406oc.co.uk

Your idea is nice, doggy, especially if I wouldn't manage to find the part and it would fail a lot, but I don't think it will be necessary, it hasn't done it anymore since then, and I'm already finding a few of the correct parts on the net (used), not expensive. So I'll simply get one of them.

I'm glad I took the covers off... did it today and was easy. It's in fact the other one that exists. The key barrel is 447022. Here are some photos (not so good... hard to take...) I took of it and also a couple of images off the net. Now I know how to find the right one and order. I think it won't ...

Just had a look, that's one of them, yes, I've seen it, but I think it's only from '99 onwards... there's another one that is more difficult to find and mostly as a used original part, which mostly states the years 1998 and 1997... so I'm going to follow Steve's advice of not risking and to take the...

Here are some (not really good...) pics of the motor. DSC_2968_.JPG DSC_2969_.JPG DSC_2970_.JPG And here are two pics about things I discovered. A disconnected plug, don't know what it is for. Any ideas? Also, in the fuse box there's a place for some relay which is not there. I also admired the fact...

So, some worthy updates. First: I have no pencil icon. Don't know why, so I can't edit my original post. :roll: Here's what I've done: -- Fixed the clock illumination problem (bulb holder was gone - simply soldered the bulb with wires to correct points) DSC_2994_.JPG -- Took the instruments dash boa...

No luck at local dealers, it's too old... I'll have to get it from EBay or maybe here in Portugal from classifieds site, I've seen some. Problem: I don't know the part number or the exact appearance of the connectors - I know the one for the '99 onwards is different, that I know for sure, have seen ...

Yes, crank shaft position sensor also occurred to me, but the way it happens does look more like the ignition switch. It gives indeed the idea of being worn, so I'm not sure a simple "refurbishment" will be enough for this one... I'll try to get a new one locally tomorrow or, if that turns out diffi...

Thanks let's see if I can get sorted the cut off problem, don't think it was out of fuel, everything is pointing at the ignition switch - it really feels worn.

Thanks, yes, I also think it's the ignition switch - it feels worn, if you turn the key very slowly, there is even a "position" where no lights can be seen at all and in crank-ready position, you can make the lights go dimmer and flicker if you turn the key a little backwards.... shouldn't happen. W...

Thanks. Still a lot to do, though, and seems other things appear out of nowhere :( but I'm going to get them sorted! That's an idea, but means a lot of work and I don't feel it has to do with the problem - fuel gauge seems to work ok, it's not very precise (from full to half means quite a few more k...

My 406 2.1td has done this twice, have done 1000 km with the car since I bought it and this started yesterday. It shuts off during driving, but only now and then, after you can crank and start it right away and works fine. The first time I was a little scared and didn't look well at everything, I th...

Oh well, it's not the fuel gauge and it was not lack of fuel. Today I filled the tank and it took only 60 litres, so would have had about 10 litres in it if I have the tank size correct (70 litres, right?), and shortly after, it did it again, cut off during driving. This time I observed more careful...

Soon after buying my 406 Estate, I found out that electric mirrors control wasn't working. Forgot to test that one while trying out the car, would have been a good point to lower the price a bit more. First thought this could a fuse. Wrong. Then thought it should be the control buttons. Took them ou...

I recently fixed the blower motor speed control on my 406 Estate 2.1TD. It would only work at max speed setting, all other steps the motor wouldn't even turn on. All first research I did pointed into direction of the blower motor speed control module (which in this model is fixed to the motor itself...

Good news: blower is fixed, working great on all speeds now! :cheesy: . Was quite an adventure, though. I'll post the story in a separate thread in right subforum, as this may be really useful to other people. And so I only now noticed that this forum doesn't allow editing your posts later... so I c...