thanks for your patience, as ive said im new to Pug ownership so any help would be greatfully appreciated
new to Peugeot's
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new to Peugeot's
Hi, Iv'e just bought a 406 and know little or nothing about it! I was after a decent Diesel engined estate and found a 1997 LX DT model with 12 month MOT on it, I pick it up on saturday, so can anyone tell me,what are they like? ive noticed most folk go for HDI, what engine does mine have? ive not seen the inside yet so what is the trim level like?
thanks for your patience, as ive said im new to Pug ownership so any help would be greatfully appreciated
thanks for your patience, as ive said im new to Pug ownership so any help would be greatfully appreciated
'97 2.1TD Estate
Re: new to Peugeot's
Welcome to the forums, matey!
Did you get it off ebay or a trade ad on autotrader which you could link us to and we'll be able to give you more detail.
Being a 97 it's what we'd refer to as a D8 - It's a 406 before the facelift. There were two diesel motors at that time - a 1.9 8 valve, the XUD and a 2.1 12 valve. Both are reliable engines, don't get me wrong but the 2.1's fuel pump which is a Lucas suffers from some problems as opposed to the Bosch pump found in the 1.9s. As far as spec is conserned it'd help if you give us the trim level (eg. LX, GLX, Executive etc.) but beware as it varies substantially in pug world. You can find an LX with a changer like my old one and a GLX without one like my new one. Peugeot are.. difficult to understand sometimes
Some suffer from silly electric problems but that's mainly down to poor connections and wear and tear over time. Another thing to look out for is the front drop links - they are easy to replace but are all made of cheese (typical French, eh?). When you take it for a test drive go for a pothole or two (Don't tell the guy I told you that
) and listen out for any knocking noises infront. Good luck and I hope you've got yourself a minter, not a minger!
Did you get it off ebay or a trade ad on autotrader which you could link us to and we'll be able to give you more detail.
Being a 97 it's what we'd refer to as a D8 - It's a 406 before the facelift. There were two diesel motors at that time - a 1.9 8 valve, the XUD and a 2.1 12 valve. Both are reliable engines, don't get me wrong but the 2.1's fuel pump which is a Lucas suffers from some problems as opposed to the Bosch pump found in the 1.9s. As far as spec is conserned it'd help if you give us the trim level (eg. LX, GLX, Executive etc.) but beware as it varies substantially in pug world. You can find an LX with a changer like my old one and a GLX without one like my new one. Peugeot are.. difficult to understand sometimes
Some suffer from silly electric problems but that's mainly down to poor connections and wear and tear over time. Another thing to look out for is the front drop links - they are easy to replace but are all made of cheese (typical French, eh?). When you take it for a test drive go for a pothole or two (Don't tell the guy I told you that
) and listen out for any knocking noises infront. Good luck and I hope you've got yourself a minter, not a minger! Captain Jack wrote:On a serious note, I managed to get my knob off after some persuasive yanking. Then used some epoxy to put the new one on. Glue still setting now so haven't had the chance to test it.
steve_earwig wrote:Ooh-er mrs.
