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Minimad5 got a reaction from Turbowomble in That V6 406 (D9)
'Ooft, must eat juice being a V6'
The autobox seems to change up early, meaning you're never stressing the engine, it just wafts, BUT press the sport button and its a different version of events, I can see why they chose a V6 in the mental Clios.
A few weeks (month ?) Of wafting around in this, and I won't lie it is THE most comfortable car I've owned, I even lent it to a friend, and even he said 'this floats along similar to my old Bentley, just needs less aggressive tyres to be silent' , genuinely not making that up !!! .
Anyway non of this work would have been worth it, if it couldn't pass a MOT
MOT WHILE YOU WAIT. 🙈 These sort of places never normally end well, but:
Yep, advisory free PASS.
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Minimad5 reacted to calebaaront in The dash at night
Brings back memories of when my Dad had one when I was a nipper. He Converted his estate into a 7 seater
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Minimad5 got a reaction from Turbowomble in That V6 406 (D9)
Obviously I've glossed over parts, and made this appear to be a simple 'Throw on some new bits and MOT'
But some diagnostic work and time has gone into this, for instance the vacuum leaks, wasn't a simple case of 'Yeah this pipe', the drivers seat repair and fettling of door locks.
So now I'm at a loss, its a fully working car that just does what it needs to do, in comfort and relatively reasonable MPG (even the blooming Aircon works), but it's just not me 🤷♂️
If anyone wants to literally give me what it owes me, I'll happily try dig out reciepts etc for proof .... but it's open to be purchased.
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Minimad5 got a reaction from Cento16v in That V6 406 (D9)
Obviously I've glossed over parts, and made this appear to be a simple 'Throw on some new bits and MOT'
But some diagnostic work and time has gone into this, for instance the vacuum leaks, wasn't a simple case of 'Yeah this pipe', the drivers seat repair and fettling of door locks.
So now I'm at a loss, its a fully working car that just does what it needs to do, in comfort and relatively reasonable MPG (even the blooming Aircon works), but it's just not me 🤷♂️
If anyone wants to literally give me what it owes me, I'll happily try dig out reciepts etc for proof .... but it's open to be purchased.
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Minimad5 got a reaction from Cento16v in That V6 406 (D9)
'Ooft, must eat juice being a V6'
The autobox seems to change up early, meaning you're never stressing the engine, it just wafts, BUT press the sport button and its a different version of events, I can see why they chose a V6 in the mental Clios.
A few weeks (month ?) Of wafting around in this, and I won't lie it is THE most comfortable car I've owned, I even lent it to a friend, and even he said 'this floats along similar to my old Bentley, just needs less aggressive tyres to be silent' , genuinely not making that up !!! .
Anyway non of this work would have been worth it, if it couldn't pass a MOT
MOT WHILE YOU WAIT. 🙈 These sort of places never normally end well, but:
Yep, advisory free PASS.
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Minimad5 got a reaction from Turbowomble in That V6 406 (D9)
This nifty chap turned up (old one pictured)
So we've had new plugs, new coils (x2 - Still awaiting others to be in stock) , new injector and a new Airbag plug.
Checked everything was plugged in before refitting the inlet manifold, broke open the new gaskets, torqued down to spec, and ...
It fired straight into life 🥳, so decided to treat it to a new air filter, as I wasn't too sure when the last service was (Juley ?)
A quick trip around the block, and I could still hear a air leak - Can't be manifold as all gaskets are new here, but peaking beneath the throttle body, I found this
Rang up Peugeot/ Citroen dealer, and they basically said 'LOL NO', so unfortunately had to sleeve it, with some pipe. Refitted and no more unmetered air. The idle seemed to be much smoother now too.
So the next few days I put some miles on it, as I wanted to make sure all this work (and more) was worth it.
267 miles later, I can confirm it's a good car.
So with that in mind, it got MORE NEW STUFF
New brakes all round - discs, pads and shoes.
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Minimad5 got a reaction from Burnside in That V6 406 (D9)
Obviously I've glossed over parts, and made this appear to be a simple 'Throw on some new bits and MOT'
But some diagnostic work and time has gone into this, for instance the vacuum leaks, wasn't a simple case of 'Yeah this pipe', the drivers seat repair and fettling of door locks.
So now I'm at a loss, its a fully working car that just does what it needs to do, in comfort and relatively reasonable MPG (even the blooming Aircon works), but it's just not me 🤷♂️
If anyone wants to literally give me what it owes me, I'll happily try dig out reciepts etc for proof .... but it's open to be purchased.
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Minimad5 got a reaction from Shite Ron in That V6 406 (D9)
'Ooft, must eat juice being a V6'
The autobox seems to change up early, meaning you're never stressing the engine, it just wafts, BUT press the sport button and its a different version of events, I can see why they chose a V6 in the mental Clios.
A few weeks (month ?) Of wafting around in this, and I won't lie it is THE most comfortable car I've owned, I even lent it to a friend, and even he said 'this floats along similar to my old Bentley, just needs less aggressive tyres to be silent' , genuinely not making that up !!! .
Anyway non of this work would have been worth it, if it couldn't pass a MOT
MOT WHILE YOU WAIT. 🙈 These sort of places never normally end well, but:
Yep, advisory free PASS.
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Minimad5 got a reaction from SiC in That V6 406 (D9)
Obviously I've glossed over parts, and made this appear to be a simple 'Throw on some new bits and MOT'
But some diagnostic work and time has gone into this, for instance the vacuum leaks, wasn't a simple case of 'Yeah this pipe', the drivers seat repair and fettling of door locks.
So now I'm at a loss, its a fully working car that just does what it needs to do, in comfort and relatively reasonable MPG (even the blooming Aircon works), but it's just not me 🤷♂️
If anyone wants to literally give me what it owes me, I'll happily try dig out reciepts etc for proof .... but it's open to be purchased.
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Minimad5 reacted to Rust Collector in The grumpy thread
That tiny door has brought up a repressed memory: I seem to recall my grandmother telling me something about small doors in very old buildings being used to force intruders to enter a building on their hands and knees to make them vulnerable. This means that the occupants of the building can establish if they're a welcome visitor, and if not, they can happily hack away at them with whatever sword or similar that may be at hand.
She would then proudly announce that the correct way to enter such a door is feet first, so that if you do get attacked then it's your legs that get hacked off rather than your head.
What the fuck I needed to know this for as a child I don't know.
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Minimad5 reacted to Talbot in The grumpy thread
"I've no idea what you're on about and am not going to make a decision without the right information that is clearly going to be my fault later."
Seriously. Stop letting everyone make everything your issue.
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Minimad5 got a reaction from Hertz in That V6 406 (D9)
Obviously I've glossed over parts, and made this appear to be a simple 'Throw on some new bits and MOT'
But some diagnostic work and time has gone into this, for instance the vacuum leaks, wasn't a simple case of 'Yeah this pipe', the drivers seat repair and fettling of door locks.
So now I'm at a loss, its a fully working car that just does what it needs to do, in comfort and relatively reasonable MPG (even the blooming Aircon works), but it's just not me 🤷♂️
If anyone wants to literally give me what it owes me, I'll happily try dig out reciepts etc for proof .... but it's open to be purchased.
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Minimad5 got a reaction from Burnside in That V6 406 (D9)
'Ooft, must eat juice being a V6'
The autobox seems to change up early, meaning you're never stressing the engine, it just wafts, BUT press the sport button and its a different version of events, I can see why they chose a V6 in the mental Clios.
A few weeks (month ?) Of wafting around in this, and I won't lie it is THE most comfortable car I've owned, I even lent it to a friend, and even he said 'this floats along similar to my old Bentley, just needs less aggressive tyres to be silent' , genuinely not making that up !!! .
Anyway non of this work would have been worth it, if it couldn't pass a MOT
MOT WHILE YOU WAIT. 🙈 These sort of places never normally end well, but:
Yep, advisory free PASS.
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Minimad5 got a reaction from Shite Ron in That V6 406 (D9)
This nifty chap turned up (old one pictured)
So we've had new plugs, new coils (x2 - Still awaiting others to be in stock) , new injector and a new Airbag plug.
Checked everything was plugged in before refitting the inlet manifold, broke open the new gaskets, torqued down to spec, and ...
It fired straight into life 🥳, so decided to treat it to a new air filter, as I wasn't too sure when the last service was (Juley ?)
A quick trip around the block, and I could still hear a air leak - Can't be manifold as all gaskets are new here, but peaking beneath the throttle body, I found this
Rang up Peugeot/ Citroen dealer, and they basically said 'LOL NO', so unfortunately had to sleeve it, with some pipe. Refitted and no more unmetered air. The idle seemed to be much smoother now too.
So the next few days I put some miles on it, as I wanted to make sure all this work (and more) was worth it.
267 miles later, I can confirm it's a good car.
So with that in mind, it got MORE NEW STUFF
New brakes all round - discs, pads and shoes.
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Minimad5 got a reaction from wesacosa in That V6 406 (D9)
'Ooft, must eat juice being a V6'
The autobox seems to change up early, meaning you're never stressing the engine, it just wafts, BUT press the sport button and its a different version of events, I can see why they chose a V6 in the mental Clios.
A few weeks (month ?) Of wafting around in this, and I won't lie it is THE most comfortable car I've owned, I even lent it to a friend, and even he said 'this floats along similar to my old Bentley, just needs less aggressive tyres to be silent' , genuinely not making that up !!! .
Anyway non of this work would have been worth it, if it couldn't pass a MOT
MOT WHILE YOU WAIT. 🙈 These sort of places never normally end well, but:
Yep, advisory free PASS.
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Minimad5 reacted to Zelandeth in The dash at night
Latest addition to the fleet here. 1975 Rover P6 3500.
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Minimad5 got a reaction from Shite Ron in That V6 406 (D9)
At this point I was waiting for the injector to turn up, so turned my attention to other things.
Airbag light was illuminated, thankfully the previous owner @406V6 was spot on with his diagnosis - Drivers seat being the culprit. Didn't grab any pictures of this, as I was kneeling on gravel, and just wanted to get done, but found the offending item:
With that snipped out, a new plug and socket was fitted
Did it work?
Did the injector turn up ?
Will it ever see the road again ?
*Dramatic music* Stay tuned for updates
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Minimad5 got a reaction from Shite Ron in That V6 406 (D9)
So with everything out the way and a compression test done, I had a niggling in the back of my mind - 'Do we actually have good spark, is the injector getting a pulse??'
One way to find out
Apologies for the poor picture, but with a noid lamp - (Freshly purchased from https://www.sealey.co.uk/product/5637205125/6pc-noid-light-set ) , it was confirmed we had injector pulse.
And Halfords spark tester (https://www.halfords.com/tools/hand-tools/electrical-diagnostics/laser-ignition-spark-tester-in-line-208694.html ) , it was also confirmed we had spark, but a rather weak looking one. Tried a new coil and things looked much healthier, result.
Old plugs removed and replaced
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Minimad5 got a reaction from Shite Ron in That V6 406 (D9)
I actually forgot !
You have to take the inlet manifold off, in order to get to the rear bank -
As you can probably see, it covers the back 3 cylinders.
Hhmm lovely, lots of instant gasket.
Thankfully before pulling anything apart, I thought to order a set of gaskets (Did so too, as I was adamant I could hear a vaccum leak)
Also making an appearance is the new coil (No idea why Beru / Behru came in BorgWarner boxes)
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Minimad5 got a reaction from 95 quid Peugeot in That V6 406 (D9)
'Ooft, must eat juice being a V6'
The autobox seems to change up early, meaning you're never stressing the engine, it just wafts, BUT press the sport button and its a different version of events, I can see why they chose a V6 in the mental Clios.
A few weeks (month ?) Of wafting around in this, and I won't lie it is THE most comfortable car I've owned, I even lent it to a friend, and even he said 'this floats along similar to my old Bentley, just needs less aggressive tyres to be silent' , genuinely not making that up !!! .
Anyway non of this work would have been worth it, if it couldn't pass a MOT
MOT WHILE YOU WAIT. 🙈 These sort of places never normally end well, but:
Yep, advisory free PASS.
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Minimad5 got a reaction from Burnside in That V6 406 (D9)
This nifty chap turned up (old one pictured)
So we've had new plugs, new coils (x2 - Still awaiting others to be in stock) , new injector and a new Airbag plug.
Checked everything was plugged in before refitting the inlet manifold, broke open the new gaskets, torqued down to spec, and ...
It fired straight into life 🥳, so decided to treat it to a new air filter, as I wasn't too sure when the last service was (Juley ?)
A quick trip around the block, and I could still hear a air leak - Can't be manifold as all gaskets are new here, but peaking beneath the throttle body, I found this
Rang up Peugeot/ Citroen dealer, and they basically said 'LOL NO', so unfortunately had to sleeve it, with some pipe. Refitted and no more unmetered air. The idle seemed to be much smoother now too.
So the next few days I put some miles on it, as I wanted to make sure all this work (and more) was worth it.
267 miles later, I can confirm it's a good car.
So with that in mind, it got MORE NEW STUFF
New brakes all round - discs, pads and shoes.
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Minimad5 got a reaction from wesacosa in That V6 406 (D9)
This nifty chap turned up (old one pictured)
So we've had new plugs, new coils (x2 - Still awaiting others to be in stock) , new injector and a new Airbag plug.
Checked everything was plugged in before refitting the inlet manifold, broke open the new gaskets, torqued down to spec, and ...
It fired straight into life 🥳, so decided to treat it to a new air filter, as I wasn't too sure when the last service was (Juley ?)
A quick trip around the block, and I could still hear a air leak - Can't be manifold as all gaskets are new here, but peaking beneath the throttle body, I found this
Rang up Peugeot/ Citroen dealer, and they basically said 'LOL NO', so unfortunately had to sleeve it, with some pipe. Refitted and no more unmetered air. The idle seemed to be much smoother now too.
So the next few days I put some miles on it, as I wanted to make sure all this work (and more) was worth it.
267 miles later, I can confirm it's a good car.
So with that in mind, it got MORE NEW STUFF
New brakes all round - discs, pads and shoes.