French Car Forum

My 406 has taken to telling me big fibs. When it's been parked at work all day I get in and it tells me 'Risk Of Ice' and shows about 0 degrees C, which is probably near enough the truth with frost on the ground. However, within a few minutes of driving the displayed air temp has risen to 8 - 11 degrees C, which with all the frost and the ice is...

Hello
I have a 1998 s2 1.8 16v estate.
Does anybody know where the RP number is on this model as I cant find it?
My aircon has packed in 5 months after the garage give it a full pressure test and service(one of the only things I have been to a garage for in the last 10 years). Does anybody know of common aircon failure points on this car?
Has...

We have a diesel leak. It APPEARS from under the Lucas pump.
Under this pump there is a nut which APPEARS to resemble a drain plug. If it is I presume it will have a sealing washer.
Can anyone confirm please. It is in the haynes manual but not identified.

today when i was walking back to my car, i noticed a lead with a borwn plau on the end hanging out from under the drivers side of the front bumper, does anyone know what this could be, i looked and theres nothing under there for it to plug into..... its a 1994 diesel 306
thanks

My car's alarm went off this morning for no reason what so ever. I parked my car last night in my drive way and I opened up the door in normal way as I do every day and when as soon as I turned the key to on the alarm went off. Turned the key off, waited for few seconds until the alarm was OK and when I tried again the same thing happened. The...

Hi,
I have been having a problem with my K reg petrol 205 (carb) ever since I had a mechanic change spark plugs/air filter/ distributor cap/starter motor.
The car starts fine but can cut out when the revs drop, esp dropping from 4th 40mph to 3rd 30 mph and 3rd 30mph to 20mph or less. It always restarts again. At junctions it can also cut out. You...

Hi Im Looking to change my standard inlet manifold for one from a zx/xantia. It goes staight over the middle of the rocker cover, with a round inlet, im looking to front mount a Cossie intercooler.
How much will the extra tubing affect lag?if i use as much solid piping as possible, will this reduce lag? i want to come from the original top left...

Hi I need a bit of help, after somehow damaging my original well worn discs with crap pads and incorrect bedding in, i decided to buy cheapo discs and attempt to run them in with the new cheapo crap pads, again not following any sort of run in process.. MAJOR judder througout speed range. Removed discs cleaned mating sufaces completley, still...

can anyone with any knowledge on 306's pls read this,
two guys i know have bought a 1.4 l reg 306.its the model with a carb and a coil pack.
when they bought it it wasnt running,it needed a new headgasket and the timing belt had snapped.theyve put the head back together with two new valves and put the head on but couldnt get it too start.
I've had...

I bought my 306 couple of months ago and it shows temperature right next to the clock. I didn't get any manuals with the car so I'm just wondering what temperature it reads. Its always around 60 even though now a days the temperature outside is minus and I don't think the internal temperature of the car is 60 either!
Any help on this would be...

anyone know what thread size the oil pressure sender is on a 205 gti?

Hi guys,
My 205 is a very basic one and as such doesnt have a clock! Neither on the almost featureless instrument panel or on the dashboard next to the cigarette lighter where they usually are. As such its quite difficult for me to tell the time! I bought a stick on clock but it only lights up when you press a button so I could do with something a...

Hi,
Some berk took out my driver's side mirror today (and failed to stop, had to chase him... nice). The mechanism and the mirror glass is ok but the plastic trim is a mess. Is it possible to obtain this part separately or is the only way to replace this to get a complete unit?
Thanks for your attention and any replies,
JoshM

I've got 95 306 XTDT and from last couple of weeks the heaters and temperature guage were playing up. I've been told it might be air locked in radiator pipes and my mechanic friend told me to remove the radiator cap and loose one screw (on a black water pipe) turn the fan to full and then switch the car on. I did it and I wasn't getting any water...

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I have a '92 205 diesel. It has been producing a horrid rumbling and vibration from the drivetrain area. It is very difficult to pinpoint the location of the problem. The rumble is audible, in a straight line, at 25mph and gets louder as speed increases. The noise is accentuated when I turn left, at speed, but disappears when I turn right. I...

My friend has a 1999 series 2 406 2 litre auto with a peculiar problem.
The a-c fan control unit above the radio has packed in.
When I say packed in , I mean it doesn´t work most of the time, so no heater or demisting facilities.
But the strange thing is , is that it sometimes comes on all of its own accord when the car is parked and everything is...

Hello all,
When starting my car i get a lot of smoke, i have changed all the glow plugs with NGK ones, adjusted all sims to correct gap, played with the idea of pumping the primming bulb till its hard and using the glow plug light a couple of times but it's still a problem. once the engine has started it sounds lumpy like it is only running on...

Hi, my sister is having a bit of a problem with her '94 106 - the fuel cap seems to be stuck in the filler neck despite the fact that it appears to actually be unlocked! When the key is inserted, there is very little resistance, but it can't actually be turned. If you take the cap trim off, you can actually pull the cap towards you and the locking...

i had my interior light on my pug306 in bits early, and notice a little black fan type thing, does any one know what it is for,

Can anyone tell the length and width of a 306 td 1996. My son is buying one, but will it fit in garage??
Thanks

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1996 406GLXTD starting from cold problem. Turns over quickly and fires almost instantly. As soon as fired very lumpy and harsh rattling noise from engine for a couple of seconds then clears and noise dissappears.Also cloud of greyish white smoke accompanies cold start. Don't think glowplugs because fires instantly even in sub zero...

Just a quick question about something that has been worrying me a bit lately..
When i start my 306 (1997 xtdt) from cold (overnight) i get a kind of a grating/chafing sound from the engine.At least i think its the engine. It only happens on colder mornings like today (0 c ) and doesn't last long at all,perhaps just 30 secs or so. I have noticed...

hi
I'm trading in my 98R 306DTurbo Est, metalic silver with 119K, elec S/R, what sort of price should I get, and what would it be if i sold it private.
chris

I have a 306 2Dr, the area between the front doors and passenger windows is usually covered with a black vinyl. Mine has become creased and needs replacing. Does anyone know where I can get the materials or of anyone that can do this.
Cheers
EZ.

Hi,
Seen a few refernces to poor earthing on the 405s. Got a list of the earthing points but not seen any info about a fix. I *assume* that all you need to do is make sure that these earthing points actually *earth* (good cable/connections etc) and/or run a longer cable to a good earth point?
Cheers in advance.

More wierd stuff to behold .......
I have just got back from visiting my mums in sunny Yorkshire (I live in London), and I got a strange red warning light on in the top left of my dash board, that looks like a 'bulging pipe with steam or smoke streams rising from it'. Also STOP light came on, not knowing what this light means, I called AA and was...

Bit of a techy question here. The TDC sensor has 2 wires running to it, I need to find out how much voltage should be running through these wires, I know one will be a pulse signal from brushing with the flywheel, is the other a +12v when ignition on?
Both wires on mine are registering 0v with engine on or off.
Cars a pre 97 306 dturbo

im bidding on an alpinr navi headunit on ebay and it says it rqures a speed pulse connection and wanted to know where it was aon a phase 1 DTurbo, and also if it was needed?

Hi,
Just got a 70K 405 GTDT which is in very good nick. As I had my previous 205D for 60K miles and 3 years and that was a bit of a dog I may well have this for just as long - unless the 6 numbers come up!
Anyhow, it seems to go OK but there a is a bit of white smoke under almost no load and the throttle seems alittle stiff.
On the throttle side I...

Hi got a 1991 H reg 405 diesel estate.
I replaced the aerial yesterday, the coat hanger had provided faithful service, but it was time to get proper reception. The aerial is fitted from inside the boot on the passenger side. It coexists with the jack. Underneath the aerial and jack and roughly on a level with the boot floor is a black box about...

Hi there, I have the Pug stated below ans Ive had it for a month now and all it has brought me is stress and bad cashflow, expained in a seperate post.
I possibly have the chance of swapping it for a W reg 406 diesel estate, which I havent seen yet, so ill assume that its HDI, will it have this multipex thingy? If so what is Multipex and is it...

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I have a 405 turbo diesel estate. Recently my beloved car developed a severe oil leak. The cause was that the head gasket has blown around the oil gallery. I replaced the gasket having had the head skimmed. I fitted a new camshaft oil seal at the same time and all was well for about 10 minutes when it developed another oil leak. It appears that...

My friend needs some parts for his MI16 engine going into a 306, I happen to have the parts but off a diesel engine. Both XU lumps so need to know if they will be suitable.
Parts are top and bottom engine mount and starter motor.

Hi all. Ever since I got this car the guage has two temperature settings, one for driving > 90'C, and one for idle > 105'C ????? Now this is not normal is it. 105'C is when the fan kicks in too
It does have Air con and its a 1999 406 16v 1761cc Petrol.
I did read some where that the a Coolant temp sensor is cuts out at 101'C ????
Love to know if...

Hi, My immobiliser flap on my 406 wont stay up, I've had a look and it looks like there are meant to be springs or something on each side of it, Does anyone know what these springs look like so i can try to make something, or know any other way of getting it to stay up but allowing you to open it to put your code in, Many Thanks

Few of my friends had a very good conversation about these two cars. We were arguing which one is more reliable and strangely couple of my friends were saying 306 is more reliable than Civic! Even though I drive 306 but I don't believe 306 is more reliable than Civic!
What do you think? If you've to choose between 306 and Civic which one would you...

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Flat battery left me with no radio as I didn't have code. After ringing supplying dealer, found that they have changed computer system and have lost my radio details. Checked all garages etc. that have carried out work, previous owners etc. without any luck. Posted details on a website that helps people decode their radios without paying...

Hi Folks,
What is the proper name for the little pointed fasteners that are often used to keep things like the door trim in place ... if they have a proper name of course. I have a 406 coupe which relies heavily on these to keep the door panes attached; a mistake in my opinion because they are about as effective as Bluetack. While I can got to my...

i have recently brought a 1.8 306, and am wondering what temperture should the radiator fans cut in?????

Hi all, I hope that someone can help me, Ive had this car for about a month, to cut a long stoty short there is no warrenty with it so Im on my own. Its a bit long winded but ive been working on this car for 6 days and have not been able to work because of it, so im going broke. Below is the steps I took to sort it out as best as i can.
Im a cabby...

Hello does anyone know if the phase 2 306 rear lights fit straight onto the old phase 1?

Hi
I own a 1999 106 GTi 1.6 16v. i've owned for a couple months now BUT i've developed a transmisson proplem were i can't shift down to 1st gear when the car is moving even under 5mph i have to stop, then the gear will select easy as pie, 2nd is nottchy and hard to select like 1st but will go with a hard tug. and the first 3 gears crunch when...

anyone got one of them all-in-one units like the BLAUPUNKT dx-r52
it says that it might need a wheel sensor kit, how do u know if thisis required?

Can anyone give me some advice on a couple of minor niggles on my 1998 406 TD.
Firstly, the bulb illumintating the odometer and trip has blown and so they can't be read. Is the bulb easy to replace? I can see 3 screws in the top of the instrument consule shroud but it insn't that easy is it?
Secondly, on the passenger side of the dash, behind the...