French Car Forum

The headgasket on my girlfriends Peugeot 206 1.1 is going/has gone. How easy is it to do a headgasket changed on these? Are they a difficult engine to work on? Ive done a few Rover k series engine headgaskets, so should I be able to do the 206 or are they more difficult?

Are there any special tools needed to do the job? Is there any guide, or...

How soon before they use this as an excuse and apply more increases to diesel users.

Daily Toryrag

Today the mechanic I used to work part time with, called up to ask when I was taking away the newer toy (my shiny blue 605). Reckoned he'd finished servicing it.

It turns out he'd backed it into something; the repair will be about $600 - my estimate - and more frustratingly the damage was in one of the most untouched areas.

Took it for a brief...

No one say WD40 please ;)

For locks specifically (door / boot etc) , any particular recommendations and thoughts about this ?

Possibly ignition too, although its generally not recommended to spray into there unless you 'really' need to.

I guess really it would be sensible to take them out and give them a coating of grease (again, moly or...

Morning fellas, wanted to share my pug 406 experience with ya. As the wife went off to somerset in her Xantia I needed to get up to newcastle and Scotland over the weekend so I bought meself a cheap 406 Turbo Diesel estate to lug loads up north. Never had a 406, big ugly estate car, dont really like them, bought it as its a practical diesel thats...

all, can someone give me a reason why the group 35 coupe is cheaper to insure than a group 25 TD xantia? (coupe is 97 and xant 99)

I have put both cars through the comparison sites, and that is the unbelievable truth. ?

This all began when I went to change the insurance from coupe to xant at lunchtime.. I got told no problem, £200 nore please.....

The wifes down in somerset at the min and for those that dont know she has a 2000 Xantia Hdi with no blowers and the heater stuck on hot!
Her dad has a 2001 Scenic 1.9 Dci for sale and as a favor has offered the wife a straight swap for her Xantia! A no brainer I hear you say.

The Scenic has 145k on the clock with full service history, but 145k...

It's that time of the year again :(

Just wondered who would be best for insuring my Xantia? I've just received my comprehensive insurance renewal figure of £352. I've tried the usual comparison sites with nothing better thus far. Admiral came out at £540 :o

What are you guys paying?

I'm 41 - self employed - drive less than 4K a year......

...you've bitten off more than you can chew?

Now I have the Activa on the road, the amount of things I need to sort has practically doubled.

To top it all it seems a wheel bearing is on the way out on the Coupé, so much so that instead of just rumbling, it squeaks.

I know the point of two cars was to run one while working on the other but that...

MG Production restarts at Longbridge (from the BBC)

Here we are, a once proud car-making nation and world leader now reduced to assembling CKD kits from China :evil: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

And in the very factory that gave birth to such revoloutionary cars as the Mini..

What a bloody insult. I'd buy one just so I could set fire to the...

In the past, when the weather's been good it's a great autojumble to go to. Large turn out of fab classics too. A good day out.

While watching a programme on Quest I.E. basic older Discovery repeats on Freeview channel 38.

There was a programme called The Garage which featured a team working with a boss called Jock, running a place called English Mobile Mechanics in Spain.

I have seen the previous series, and now the second series is being shown on Freeview.

There was...

Decent guy on another forum has x2 snapped wheel bolts (heaven knows how :roll:)
on his Insignia and it could save him loads if he knew where he could take
it to have the broken studs professionally removed - rather than be at the
mercy of 4 Lane Ends KrapFit where there's talk of new hub and labour to fit.
Apparently whilst driving he felt the...

Spotted this on the beeb's news site.

The police driver definitely made the right decision to call off the persuit!

How to annoy your Father

after my car being off the road trying to find the air leak in my fuel system ive enjoyed having it back on the road until today... after leaving a roundabout i had an artic knock my back end nearly span me luckily i managed to control the car, slammed on the horn but he never heard me came back into the side of me and scraped the side of the car...

Im after the above for taking to bits purposes so it doesn't matter whether its working or not. If you also have the ancillaries then I'd like them too :D

We are all being adversly affected by escalating fuel prices, this may help do something about it !

has anybody done it??
i am looking at replacing my synergie with one but on the eurovan2 website it appears it's not supposed to be done as it mucks up the ecu and stops the car from starting, is it true??? or does it only apply to cars with sat-nav???

Self-leveling tax disc from Land Rover.

That coffee should have a standardised measurement of strength on the retail packaging, like caffeine content in mg/kg dry weight or something.

Similarly, liquid forms (as bought in cafés, or iced coffee) should have caffeine in mg/litre. A bit like cigarette strengths.

Then coffee addicts could select best bang for the buck . :twisted:

Not the TV program but a new type of work sled.

Dexter

Looks quite useful, the magnets a very simple but innovative addition.

As I've purchased a non PSA car :oops:

Unfortunately, the PSA group do not make what I wanted, well they do but not in my price / age range and I wanted a non multiplexed / non complicated vehicle too. Without going into specifics it was difficult to find one with a reasonable to high trim level and an 8 valve engine rather than a quartet per...

Have a great one :D :birthday: :birthday: :bouncy: :dom: :tgif:

Just dropped close on 2000 squid for this - sadly no books and speedo has been flicked (by a prior dealer who saw more profit in a car with lower miles and no paperwork - go figure).

I believe this is a UK-based survey; anyone else seen reference to it?

Washed the car last Tuesday, usual stuff hosepipe and bucket.

Opened the bonnet and gave the engine a quick spray too, not much just a bit to get rid of dust. Obviously I did not have the engine running as we know petrol engines will stop at the mere suggestion of water near the coil pack, a diesel will lovingly take a big drink and bend things....

- Are they worthwhile?

I'm asking because they offer one for the PRV powered XM/605 that's surprisingly cheap. By contrast the official unit is well over £150.

Thanks for any comments!

A little game just because i was bored of watching christmas with the cranks.....again whilst visiting family this evening i thought it would be worth a shot to see how much the XM was worth at this well known site, i said it had a full MOT, 1 previous owner, sat nav, DVD, leccy windows, sunroof, mirrors, leather, full service history, auto box,...

Hi all.
I am looking for a Citroen specialist (not dealership) who can do a cambelt change/pump/tensioner etc plus spark plugs and a diagnostic check on my V6.

I am in the Sutton Coldfield area (West Midlands)

I have used one in Derby before (Jim's suggestion) and they were very helpful, but I am no longer working over that way so local would be...

Malc, you kept that quiet! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! :bd: :cd: :taz: :clap: =D> \:D/ \:D/ :birthday: :birthday: :birthday: :beer: :cd: :cd: :domo: :tgif: :juggle: :lolsign: :monkey: :pp: :rofl: :dom: :wiggle: :yikes: :yeah:

H, :wave1:

What do we think here..

my belief is that its only a matter of time before this kind of thing becomes commonplace and not just used for tracking known criminals because with all of that data there already collected its inevitable that it will be used for monitoring/average speed....

although i have no issue with a nationwide anpr system for no...

No dispute etc, just looking for a How to as I've not encountered this situation before...

I bought a remanned PSA steering rack, paid £56 via PP. It was supposed to go by courier to jgra1 but after a couple of days the seller messaged me through Ebay to say the item was damaged and they were refunding me 100% through PP.

In due course I...

I was thinking about this a while ago. Do we know what other manufacturers used the PSA group engines (I'd guess mostly XUD and HDi's) in their vehicles ?

I think Ford use the small HDi in their Fiesta ?

Didn't Skoda (or FSO?) use the XUD9 in one of their pickups and possibly early Felicia ?

Would be nice to know what other manufacturers used...

No rhyme or reason, it's just that I've had a trawl though my Flickr/Photobucket pages and figured I'd share some of the French stuff I've snapped over the last couple of years. Some static show exhibits, some in action on the rally stages....even some I've just spotted whilst out on the roads. Something for most everyone, I hope. Enjoy.

After a years lay up the Activa is (hopefully) going for an MOT tomorrow. :?

Exhaust has been done so I just hope it passes, though after a year of non use I don't hold out much hope if I'm honest.

Reason for this is that I've just been out to pop on a replacement battery as the old one has had it. This replacement battery is actually the old...

...they can't be bothered to add pictures, a proper description or anything that may make you bid on their car

OK, firstly I realise there are going to be some differences between countries - but what is really sought here, is a Plain English explanation of something.

What I am wondering, is if one wants to lightly use the internet via portable computer (as opposed to a smartphone) pretty much anywhere in an urban environment - what technology is...

Hi Everybody,

I'm having a bit of a dilemma at the moment and could do with some friendly advice to help make my mind up.

My Xantia will be coming up for sale in the next 4 - 6 weeks or so (KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THE AD ON THE SALES & WANTS PAGE :wink: :wink: :wink: ) and I'm finding it really difficult what to do next. I've decided I'm going for a...

I'm looking at a UK donor car to be (rapidly) dissected for spares then shipped as parts. The prospect has MOT but no mention of tax.

If my agent-designate were to buy it, would he/they be able to drive it to the place of dismantling without further costs (fees), or must it be towed?

Would it be smarter to make the bill of sale to myself or...

Hi gents can you help me out?

In a dilemma as to what to do next. Here goes had a 406 p reg upto feb 09, since i ve had 4 motors and not 1 equalled it. All had good reason for buying and for getting rid of. Bought an 06 punto had it 10 weeks and then got a brand new 09 corsa diesel, had that for 10 months and traded in for an 08 1.8 tdci...

Apologies for this being a very long way from French cars.

I would like to ask if anyone on here knows of any chemical companies near them who might be looking for more chemistry staff?

I wouldn't normally post something like this on a forum but I am trying to exhaust all possible ideas for finding myself work.

Thanks in advance.

In these days of expensive fuels, why is diesel so much more expensive than petrol ? when i had my first diesel a bx, diesel was cheaper roughly 5p a ltr less than petrol, now i am seeing it averagly 7p ltr dearer than petrol???? Yet diesel is less refined than petrol hence why the V5 calls it heavy oil.
I want to do my bit to sticking two fingers...

Every winter due to the poor weather and lack of time to spend messing and fixing up little things on my car, i always find myself losing interest in whatever car i own....Im just not the kind of car owner who can live with a simple A to B car....which winter turns them into.....

I presume if i had a garage then with heater in tow id maintain my...

Hi guys, sorry to ask about a different make of car but this is the best forum I've ever found.

Hope you can help. The car is question is a 1995 2.3TD Vauxhall Frontera. It's a friend's car and I'm looking for some advice please.

The car had water in the oil and vice versa, a mechanic (advertises as a Car paramedic !) changed the head gasket....

or does anyone else remember a section in this area called 'French Cars seen in films' ?
If not I wish there was as I've just spotted an interesting one !

Yep,

An interim replacement for the Alfa 147 has been sourced. I hope to pick it up in a few hours. Didn't want an Mi really; just that all the regular 405s are gone or overpriced.

Have to stop buying stuff; run out of fingers and thumbs now. :?

Pics in a day or so - it's really poor weather here and I don't fancy my chances of nice...

Well given the reputation that Volvo drivers have, of being a certain age, this must have raised a laugh, and staff at the main stealer that registered this, and probably quite a few others, might have seen the irony. :lol:

Years ago (60's maybe earlier) I'm not quite old enough to remember, a lot of cars had paper oil filter elements.

Then we went onto the nice cartridge spin on's in most cases.

And over the past few years, manufacturers have moved back to paper elements, possibly as a cost saving measure (lets not talk about the mess) , back to where we started...

I was thinking about this a few months ago.

If you cast your minds back to the mid 90's, you may recall the relatively rare ZX 1.9D Automatic. I believe this had the lovely fully mechanical 4 speed auto box the same as the 205 / 405 had (if someone could confirm that please?) , notice the lack of 306 D auto :(

Looking a bit newer, there was...