320's Pug 306 daily derv devil

[320touring]

The thermostat is under the plastic fuel filter housing in a metal housing.

 

thats what I'd spotted. looks black on mine? Cheers anyway!

[Lacquer Peel]

I think the bit that attaches to the coolant pipe is plastic, you're right.

[CHRIS1980]

That air scoop behind the grill and goes over the top of the slam panel can be modified very easily to take in more air. I read about it years ago and tried it on mine. It was more of a benefit on cooler days. I removed the scoop and shaped some aluminium sheet around the back of the scoop to extend it further down so that air passing through the grill gets forced in better. The only down side was more wasps etc in the filter.

[320touring]

Took it out to visit brutha_touring.

 

Turned out he learned to drive in one:)

 

He thought it most competent, and worthy of a good go at the shedding!

 

have a gratuitous pic of it sidelights on waiting for its prey (mainly lardy repmobiles)

 

[320touring]

Struck whilst the iron was hot and ordered up service parts..

 

Hedged my bets re the thermostat and ordered both versions-hardly breaking the bank and no doubt someone with an XUD will be able to use whatever one is left over.

 

got to love a service for sub £30 inc delivery!

 

I've left glow plugs off the list at the moment, as I'll need to see what the job looks like. Moreover, not orderimg any brake parts til I get a look at the car this weekend.

 

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[CHRIS1980]

One of the glow plugs can be a pig but it's not impossible. I used to get my filters direct from pug dealer as they were cheaper and not filled with Chinese newspaper. I'm seriously getting the itch for one of these again.

[CHRIS1980]

Oh and as for brakes,you need to know which callipers they decided to fit. There really is no rhyme or reason as to what they fitted.

[320touring]

Oh and as for brakes,you need to know which callipers they decided to fit. There really is no rhyme or reason as to what they fitted.

Yep, hence holding off til I've had a swatch:)

[sporty-shite]

Glowplugs are a piece of piss. You'll just need a knuckle joint for your socket. Didn't even have to undo the intercooler when I did them on my last ZX.

[Arthur Foxhake]

I'll bet lucas calipers and 247mm discs.

 

I am usually wrong though.

[Lacquer Peel]

http://public.servicebox.peugeot.com/pages/index.jsp Service Box is your friend.

[nacho man]

These are ace!!! I had the powerhouse n/a version. I frigging loved it, I spent a fortune on bits for it that it probably didn't need. 

 

I did 15k in mine over a year would always do 45-50mpg all day long. 

 

Would have another 132%

 

[320touring]

^^my paint is nowhere near as good as that:)

 

any panels lying aboot?

 

Cheers for the info re glowplugs-I'll have a look and see what it looks like, and maybe order them up when/if brake parts are needed.

[nacho man]

No panels I am afraid. I did the plugs on mine as was mega easy, mine was lucas pumped but didn't have all the turbot gubbins in the way.

[CHRIS1980]

No panels I am afraid. I did the plugs on mine as was mega easy, mine was lucas pumped but didn't have all the turbot gubbins in the way.

That's what makes a difference to changing the plugs. I can't remember if it was number 1 or 4 that was a pig.

 

Still not a s bad as a Fiat 1.9 Utd Doblo.....

[320touring]

could always just change 3;)

[320touring]

I think I may need to call DEFRA in..

 

 

likely sunroof drains or somesuch.

 

Another thing to add to the list!

[beko1987]

That's exactly what mine does but not so bad and in the rear passenger footwell, not the front.

[Arthur Foxhake]

Looks like the door seal is letting water in, can see it in the pic.

My old one did this, and the ZX in the same place as Beko's.

Try putting a few vertical cuts in the rubber with a stanley knife.

Edited to add the ph3 had two door seals to stop this happening.

[320touring]

Looks like the door seal is letting water in, can see it in the pic.

My old one did this, and the ZX in the same place as Beko's.

Try putting a few vertical cuts in the rubber with a stanley knife.

Edited to add the ph3 had two door seals to stop this happening.

Cheers- are you referring to the damp part of the seal directly below the edge of the dash?

 

any pics of what you mean re the cuts?

[beko1987]

Door seals you say? I can never see the path of water like you can on Neils though, my carpet ledge is always dry, but I will try the slashing it method (again though, where?)

[320touring]

Good to know-thanks both!

 

my brother was his usual supportive self, sending me this..

 

[twosmoke300]

Water ingress is very rarely door seals . More likely coming through door membrane / speakers

[Cavcraft]

Mine is starting to do that, a few Google searches said door seals favourite. We (i.e my lad) did the glowplugs on the old 306, I seem to recall no.4 was the tricky one but it wasn't a massive PITA.

[Arthur Foxhake]

They do leak, you can see it in his pic.

When I was welding the ZX the other day I could see it getting past the seal into the footwell. They fill up with water so a few slices,verticaly along the seal should let the excess water out.

Worth a try anyway, it's free.

[320touring]

Parts are here so its game on tomorrow!

just need to buy coolant in the morning

 

wish me luck..

[carlo]

These are ace!!! I had the powerhouse n/a version. I frigging loved it, I spent a fortune on bits for it that it probably didn't need. 

 

I did 15k in mine over a year would always do 45-50mpg all day long. 

 

Would have another 132%

 

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Seeing this pic reminds me how much Diablo red suits these 306s, especially when clean!  405s too.

 

We had a similar vintage 5dr DT in Diablo a few years back and it sorely tested my love of all things Peugeot.  Virtually everything which could have gone wrong did, think we had a rogue example.  When going OK displayed the usual Peugeot benefits of marvelous ride, handling and steering.  Agree with one poster about the narrow power band; the equivalent Citroen ZXs seemed to go a bit better than these, perhaps they were lighter.  Heavy clutch very common, often on its way out.  Think I've still got a wooden dash panel for one of these somewhere.

[RichL]

I remember the rear door seals leaking on my parents 1994 306 just like that. 

 

Dad 'modified' the seal by putting some wire underneath it along the sill line to build it up. It worked.

[320touring]

Muchos Progresaru on this today..

First up, a cheeky lil oil change - with the filter putting up a helluva fight! Got it off eventually, but it was bruised and battered. Typical that the XUD has a little Hex slot on the plug rather than a bolt head - I was scared it may round off





Next up was the fuel filter - a world of difference from the old Octavia! Much simpler to access, and no piddly o rings or stupid fuel line clamps required. Manual Prime too:)





The source of the swimming pool in the passenger footwell well was identified - Water was seeping through the speaker grille.

Looks like the plastic membrane was missing judging by the traces of black sealant, so I carefully* crafted a replacement using the bag the oil came in, and some sealant I had lying about.





Some paper was deployed to soak up the water from the footwell, as it turned out, a fair bit was needed





I've left the door card off for just now to see how it looks in a couple of days!

I also did a coolant flush and thermostat change, but that stuff is going in the blog:)

[Rusty_Rocket]

Nice work 320T.

Check the drain holes in the bottom of the door are clear!