A 406 I am interested in owning has a peculiar problem.the serpentine belt is always failing,the owner has replaced the pulleys and has been told by his mechanic that he should buy a half engine with the follow come pulley's to solve his problem.This sounds odd to me but if anyone here has any experience as regards the stated issue kindly assist with a solution.

jakigaga:
A 406 I am interested in owning has a peculiar problem.the serpentine belt is always failing,the owner has replaced the pulleys and has been told by his mechanic that he should buy a half engine with the follow come pulley's to solve his problem.This sounds odd to me but if anyone here has any experience as regards the stated issue kindly assist with a solution.

What engine model is that, if I may ask? I don't want to go into the funny suggestion the mechanic gave, yet.

Ikenna

jakigaga:
I am also not in agreement with the Mechanic.its a 2002 Model carrying EW 10 engine.[/size][size=8pt]

EW10 has about 2 auxiliary belt idlers (plastic and metal) with the tensioner. If any of them fails, the belt will always fail as well.

If the owner is the type that likes swimming with his 406, then A/C compressor pulley bearing will fail and start wobbling. That will reduce belt life span frequently as well.

Genuine new auxiliary belt for EW10 cost about 4k (Gates, Dayco, etc). So if the owner has been using the one that cost N600, then you already have the answer.

Ikenna

Ikenna351
Hi, I need some advice please. I want to buy a Peugeot car, between a 206 and a 406 one of my major consideration is economy. Mostly fuel economy. Can you please give me some guidelines. Thanks

XketchDesigns:
Ikenna351
Hi, I need some advice please. I want to buy a Peugeot car, between a 206 and a 406 one of my major consideration is economy. Mostly fuel economy. Can you please give me some guidelines. Thanks

Both are very fuel economical and friendly. By friendly, I meant reliable, durable and fun to drive.

Ikenna

Ikenna351:


Both are very fuel economical and friendly. By friendly, I meant reliable, durable and fun to drive.

Ikenna

I think il go for the 206, please which of the years is best. Thanks

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Ikenna

It's not about the year, its about the condition !
You can buy 1998 car that is in mint condition and ofc you can buy a car that is from 2003 that will be a real trash ...


Try to look for 1.4 petrol engine, doesn't matter if it will be 8 or 16 valves, 1.1 petrol is to weak for this car.

oktawian:
It's not about the year, its about the condition !
You can buy 1998 car that is in mint condition and ofc you can buy a car that is from 2003 that will be a real trash ...


Try to look for 1.4 petrol engine, doesn't matter if it will be 8 or 16 valves, 1.1 petrol is to weak for this car.

Ikenna

What you don't understand ?

oktawian:
What you don't understand ?

Your post was not pointing at anything Peugeot or subject of discussion in the thread. So, could you help us, stating what Lion you referred to in your post?


Ikenna

XketchDesigns:

I think il go for the 206, please which of the years is best. Thanks

Ikenna351:
This thread is for Lion owners, aspiring owners, Lion admirers and friends of Lions (former Peugeot owners).

If you are having any issue(s) with your Lion, you can seek for help here on how to sort it out. Someone might have a soluton to the nightmare the Lion is giving you.

We can as well post our experiences with our various Lions; both unhappy and happy ones.

Sometime early this year, very close to my office, I saw a 505 V6 packed in an "under Mango Tree Mechanic workshop". I went there and asked for the owner, for i wanted to see and know another fellow that own such a rare car like mine (505 V6) in Abuja. I was told the owner dropped the car over a week with them and the car was yet to be fixed. I asked what was wrong with the car, the mechanic became uncomfortable why my interest in the car and why i wanted to see the car owner. I explained to him that I own the same version of the 505 which is rare in Nigeria and I would like to know the owner, thats all. Well, he tried to explain to me what was wrong with the car, but he wasnt making sense. So I asked him to allow me to see the engine bay. When he opened the hood, I was shocked! Nearly all the vacuum lines were cut off from their various terminals. Weird! Well, i then asked him to start the car, when he did, i saw what or how the engine was behaving and knew right there the issue: an injection issue. A lot of things were wrong in that engine bay. No matter what the mechanic would tried to do, that issue must remain there, since all he explained to me he had done or replaced had nothing to do with the issue the car was having. In fact, he was creating more problems with his trial and error for that engine. He even replaced the MAF and installed the wrong part number (Luckly, I know the part number off head, since I have a similar car, with identical engine). I tried to get the owners phone number from him, but he wouldnt give me. Instead, he asked me to drop mine, that he would give the car owner whenever he comes, to call me. I made a note on the paper i gave to the mechanic to give to owner where i wrote down my number, explaining reason why i would want to meet with him, believing that the mechanic wouldnt understand what was written. I left them, after i realised that my presence there was no longer welcomed. As suspected, the owner never called because the mechanic would not have given him the note; fear that i want to collect chop from him! For another 3 more weeks, the car remained there at that workshop each time i passed there. At a point, I even forgot about it. 2 months later, i remembered, went back to check and the car was no longer there. Could be that the owner has towed the car to another workshop or only God knows what has happened to that car. This was a car I would have fixed that for person less than 24hrs, without a dime, if i had met him. There is no injection and ignition issue of 505 V6 i cannot fix myself. I have studied and mastered every wire from the 2 ECUs to various sensors, by knowing the function of each wire, sensors and components in that engine bay. I could tell quickly what is wrong with that EFI system and what the culprit would be with a little test with multimeter and test light. I dont need any scanner to diagnose and fix Bosch LH 2-2 Jetronic (EFI system of ZN3J - the PRV V6 engine in 505 V6). I couldnt help the guy because he was unlucky. If we had met in nairaland, he would have been saved from the hands of that clown that was killing the car when i went there. Possibly, he may have scrapped the car by now. Because there is no way that car would run properly with the condition i met it that day. So many wrongs were done in that engine bay.

Lets share our problems here in this thread and possibly get help from ourselves in keeping our Lions on the road as long as it takes.

Ikenna.

Sir please, how do I get ur contact? Need advise on how to solve my temperature issues (peugeot 406)

airex:
Sir please, how do I get ur contact? Need advise on how to solve my temperature issues (peugeot 406)

08052811236.

Ikenna351@gmail.com

Good morning.

Ikenna

oktawian:
It's not about the year, its about the condition !
You can buy 1998 car that is in mint condition and ofc you can buy a car that is from 2003 that will be a real trash ...


Try to look for 1.4 petrol engine, doesn't matter if it will be 8 or 16 valves, 1.1 petrol is to weak for this car.

Thanks bro. It seems you have a bit of experience with the 206. Can you help me out with more pointers, thanks.

Modified
There's one that's a bit big in size, when you see it from afar it looks a bit like 307. Can you give me a details on this.

about 206

The rear axle is a weak point of those cars...

The back tyres of the car need to be straight |-------| , they can't be like this /-----\ and if they are , it's mean you need to chenge whole rear axle ... cos for fixing it it's to late.

Ikenna351:


08052811236.

Ikenna351@gmail.com

Good morning.

Ikenna

Thanks

Hello Ikenna, I'm really happy to have stumbled on this thread cos my FOX is a 2001 model and it came with EW7 engine.

The issue is it recently started spewing oil via a pipe from the right side of the engine(i.e. where the socket for the coil is) & the oil spills down the front of the engine on the black rubber(I think you get the idea). The oil started coming out too much from Sunday 22nd till date.

A mechanic told me I have to buy another engine that mine is gone ( though it has only covered 137,062Km) but it performs superbly still reaching a speed of 210Km/h comfortably with a very good response. The problem is that, I don't have that money now.

Another mechanic told me it's a factory fault and can be fixed by changing rings or reducing the pressure from the chambers(dunno how that will be done).

I'm located in an area where good and reliable technical support is very hard to get(it's all trial and error) but if you can give instructions I'll pass on to the mechanic.
I'm supposed to go tomorrow for a fix what do you suggest? Really need your help.
Thanks a lot, in anticipation of a positive and helpful advice from you.

The picture below

take a picture and put it here.

oktawian:
take a picture and put it here.

Done

You mean this one ? in the red cycle

oktawian:
You mean this one ? in the red cycle

Yes

Check high pressure rubber pipe that is going from steering pump, cos it's touching inlet manifold !! and manifold could rub this rubber pipe

oktawian:
Check high pressure rubber pipe that is going from steering pump, cos it's touching inlet manifold !! and manifold could rub this rubber pipe

ok, will get it adjusted but on the issue of the oil spilling...
Thanks for your time

Im guessing that this pipe has already a small hole and it'a a power steering oil that is leaking ... not the engine oil. Check level of power steering oil.


And if it' not this a pipe, take off this plastic cover of the throttle and take picture of it.

oktawian:
Im guessing that this pipe has already a small hole and it'a a power steering oil that is leaking ... not the engine oil. Check level of power steering oil.


And if it' not this a pipe, take off this plastic cover of the throttle and take picture of it.

It isn't the pipe. I hope the pics below will explain better...

and....

On the 2nd picture , you disconnected this plastic pipe, Leave it like that, start the engine and see what will be going out of this pipe, is it be a smoke, how much of it and what color it will be.

Hello Lions et al..

Does anyone know where I could get bigger rims for a 206? I would love a slimmer rubber on my rims..

Thanks.

oktawian:
On the 2nd picture , you disconnected this plastic pipe, Leave it like that, start the engine and see what will be going out of this pipe, is it be a smoke, how much of it and what color it will be.

it's a whitish smoke, though it isn't thick, it is coming out very fast and it smells of burning oil