406 fuel filter

rob · Post by **rob** » Tue May 15, 2007 11:37 pm

hi all
just got a price for a 406 fuel filter siemens
and was quoted £34.57
is this correct
ihad a shitoen xantia fuel filter was about a fiver

turbolag · Post by **turbolag** » Wed May 16, 2007 11:58 pm

Siemens? Are you sure, as no official UK 406 had the spunkie set up.

neildavies · Post by **neildavies** » Thu May 17, 2007 7:39 am

This must be with the filter housing if it's a HDi, their known for being a sod to open and most places will just supply the filter ready in the housing. I had to do this, and it costs £50 for the 2.2HDi, broke my heart!

jameslxdt · Post by **jameslxdt** » Thu May 17, 2007 8:12 pm

turbolag wrote:Siemens? Are you sure, as no official UK 406 had the spunkie set up.

why do you keep saying that?
there are loads of 406's with the siemens HDi 90
although it did appear mostly in the 307, there are alot in the 406

mikey s · Post by **mikey s** » Fri May 18, 2007 10:18 pm

you can just replace the element but there an arse to get sealed properly again.
its a cheap bent metal washer that seals it.
just buy a new one from pug and be done with it mate.

turbolag · Post by **turbolag** » Sat May 19, 2007 5:57 pm

jameslxdt wrote:why do you keep saying that?
there are loads of 406's with the siemens HDi 90
although it did appear mostly in the 307, there are alot in the 406

Because that's the official peugeot line! I've got a discarded dealer CD (not the cheapo eBay type, a pukka pug one) which lists details of parts, recalls, etc, and that confirms it. The offical UK cars were specced with variants of the Bosch EDC 15C2 system (differing slightly in detail between model year and intened engine application, eg 90/110 etc), and the Bosch CP1 pump.

With the block exemption rules being changed some years back, and the relaxation of european trading rules, there are undoubtedly many 406s over here which were sourced from new on the continent, many probably in large batches of dozens or even hundreds, by buyers such as Hertz, Dial Contracts, etc, who could spec in RHD, but no official UK sourced, UK market 406 has Spunkie, according to pugs own technical service data.

On both types, it's best to disconnect the whole assembly and place the top of the cannister (which is Hex shaped on some) in a vice, then grip the body and undo it that way - it's a disaster in waiting if you try to release it in situ.