Peugeot 406 auto, 100k miles

I?ve never been convinced by the gear change on my 406, it doesn?t slam instantaneously into the next gear like all my other autos have - sometimes it?s as slow as changing manually and kind of revs inbetween changes. The down -shift is fine, it?s only while shifting up. Sometimes it changes up - down - up in quick succession as if it?s not sure what to do. It never feels like it?ll let me down, it?s just "not right".

I?m taking it to be prepared for winter on Friday (winter tyres, oil, antifreeze, mini service etc), should I have the transmission fluid changed at the same time? I saw Ed China and Mike Brewer cure a dicky Range Rover gearbox by simply doing this. And how often should I be changing gearbox oil? If it?s not a simple fix, I?ll just live with it...

Thanks as always, Dave. Read more

Hi all,

I'm new here, and getting a but frustrated!!

I have an R reg Ford Escort Flight 1.6. The main problem is that the Dash Board lights don't always come on and upon further investigation i found out that this means that rear lights/Fog lights wont work either.

I had this problem a couple of months ago and apprently it is known problem on Escorts in that the contact for the stalk burns out. However replaced it with a new one and its doing it again!!

So before i go out and spend more money on a new one, i was wondering is anyone here that may know if it is anything else other that the contact in the stalk burning out.....

The second problem, may be something small i don't know.. but when the car is idle the rev's are really high, or when i've come off the motorway the rev's are really high. I don't know if this is a prob or not really!!

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I just read this on another forum;

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Bearing in mind which paper it comes from, do you reckon there's any truth to it or is it just sensationalist rubbish?


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My immobiliser seems to occasionally think I'm forcing entry. It hapenned in December last year and now twice in the last two weeks.

I can get in using the remote control; the doors unlock; but then when you go to start the car with the key, the red and green lights on the mirror come on and the car won't start.

The only way round is to disconnect the car battery for TWO days. This then makes the car lose its settings and then it starts.

Andy Gayle said put some new batteries in the remote, which I've done, but the remote was indicating a full charge. I'm not sure if it'll happen again and if so, when.

For now, I'm locking the doors using the key, not the remote, in the hope that the immobiliser won't intrude as I've not armed it. Any other ideas? Is it the mirror (as this holds the sensor) that needs replacing?

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Hello everyone.

I've been reading this forum and website for a while, and would like to thank everyone for all their comments; thoroughly enjoyable, and informative!

Now, I was wondering if somebody would be able to help me (I would like to start by admitting, I know nothing about cars, other than what this site has taught me!)

After a lot of reading through past threads and the car-by-car breakdown, I have just purchased a second hand Saab 9-5, from a private owner. I also have a "Cherished Registration Mark" on a retention certificate.

I was wondering, is there anyway that I can put the registration plate on the car, before bringing it home? (The car is already taxed and MOTed). I've found a website on the internet that can deliver the actual plates next day, so that's alright, it's just that I want to be legal,if I actually put the plates on the car.

Many thanks in advance to everyone. Read more