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I'm totally non-mechanical (barely know what a bolt is, and own practically no tools barring a screwdriver and a hammer), but shouldn't the bolt go in from the top?

That would maybe stop it's gravity-assisted descent (what with the head of the bolt being wider than the hole).

Shiny!

I'm jealous, I want a V6

Ecosse Peugeot offers a V6 upgrade (i.e. replacement of existing engine for a Peugeot 3.0 V6) but it's £5500 and I think that's a little too much for my budget (i.e. f***-all).

I've replaced the wheels and the ICE head unit.

No other changes or repairs have been needed in the 4 months I've had the car - long may that continue.

Just passed the 33,000 mile mark today

I added another 350 miles to the clock over the weekend (trip from Aberdeen to Glasgow and back), which I did on a full tank of petrol.

I dunno if this helps, but I put a set of 307 Rapier alloys on my 406. They look nice, and the car doesn't feel any different to drive. But I don't know what the offset is on these, nor do I know what it was on the 406 steels I just got shot of.

Is it something I need to worry about?

Can't you just take it to Halfords and get them to fit it?








(runs away, apologising and ducking to avoid being hit with the rocks you're throwing)

My son had to tell me last week that there's a courtesy light over the back seats. I've had the 406 since November...

My excuse? I've never been back there

Welcome Owik! :) I had a D8 1.8 16v and to be honest it was totally gutless. They did improve the D9 version but if you're going petrol I'd get the 2L 16v :) Dunno about the D8, but I like the D9 well enough (the D9 got the EW7 engine, the D8 had the XU7). There's a few horsepower difference in it ...

mjb wrote:Sod low mileage, these things LOVE miles! Anything under 150k is "young", under 100k is "pre-pubescent"

At 32k, mine must still be in the bloody womb then

Oooh, crumbs. Best leave the stock filter as-is then. Why are these things so popular if they don't seem to have any noticable benefit? And how does it negatively affect fuel consumption? I had thought that if a performance filter is supposed to increase the efficiency of the engine, you would recei...

Welcome to the madhouse! :) I've never driven a diesel 406, but I'm totally loving the 1.8 petrol. Mine is a Phase 2 model, saloon configuration, you'll see them referred to here as D9 models, or Facelift models - so I have the 1.8l 16-valve fuel-injected engine that produces 115 HP. It doesn't look...

Hi all, In my first effort to secure a little extra oomph (and I guess some fuel economy) from my 1.8i 406, I have been looking at air filters and induction kits. Spotted this one from K&N, which seems to be specific to the naturally-aspirated 1.8i 406 range (both D8s and D9s, from 1995 to 2000), wh...

This is her with the alloy wheels, all cleaned up and looking shiny outside Aberdeen University yesterday.

supafrisk wrote:Edited to add, is anyone else tempted to ring that number?

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No.

OK, you were right enough - the D9s got the EW7 J4 - 1.8 16V, so that's what I've got.

I've added the pic and a little description to the Wiki. Not the best photo ever, but it will do, at least for now.