Peugeot 508

[jasper5]

Well today I gave the 508 a major service and a really good look around.
I hadn't had the wheels off or looked at anything since I got it.
I was quite surprised to find that the front suspension has gone back to Macpherson struts and conventional ball joints/lower wishbones....the rear suspension has struts as well with wishbones at the top and trailing arms at the bottom.....completely different from the 407.
The dealer I bought it from said they had serviced the car, but they hadn't!! The wheels were all seized on...I had to lever them off.
The cabin filter was full of leaves and very dirty...easy to fit...the filter has a flap covering it that just clips off after the side of the centre console has been removed...one torx screw holding it on.
The fuel filter is on top of the engine in an aluminium block...4 torx screws holding the top in place...one pipe to remove...bleeding is via a hand pump....just a few pumps holding a finger over the outlet pipe until diesel comes out...30 seconds to bleed
Oil filter is the same as the 407... a paper element inside a metal housing with a plastic top which unscrews using a 27mm spanner...the filter housing is hidden under another housing, but you can pull the filter out without removing anything.the oil drain plug is similar to the 407 1.6/Volvo drain plug...steel sump, not aluminium.
There is a bolted on engine cover underneath...easy to remove and fit.
Brakes are the same as the Mondeo all round!

I really like how the car has been put together...I have to say that the car is very similar to the newer Mondeo...some parts have Peugeot/Citroen/FoMoCo stamped on them!
The gearbox looks much easier to remove than the 407 one...the driveshafts are different as well...those 2 silly bolts on the right hand shaft have gone replaced with bolts that go in from the driver's side and easy to get at.

[lozz]

(The dealer I bought it from said they had serviced the car, but they hadn't!! )

^ annoying aint it, for the price dealer's can get parts in for its beyond thinking why they'd scrimp on cost's.


Atleast you will know it will be spot on now..for many miles now you've given it some Tlc..

i'think if iever bought another car off a dealer again..id get them to forget doing the - 'oh we will Service it before you pick it up B/s.

[jasper5]

I agree with that lozz....waste of space these dealers

Car has done 24,000 miles, there's a stamp in the book for service at 19,000, It never got touched

[KozmoNaut]

I was quite surprised to find that the front suspension has gone back to Macpherson struts and conventional ball joints/lower wishbones....

Only the "normal" 508s have MacPherson struts in the front. The posh GT model gets double wishbones. Probably the RXH as well.

[Welly]

I think the problem lies with what people consider a 'service' means. An oil change is not a service, it's part of many things that need attention.

A proper regular service should have you going around the underside and greasing threads and handbrake mechanisms, the brakes should be stripped, cleaned, lubed. Filters should be changed on time or beforehand, hinges and catches should be checked and lubed.

Personally I would not entertain a new ex-fleet car which'd only seen 20K 'services' I know people say the oil quality is good but I think the intervals have been stretched to make the running costs look good at the expense of long term reliability.