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Welly
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Post by Welly »

That's a long time on the same oil filter bluey. It should have had 7 new filters in that time :shock:
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Blue406 wrote:I'm well aware a regular oil change is the best thing. But I have no facilities for it which means forking out £100 each time
£100??!?! Even the stealers won't charge you that much!

£15 from National Tyres or about £30 from Kwik-Fit
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Welton wrote:That's a long time on the same oil filter bluey. It should have had 7 new filters in that time :shock:
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198k on my 2.1 td ,original engine ( family owned since 10k miles ) , no major work ever been done and still pulls upto an indicated 120mph ( on a private part of the A470 of course :cheesy: ) and doesnt use any oil or water and i change the oil every 15k miles. my old 405 1.9 td had 290k on the clock when it stopped working lol
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Post by mbell666 »

Had 116k when i bought it, just gone over 138k today. I will be commuting 100 miles a day, starting today, so that will be shooting up.

I am expecting to be under it to change the oil every 2 months (5k) or so!
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Post by russell »

Just sold a 1997 1.9td with 248,000 on the clock. Still running great got £500 for it.
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Post by Old Smokey »

I really do enjoy reading these stories about highest mileage cars. It,s quite incredible what some of these 406,s achieve as regards longevity. My last 1.9TD had 271,000 on it before being passed on & it,s still going around as regular transport everyday. My current 2.1TD only 111,000 currently so plenty of life there. Keep the the stories coming lads, it,s great to hear what they achieve & gives reassurance as to how bloody good a car they are...... :D
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"only" 118k on my 2.1td
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