Hello All

[zairs]

Just thought I'd introduce myself,
I'm looking at getting myself a 406 estate, I'm trying to get the 2.1 deisel 110Bhp. I found this one but I aint sure if to to good to be true especially as there are no pics. I want one with a tow bar and with as many goodies as possible. I was looking at spending £500 on it.
I was wondering if there is any way of knowing what deisel pump will be fitted
Is there anything else I need to know??
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ ... ?logcode=p

[Bailes1992]

All 2.1's come with a Lucas pump thats ECU Controlled
Go for the 1.9TD. It's just as smooth and comes with a Bosch fuel pump meaning you can run it on vegtable oil. it can be tuned easilly bringing it to 110-115bhp
I was happy to see mine had a towbar. Unfortunatley it also means all my rear bushes are currently being changed (£500 job) because of the wear done while towing.

[zairs]

Thanks for the reply, I am thinking of running it on veg oil. Is the 1.9 the 90?? Am i right in thinking there are only two engine sizes??

[teamster1975]

Welcome on in!

You cannot run an Hdi on veg oil, you will kill the engine!

You'll be after the D8 non Hdi diesels to do this.
Nice looking car in the ad you spotted though!

[Bailes1992]

You have a 1.9TD with 92bhp with a bosch fuelpump that can be run on veg oil. The 2.1 lump has 110bhp and can only be run on diesel.
These engines were superceeded in favour for the HDi lumps which in the 406 come in 2.0 ande 2.2 varients with 90, 100 and 140bhp repectivley.

[DiscoPol]

Hello and welcome on in ,

good move joining prior to buying a 406 ,

these guys will set you straight so you dont make any costly buying errors,

and in my opinion the D8 is much better looking motor than the D9,
I like the slatted front grill over the scabby mesh any day .

[zairs]

what are the plate changes on??

[teamster1975]

what are the plate changes on??

I assume you mean transition from D8-D9?
That would have been early '99, T-Reg

[zairs]

so I want a '98-'99 1.9 exsecutive model then?? does this one also have the best mpg??

[Bailes1992]

Hello and welcome on in ,

good move joining prior to buying a 406 ,

these guys will set you straight so you dont make any costly buying errors,

and in my opinion the D8 is much better looking motor than the D9,
I like the slatted front grill over the scabby mesh any day .

Next time your in the UK I'l do a complete fron't end swap with you if you like? :p Whats your front end like?

[zairs]

anyone know of any good ones for sale??

[teamster1975]

I'd keep an eye on ebay myself. If you're handy with the spanners you can pick up some right bargains.

[zairs]

been looking on there, now I sold my other car all the decent ones seem to of gone

[Bailes1992]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1620774.htm

[steve_earwig]

Hi there. You might find the performance of the 1.9td a tad glacial... (sorry guys but ) the one in your ad is an HDi, not that there's anything wrong with a pre-multihex car but parts are still a tad more expensive (tad? I jest - much more expensive eg injectors 300 quid, as opposed to 40). The HDi has the same max bhp figure as the 2.1but driving it is a whole different ball game - here comes the power, oh, was that it? Best case - get a '98-99 2.1td, fit a Bosch pump (details on here somewhere) and run it on pig's wee.