My first petrol 406
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My first petrol 406
Well my history is (both d8)
1.9 dturbo
2.1 12v (with a bosh fuel pump from a xantia and the boost/fuel turned wayyyy up ;) )
And now this,
2.0 16v Petrol
GLX
Need handbrake fixing and an mot putting on
Been off the road since december.
£320
BARGAIN
Ive got it booked in for an mot on thursday next week, done the best i can with the handbrake (taken it all apart, cleaned, wire wheeled, new shows, ajusted) but knowing how good the handbrakes are on theses things still wondering if it will pass on it haha...
Pictures ;)
1.9 dturbo
2.1 12v (with a bosh fuel pump from a xantia and the boost/fuel turned wayyyy up ;) )
And now this,
2.0 16v Petrol
GLX
Need handbrake fixing and an mot putting on
Been off the road since december.
£320
BARGAIN
Ive got it booked in for an mot on thursday next week, done the best i can with the handbrake (taken it all apart, cleaned, wire wheeled, new shows, ajusted) but knowing how good the handbrakes are on theses things still wondering if it will pass on it haha...
Pictures ;)
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Re: My first petrol 406
year?
2000 D9 Coupé 2.0 SE EW10J4 Scarlet Red - 5 litres of oil gone in 500 miles!!! Time for a new coupe me thinks
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Not too shabby for the price!!!!
The biggest difference I noticed with the handbrake was adjusting the cables up (after I'd replaced them; the adjuster was rusted solid!)
The biggest difference I noticed with the handbrake was adjusting the cables up (after I'd replaced them; the adjuster was rusted solid!)
1996 406 1.8LX Got a bad case of hydro lock!
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
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'99 I guess if it's a Veoin27 wrote:year?
1996 406 1.8LX Got a bad case of hydro lock!
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
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Re: My first petrol 406
Mega cheap it is then
You done good going for the petrol - much more simple IMO and ubber-reliable too
Funny dent on the bonnet - looks like someone's *really* shut the bonnet
You done good going for the petrol - much more simple IMO and ubber-reliable too
Funny dent on the bonnet - looks like someone's *really* shut the bonnet
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More simple? I suppose simpler than the hdi, the 2.1 12v i had, didnt need any sensors to work, and just had one wire to the engine which kept it running haha
I dont know, i suppose i will find out how reliable they are!
I used to have a 1.8 16v xantia (older style engine though, code starting XU this one being EW10J4 styleee
Didnt have any issues with that, but im guessing that was simpler than this, this has that odd coil over spark plug arrangement which ive not have much luck with in past cars (allbeit the one i had it on before was a fiat...)
I dont know, i suppose i will find out how reliable they are!
I used to have a 1.8 16v xantia (older style engine though, code starting XU this one being EW10J4 styleee
Didnt have any issues with that, but im guessing that was simpler than this, this has that odd coil over spark plug arrangement which ive not have much luck with in past cars (allbeit the one i had it on before was a fiat...)
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HDi's are forever suffering engine management faults, engine mounts, bottom pulley's (or is it pullies now?), DMF's, EGR's, sensors, exhausts, etc.. whereas we never hear a bad word said about the petrols
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Re: My first petrol 406
Sorry. I cant see images at work
Ah that means you more than likely have the EW10J4 like I have in the coupe. Ultra reliable.
Put your foot under the accelerator pedal, if can lift it up to any extent then the cable is slack. You should use you adjuster and try to make the cable taut. If you can do that, then you'll notice a huge difference. Be careful with the breather pipes, they get very brittle, I smashed mine by barely touching them and forked out €38 for a new one. The coolant temp sensor is the main suspect for rough idle and excessive exhaust emissions. All in all its a smashing engine altough not that quick. Mine has returned 35.3MPG over 3700 miles on the trip computer.
Ah that means you more than likely have the EW10J4 like I have in the coupe. Ultra reliable.
Put your foot under the accelerator pedal, if can lift it up to any extent then the cable is slack. You should use you adjuster and try to make the cable taut. If you can do that, then you'll notice a huge difference. Be careful with the breather pipes, they get very brittle, I smashed mine by barely touching them and forked out €38 for a new one. The coolant temp sensor is the main suspect for rough idle and excessive exhaust emissions. All in all its a smashing engine altough not that quick. Mine has returned 35.3MPG over 3700 miles on the trip computer.
2000 D9 Coupé 2.0 SE EW10J4 Scarlet Red - 5 litres of oil gone in 500 miles!!! Time for a new coupe me thinks
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Ah, i have a bit of a rough idle on this one,
and i think my throttle cable has stretched, ive had to make myself a spacer to get it to go taught haha..
My sister has a hdi 90 and only problem so far on that is the maf, although i suspect the bottom pulley is on its way out haha, i had to get a bottom pulley for my 2.1 after the woodruff key split in 2 :S
and i think my throttle cable has stretched, ive had to make myself a spacer to get it to go taught haha..
My sister has a hdi 90 and only problem so far on that is the maf, although i suspect the bottom pulley is on its way out haha, i had to get a bottom pulley for my 2.1 after the woodruff key split in 2 :S
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It feels like a rocket ship compared to the civic im driving at the momenteoin27 wrote: All in all its a smashing engine altough not that quick.
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Nice to have a fellow EW10 driver on the forum. Whats your oil consumption like? Im looking at about 2litres over 1200 miles. Rough
2000 D9 Coupé 2.0 SE EW10J4 Scarlet Red - 5 litres of oil gone in 500 miles!!! Time for a new coupe me thinks
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haha, i dont know yet :/
ive not driven it very far, currently without mot
but hopefully that will be different after thursday
ive not driven it very far, currently without mot
but hopefully that will be different after thursday
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That's a damn good price for a D9
Like the garage too!
Like the garage too!
<steve_earwig> I think this forum is more about keeping our cars going with minimal outlay than giving our cars more reason to go bang
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Haha, its a good garage, good space to work in,
Cue random photo with the old car and the mg
(the mg is hiding in the garage in the other pictures and in this picture, the fuel pump had ripped itself clean off the engine of my 2.1 :/ Still to this day cant work out how it snapped all the mounting bolts without the timing belt falling off!)
Cue random photo with the old car and the mg
(the mg is hiding in the garage in the other pictures and in this picture, the fuel pump had ripped itself clean off the engine of my 2.1 :/ Still to this day cant work out how it snapped all the mounting bolts without the timing belt falling off!)
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