It's in good nick Dave! Your mate must have owed you a favour or two!!!!
1996 406 1.8LX Got a bad case of hydro lock!
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
hi we have been pals fro years and as i say he took pity on me when my 405 started to die but i think the 406 is a great car we have done about 1500 miles so far and its been great
Have a read up about the bottom pulley on here Dave; it's a favourite to disintegrate and throw off the aux belt, fouling the the timing belt! If you don't know when it was last changed it would be worth checking out. The guys that own HDi's will have all the low downs for you
1996 406 1.8LX Got a bad case of hydro lock!
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
ahh thanks about that i didnt know about that ill have a look and if she needs one it will be changed , the miles are a bit high but she still drives great shes got 198700
thanks for the info
dave
thanks ye she was very cheap its that thing "its not what you know but who " " right place right time" well it seemed to work out realy well for me this time lol
teamster1975 wrote:Have a read up about the bottom pulley on here Dave; it's a favourite to disintegrate and throw off the aux belt, fouling the the timing belt! If you don't know when it was last changed it would be worth checking out. The guys that own HDi's will have all the low downs for you
I think the most important job for this car is to get rid of that lump of red nastiness on the tailgate
£60 though... wow...
Dave you should also consider the cambelt - it's GOT to be overdue a change on a £60 car!!! Also, read up on the middle seat belt and make sure it's always got plenty of slack. A few of us have had issues with the reel sticking when the seat's been dropped. Mine needed cutting
<steve_earwig> I think this forum is more about keeping our cars going with minimal outlay than giving our cars more reason to go bang
Crikey, if you brim the fuel tank with Diesel you'd write the car off
Bottom pulley wise, look for a brown-ish dust down there but the key clue is a *really* nasty clanking noise which rises and falls with the revs. Cambelt wise - every 96,000 but if you're on a tight budget you could always "inspect" the belt for signs of wear for now, sounds naff but these engines aren't too harsh on the belts really. Although over-stretching cambelt changes is taking a risk I have to say.
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hi all when i first got it i done a full service on it and the cam belt i have had a look at the pully it seems fine but then i dont no what im looking for i have just read in the last post about rust on the pully theres none of that and theres no noises so im guessing its fine but im going to get one any way then i no its done
thanks for the tips