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by joydivision
Tue Dec 06, 2022 12:13 pm
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: My 406 Break - bought it for work, but already love the car
Replies: 79
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Re: My 406 Break - bought it for work, but already love the car

Haven't had time to come here lately - have had a lot of work and we've been moving to another house which we partly helped to build and all, so these last times have been crazy. Now it's a bit calmer, still a lot of work though :supafrisk: So, here's a little update on my 406 which has been used a ...
by joydivision
Tue Apr 19, 2022 11:49 am
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: My 406 Break - bought it for work, but already love the car
Replies: 79
Views: 104432

Re: My 406 Break - bought it for work, but already love the car

I had a terrible situation with an aux belt that wen tin my 1.9 td. it for no reason jumped off the pulleys when I hit a speed bump (slowly) and then got stuck in the cam belt and, because I didn't know what was going on and my mate was advising me to try things over the phone, I tried starting it ...
by joydivision
Tue Apr 19, 2022 11:43 am
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: My 406 Break - bought it for work, but already love the car
Replies: 79
Views: 104432

Re: My 406 Break - bought it for work, but already love the car

Thanks :) Yes, once I removed the paint what I found was indeed far worse than I feared, so I'm really glad that I took care of it, otherwise one day I could very well have found myself having a convertible that's open-top for good :lol: :lol: The repair actually doesn't look that bad, I mean, they ...
by joydivision
Sun Apr 17, 2022 10:21 pm
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: My 406 Break - bought it for work, but already love the car
Replies: 79
Views: 104432

Re: My 406 Break - bought it for work, but already love the car

The cracks in the paint close to the sunroof where getting worse and worse over this winter, with clear signs of rust under them. The same applied to the loose paint spot on the trunk. So I decided I had to take action. But I wasn't willing to spend the money for professional painting of two panels....
by joydivision
Sun Apr 17, 2022 9:55 pm
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: My 406 Break - bought it for work, but already love the car
Replies: 79
Views: 104432

Re: My 406 Break - bought it for work, but already love the car

So, long time no news here. That's only because I've been overwhelmed in terms of work lately. The car is doing fine and very much needed every day, I think I will easily pass the 16k km mark when it makes 1 year in my hands. Except for one minor problem a couple of weeks ago it hasn't given me any ...
by joydivision
Sat Dec 04, 2021 10:36 am
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: My 406 Break - bought it for work, but already love the car
Replies: 79
Views: 104432

Re: My 406 Break - bought it for work, but already love the car

The oil and filter was changed yesterday, and it definitely made a change to the sound of the engine, sounds softer and vibrates less when cold, so I think the 8000-9000 km mark is best compromise between protection of the engine and not becoming too expensive.
by joydivision
Thu Dec 02, 2021 1:30 pm
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: My 406 Break - bought it for work, but already love the car
Replies: 79
Views: 104432

Re: My 406 Break - bought it for work, but already love the car

Yes, I've also heard about that worst case scenario when auxiliary drive belt breaks, rare but terrible. Thanks for the detailed input of your experience about the oil change intervals and different engine types, very educative. Also what you say about harming the sale of diesels, it could explain w...
by joydivision
Wed Dec 01, 2021 7:19 pm
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: My 406 Break - bought it for work, but already love the car
Replies: 79
Views: 104432

Re: My 406 Break - bought it for work, but already love the car

Finally found the time to post some updates here. - had an unpleasant surprise the other day: discovered, by luck, as I saw a part of it hanging down to the ground below the engine, that the auxiliary drive belt had split into half and one of the halves had wound itself up on the shaft of the altern...
by joydivision
Thu Nov 11, 2021 4:24 pm
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: My 406 Break - bought it for work, but already love the car
Replies: 79
Views: 104432

Re: My 406 Break - bought it for work, but already love the car

Oh yes, I'm enjoying it, since the start, but now that I've got everything important done, even more :)

I've also been enjoying this forum, although not having much movement, it's a place full of useful information as well as helpful and nice people.
by joydivision
Thu Nov 11, 2021 11:15 am
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: My 406 Break - bought it for work, but already love the car
Replies: 79
Views: 104432

Re: My 406 Break - bought it for work, but already love the car

Just came back from MOT, it's done, it passed! :cheesy: My mechanic found the origin of the oil leak and fixed it yesterday, then gave it a thorough clean. The oil came from upwards, behind the engine block, it was the seal of the valve cover, was in really bad shape. So it fortunately was an easy a...
by joydivision
Sat Nov 06, 2021 10:23 am
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: My 406 Break - bought it for work, but already love the car
Replies: 79
Views: 104432

Re: My 406 Break - bought it for work, but already love the car

Went to MOT yesterday. It didn't pass yet, two issues, one of them serious. But there's also good news: mechanically, emission-wise and electrically (except for one fog light, that's the minor issue) it is all fine! :) Now for the serious issue which made it not pass: it's that damn oil leak I've me...
by joydivision
Wed Nov 03, 2021 5:31 pm
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: My 406 Break - bought it for work, but already love the car
Replies: 79
Views: 104432

Re: My 406 Break - bought it for work, but already love the car

Thanks. Yes, that's what I'm thinking, too, but in fact this can wait, I don't even have any ramps here at home where I would park. Ok, I didn't know the overflow valve was important for this, but yes, the car drives perfectly now, so this rules the overflow valve out, which is good (one less thing ...
by joydivision
Wed Nov 03, 2021 2:46 pm
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: My 406 Break - bought it for work, but already love the car
Replies: 79
Views: 104432

Re: My 406 Break - bought it for work, but already love the car

Here's the photo that I forgot to attach.
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by joydivision
Wed Nov 03, 2021 2:36 pm
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: My 406 Break - bought it for work, but already love the car
Replies: 79
Views: 104432

Re: My 406 Break - bought it for work, but already love the car

I was spot on - the problem was created by the additional check valve I installed. Today I bought clear fuel line tubing (just to discover that it was too small in diameter, but then found the right one at another store) and a bit of black normal flexible tube, as it revealed completely impossible t...
by joydivision
Wed Nov 03, 2021 12:25 am
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: My 406 Break - bought it for work, but already love the car
Replies: 79
Views: 104432

Re: My 406 Break - bought it for work, but already love the car

Sorry for all the posts... but just found out that the primer bulb usually has a non-return valve fitted on one side as a standard??? :shock: I actually noticed a white plastic piece which something told me was looking strange for being just some kind of union... so when I installed the new valve no...