May 2003
A bit of advice please:
My 1996, 90,000 mile 406 ABS 1.9TD has developed a slowly sinking brake pedal. If you push on it hard, it very slowly sinks about halfway down over about 30 seconds.
I presume this is indicative of a faulty master cylinder. I've checked all over for leaks and can see none. I can turn my hand to most things and see a new master cylinder is about 65 quid.
Anyone done one of these on a 406 and is it very hard to do? I'm asking as I got burned last time when I dived into a cambelt change on the same motor without realising how involved it was to do.
Many thanks in advance.
Canuck
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Re: Mk4 Fiesta 1.3i Endura
A few days ago I noticed that when accelerating hard the idle speed rises dramatically during gear change. This is most pronounced when changing between between fourth and fifth gear.
I have replaced the ISCV with a brand new one (off another Fiesta of mine) but the problem persists.
Any help appreciated - I need to get this sorted ASAP, tomorrow if possible.
TIA
Moby.
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Speed sensor (known as VSS) is located on the differential housing at back of gearbox.Look for a three wire connector and the wire running vertically from it in the bulkhead area.I'd estimate about £100 to replace the previously mentioned parts.
David Davies (Tune-Up Raglan)
Is it worth the extra cost to change a waterpump at the same time as the cambelt on a mondeo td at the next service? I am intending on replacing the coolant as it is due so cost of antifrreze is not an issue.The pump does not leak or whine and mileage is 78k what do people think? Read more
Does anyone know what the hot and cold resistances of this sensor should be? It is the senor for the fuel injection on the thermostat housing on a 1.4 saxo.
When they fail do they go open circuit or do they become intermittant?
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Many thanks for your good advice.
Regards
What does 4x4 MEAN other than 16? I asked this question quite some time ago when the term "4x4" was quite new. I know what 4WD means but I am told by the dealers that I can only have 4x4 and that 4WD is obsolete.
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To our ever-watchful Moderators: "bulldust" is not all what you thought and shame on you for thinking it. Bulldust is the deceptive red dust from Australian dirt roads that fills craters and potholes and make them look like solid earth until you hit them. Bulldust has thus taken its place in the vernacular as a term denoting deception.
At least it's an honest description and not a wiggle phrase like "pink fluffy dice".
I know that the maps for a GPS system come on a CD, and they appear to cost something in the region of a hundred squids - does this include some sort of update feature? Given the preponderence of pink fluffy dicing about with one way systems etc I\'d have thought that thsese things would go out of date fairly quickly - so is it another hundred squidders each time, or is there something you or the system can download? Read more
Re the map cd's no they do not include updates. You have to buy a new one each time and yes they are about 100 quid each time I have used the VDO 5000 a lot - its very good, very accurate with a very complete database of minor roads and small hamlets. The only thing I can fault it on is that it hangs on to the route a long time, if if you deviate it tries to take you back to the deviation place, you have to get about 5 miles away before it re-calcs. Used it a lot house hunting with a friend, found all the small places in the fens and wilds of norfolk and lincs no problem.
Today I was joining a dual carrageway in lane 1 of a two lane slip road and I saw a car zooming down lane 2. I knew he was going to sit between me and the dual carriageway and he did just that. What was worrying was the lack of any hard shoulder - the slip road just joined at 45 degrees - so it was potentially dangerous. As it was I feel my safety was compromised by this plonker. What do you advanced driving gurus reckon I should have done? My guess is: move to lane 2 and ignore the inevitable hooting and light flashing. Thanks. Leif.
PS: saw an expensive BMW convertible steaming down the M4 at 100 mph in lane 3, then dart across to lane 1, undertake some cars, then dart back out to lane 3. I was gob smacked at the risks being taken. A few miles further on chummy was stopped on the hard shoulder behind a dark blue Vauxhall, with a porta-plod talking to him through the passenger window. It's nice to see that porta-plod are doing their job. Read more
Matt -
sorry, pal - missed you yesterday.
Lecture to what audience? General Public or IAM people?
If 1), RoadCraft is plenty (Following, Bends and Overtaking is enough
to absorb).
If latter, then we are into extension of above - like
a) my safe following position is \"book\" PLUS shortfall of chummy
behind,
b) Over dotted white line for view on approach to hazard,
c) Out for view BEFORE accelerating when overtaking.
Where your pal gets this latter \"stuff\" from in a concise
form?
Has John Lyon not published anything?
He is about as good as it gets.
Trev
Trev,
If and when you read the article mentioned, note that Nigel added \'page 3 Col 1 para 3 line 1 should read\';
\'So the major area of danger is going to be blind off-side junctions or entrances\'.
As there is no perfect driver (or perfect drive) any comments you have to make will be read with interest either on the website or I can ask Mark to put us in direct contact?
Good Weekend,
Matt35.
When starting up I get the smell of unburnt petrol coming through the dashboard air vents.
After a few miles ,or when the engine warms up,the smell disappears.
Any obvious solutions to check please. Read more
Pop the bonnet and look for any damp patches/puddles of petrol. Follow pipework back from carb/injection system to see if anything leaking.
I've just bought what apears to be a pretty mint Peugeot 406 2.0 SRi Turbo for £2550.
It is a 1998 S-reg with 97,000 miles, silver, FSH, new tyres, Climate control and all the other usual 406 goodies.
Compared to Parkers guide its a good buy, but is this really a good buy????
Neil T
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Cheers, I know about the performance side, thats one reason I opted to swap the std 406 SRi 16v for the Turbo version, plus it has 153,000 well worn miles..:-)
With a bit of knolage I picked up from modifing Rover T16 Turbo Engines I should be able to boost power to 180bhp quite easily and get a nice drivable car with low down grunt, just like my Leon....
cheers
Neil T
SEAT Leon TDi 150, 406 SRi Turbo, 406 SRi 16v, Various Montegos...
I had Kwik-Fit put 7.5 litres of Mobil 1 in my car yesterday, for which they charged me £43.44 -- about £20 less than the retail price of two four-litre packs. This cost was actually higher than I anticipated, but I think the guy who gave me the original quote must have got the wrong line in his reference book. Their pricing scheme seems to be basically £4.99 a litre for Mobil semi-synthetic and £6.99 for Mobil 1 -- hence it was a special bargain, for what reason I'm not at all sure.
I watched the process, not having done the job myself. Many, many minutes were spent trying to find the filter canister on the engine block, which reminded me of feeling foolish when I took ages to find the sump plug on my Golf VR6, which is hiding at the back at an angle. Anyway, in case anyone else doesn't yet know, the filter canister in a Mercedes-Benz E320 Coupé is well hidden at the back of the engine and not at all easy to unscrew.
And, while I'm here, it may be of use to others to know that I have had written confirmation from RAC Warranty that the extended warranty on the MB does not require main-dealer servicing, provided that "the vehicle is still serviced in accordance with the manufacturer's schedule and that any parts fitted must be main agent parts". Hence, the independent chap who services my Golf will now get the MB too. Read more
Coopers on the espace also.
Doyle
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