muttering 'who the f*ck thought of that????'

Other than that keep an eye on the electrics/water because...well...it's French!!!

Overall a good car and if you keep on top of basic maintenance yourself they're reliable and cheap to run.

[Welly]

I think it's like anything really; if you turn up and like the thing and everything works on the day then go for it but if something's not right then walk.....

A long test drive will help (even if you offer to slosh in a tenners-worth of Diesel) it could save you a lot of trouble later.

When I bought my missus' Astra I took it for a quick-ish run and noticed the temp gauge was a bit slow and went down again etc. I kinda ignored this as I didn't have the knowledge otherwise to compare its behavior..........bought the thing and sure enough it needed a Thermostat (at some cost actually) Moral: I'd have spotted this better on a longer test. Another Moral: still have the car 5 years later and its been brill mostly

[jasper5]

Thinking of going to look at a 307 estate to replace my poorly 406,its a 04 90bhp one,anyone have any thoughts or info on them,i don't need a car as big as the 406 as I don't use it for business anymore.

Cheers Paul

I maintain a few of these for customers (2.0 HDi 90) never had any serious problems.

Changed a few rear exhaust boxes (easy job).

Changed a few rear wiper arms, they are plastic and break off at the wiper motor mount, less than 30 quid from dealers.

Not yet had an mot fail with any of them.

Changed a few timing belts which are almost identical to the 406 except there is a rear bolt in the casing that is a real pig to get at.

The air filter change on the 2.0 HDi 90 is a 2 minute job....2 screws hold the top on...located passenger's side right at the front, very easy to get at.

Oil and filter change is the same as 406 HDi...same oil and oil filter, same sump plug.

Same fuel filter as 90 406 screw on type filter housing (Mahle)

I would describe the 307 SW as a mini 406 as they are a very similar car in many ways.