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filcast:
Hello Guys. My peugeot 306 Auto xu10 engine has been shorting engine oil for sometime now without any visible leakage point or droppings under the car. Even when I top it, it shorts again after few days.
Pls what could be the culprit?

Weak cylinders, i guess.

Ikenna

auhanson:
I think you deserve to be addressed as the Lord of peugeot, cos you have the database of peugeot stored in your head, at such i wouldn't fret at buying one knowing that you would always be there for me. One thing yet, the 406/407 coupe send waves signals down my spine, that's the one i would buy. I cant be afraid of peugeot as far as you are concerned.

Lol!

Ikenna

slinkky:
Ikenna. Goodmorning, my Peugeot 307 was displaying the warning coolant circuit level too low. When i checked the coolant level it was fine. What do you think could be the problem. Thanks

Check if the sensor mounted on top of the coolant expansion container is still connected, connector corroded or connector well plug in. Otherwise, the sensor would be the suspect.

Ikenna

auhanson:
Yes of course TOTAL 75w-80 is not only good for peugeot cars but also for Benz and BMW manaul shifting gearbox as well, it makes the shifting a lot easy and smoother than all the stuffs sold out there where people complain that these cars shifting are hard and uneasy. i thought i was the only one with this info...

Yes, the oil is that good.

Ikenna

AutosBay:
Personally, I'm not a fan of either brand. But if I had to make a choice, I'd pick the facelift Toyota Camry over a Peugeot 406, especially one that's got "gasket" issues. A blown headgasket could also mean a warped / cracked cylinder head, and a cracked block. No way to find out till it's all stripped down. And if you decide to call it a day at this stage, you'll still be stuck with labour charges.


Modern Peugeot are no more robust than the average modern Korean car. The last of the true bullet-proof Peugeot were the RWD 504, 505 and 604. The current crop of FWD cars are just a pale reminder of what strengths Peugeot possessed up to the mid-'80's.

Don't feel the seller may see you as doubting his integrity, if you're not sure there are other issues bar the head gasket. This is your money, and your sanity at stake here. Nigerians have sold out their friends and family for less, so big deal. I wouldn't touch that car, and I would definitely go for the Toyota Camry. Good luck, whatever you decide.

Honestly, I cant make any sense from the above comment. Which post from Op mentioned the 406 he was interested in had "Head Gasket Issue"

About your comparison with modern Peugeots and Modern Korean cars? Seriously? Is that what "THEY"told you or what you "THINK"?

Ikenna

derickivben:
Can I have your number? @Ikenna

My phone number is on my signature. But here it is anyway: 08052811236.

dralapomeji:
Hi house. I'm a new member of the house as I just acquired a 406 prestige over the weekend. Ikenna did well in convincing me. God bless u. But I need a pdf file of the manual. Any ideas as to where I can get it?

Congrats! Welcome to the family. Just make sure you sharpen your claws everything, so that the world sees the mark each time take her out
there.

Have you gotten your Peugeot starter pack? Its an important tool for new Lion owners, to help them understand the do's and donts of Lions, if you really want her to remain faithful to you, while you enjoy her.

Find the details of the tool/DVD below:

https://www.nairaland.com/1942595/dvd-how-prevent-breakdown-expensive


Ikenna

gambus007:
@Ikenna i like your write up.please what can you say about Peugeot 307(2004) EW10 2.o manual gear? i do not know anything about Peugeot.am thinking of getting one car soonest.which of the Peugeot 307 is the best Year and engine?i dont like V6.am after cheap maintenance.with less electrical problem. i dont want to experience any electrical issues just like my chevrolet optra sold out anyway.atleast OP will benefit frm my question .Thank you.

EW10 engine is one of the best engines Peugeot ever produced, to the point that they mounted it on their Lions for more than a decade as they produce newer ones. Even the current brand Lion, 408, has the EW10 engine, though a revised one (EW10A+).

I would prefer an EW10 engine in 307 than TU engine, which most 307 come with.

Electricals of Lions depends on how you treat them. If you abuse your Lions electrical, it will deal with you mercilessly. Lions are not for those that lack good maintenance culture or those who dont value what they have. If you treat a Lion like a Queen, she will treat you like a King. No joke! My 2 Lions are V6 and I enjoy every minute i spend in them. Its hard sometimes to pick the one to use for a week. Each sets smiles on my face, each time i gear them into action. Simply put, they are Cars! With Attitude!

Meanwhile, you need the Peugeot starter pack/DVD to understand more about Lions and how to keep her in good shape when you finally get one. Find the link below:

https://www.nairaland.com/1942595/dvd-how-prevent-breakdown-expensive


Ikenna

victor08:
My friend go park well. I think your mindset is poor too because we all want to own a car thinking that its a luxury when in the actual sense its a liability. All these people encouraging him will not be there when the problem starts. You think i don't know people who buy cars and end up parking it after two months...

I am not sure you are my friend because I don't find time to hang out with people with such mindset like yours anymore; people that are so negative that they either keep pulling me down or add nothing positive into my life.

But let me give you some personal development tips for free, since you want to be my friend.

If you see a problem as a problem, then it becomes negative. But if you see a problem as an opportunity to grow and become bigger than what you are, then it becomes positive. Just like Jim Rohn once said, "Don't wish for less problems. Rather wish for more wisdom. Don't wish for less challenge, wish for more skills. Accept a challenge, because you can't grow without one".

My point is, if you see a car as a liability, it becomes a problem for you. But if you see it as an asset, then it changes your life for the better by opening more doors for greater things in life, and most importantly, prosperity and peace.

Most people see their smart phones as liabilities that eat deep into their earnings by subscribing internet. But some see theirs as big enterprise, by transforming them to asset and make fortune out of it.

Everything around you is an asset if you want to see it that way. It's all about "Mindset". The rich becomes richer because of the way they think, not because of what they have.

The moment you become a car owner, your levels have changed. What you choose to do with that level to become bigger than where/what you are, is left for you. I know what I was earning when I acquired my first car. Now how many cars have I owned since then? How many do I currently own? How many do i still want to add?

Just like Earl Nightingale said, "We become what we think about". Where or what you are today is exactly where and what you want to be, whether you want to admit that or not. Energy flows where your focus goes. Your mind is the greatest asset on Earth. But people take it for granted because its free. After all, we place more value on what we spend money to acquire. Be careful what goes through your mind. Thinking negative about yourself or what you have or what you believe you can't have will kill your future.

Finally. Don't Miss Anything! Life is too short to live predictable miserable life. Get out of that comfort zone, take up challenges, grow and become bigger than your problems. But to do that, you have to change that your mental blueprint. When you do, you can then become my friend and we can hang out and have some 1759 together someplace.


Op,

Tell your friend to go ahead and buy the car if that's what he wish to have. He is on his way to prosperity.

Ikenna

victor08:
Please advice that guy to go and save his monthly 50k salary and take care of himself. Any car you will buy on that salary will gulp your whole monthly salary in maintenance.
My advice is for him to upgrade and get a new job that will pay him well to drive a better car or continue saving as civil servant. Austerity measures will be taken over Nigeria and soon most government offices will be finding it difficult to pay salaries. I hope you take this advice to your friend.

Honestly, You need a serious personal development course for mindset shift. Because such your mindset could not only lead one to frustrated life, but depression and suicide. That's a quiet desperate frustrated life!

Ikenna

enjay1:
sir ikenna, are u advising him on a new engine?.....cos my timing belt also cut lastweek(the fault was entirely mine cos d previous owner advised i change it after evry 60k km bt i totally forgot dat)....my mechanic says we hav to work on d bent valves wich i intend doin bt 4rm reviews am seein online, a new engine wuld b better to avoid further issues......wat do u think boss?

You can replace the valves or replace the cylinder head. It depends on your pocket.

You really need to get the Peugeot maintenace DVD i produced. It will help you a lot to prevent further similar breakdown in your Lion. Find the DVD details below:

https://www.nairaland.com/1942595/dvd-how-prevent-breakdown-expensive


Ikenna

Absoj:
Pls add me.

Hope you got the number right? Because its not coming up on WhatsApp.

Ikenna

Available.


Ikenna

pragmatistm:
Haba, oga ikenna, why did you decide to pay attention to only negative comments? What about very many positive reviews of volvo cars on here? As far as Im concerned, those positives outweigh the negatives if you read all posts as I did.

Jesus said he didn't come for the righteous, but for those that need salvation. Notwithstanding, if you go back and read that my post again deeply, you would see it touched on both negative and positive comments.

A colleague owns Volvo XC90. He loves it so much. This colleague of mine owns Brand new Kia Sportage as well. But he prefers driving the XC90. He told me the other day that he prefer doing trips with the XC90 than the New Sportage, due to impressive road handling of the XC90 compared to the Sportage. I have experienced the wonderful fuel efficiency of the vehicle. I have sat and been driven in his XC90 and have seen how good it could be. I have diagnosed the Vehicle for him onetime for an injection issue and it was very simple. The culprit was MAF sensor. Very simple to troubleshoot. So I am finding it difficult here to understand some comments on modern Volvos, those emphasising they are not good.

"Volvo cars are fuel guzzlers", they had said. But when you ask them why they said so, they would likely tell you because Toyota Camry 2007 model consumes less than Volvo 240 or 740 of the '80s. It has always been, "they said, we heard, could be, etc". No first hand experience or comparison that make sense. The crowd goes with hearsay. It has always been.

Like I said, if you had read that my post deeply, you would have seen the hand writing on the wall.

Ikenna

It seems the perfect place to act Zombie movies is in Nigeria, forgive me to say it. Because there wont be need for scripts.

At least, Sheep don't follow crowd. They follow their shepherds voice. But here, anywhere the crowd put head, everyone faces that direction.

Most posts I read here, if I would say, very unfortunate.

Days were gone when I used to blame mechanics. But now, I blame the car owners.

Volvo cars are fuel guzzlers indeed!


Ikenna

AsSabirin:
Hi guys.
So here's the story, the timing belt of my car recently cut while I was driving and that cost me some buk, my mechanic said all the valves were broken and I had to change the top of the engine. Which he charged me 40k.
Two days later the engine knock, engine oil was alright, everything one could think of fine. He gave me this rooster n bull story about the radiator leak, if that was the case surely I would have seen it on the temperature guage.

Anyways now I have to buy a new engine and he says it cost 100k. Please nairalanders is this the cost and how do I know a good engine.

The car is a Peugeot 307. Thanks.

Your engine is TU5 JP4, metted to AL4 auto transmission, 2007 model.

Anyway, the engine cost about 100k. So, your mechanic was right about the price.


Ikenna

AsSabirin:
Hi, you still haven't replied me.

Sorry. Will get to it now.

Ikenna

Flyer is out.



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Edited: Price is now N1,000.




Ikenna

GAZZUZZ:
3rd gear takes me to 140kmph 406 v6 without redlining (when I'm in that mood)

Yes, the ES9J4S with BVM5 tranny does that effortlessly. I am a living testimony.

Engines and transmissions differ. There are Lions you cant do that with.

What is wrong is skipping gears. Remember, Peugeot 406 V6 stick (D9) with ES9J4S all have DMF. Leaving all those loads on the clutch when you skip gears could kill the DMF overtime. And trust me, DMF is not something one would want want to joke with. Because if it fails. Hmmm!


Ikenna

It's wrong to skip gears for stick cars. First, it will tell adversely on fuel consumption. Just like some would move from standstill with gear 2.

No wonder why people have clutch failure every now and then and complain manual gearboxes sucks.


Ikenna

erico2k2:
But recent sturdies shows that Diesel damages the environment more than petrol does.

Which study?

Ikenna

abrahamolusoji:
Pls add me.

I am not seeing any phone number? Or did you mail it to me?

Ikenna

San2ski:
=Cyberknight


....I used to like to take trips with my car and for me motoring nirvana is a V6 engine mated to a manual transmission. That includes the two viscerally hated bugbears of Nigerian conventional wisdom - the V6 engine and the manual transmission. Everything has its pros and its cons, but I believe it is the hallmark of a reasonable man to take his decisions and form his opinions by basing himself, as much as is possible, on proven facts and not conventional wisdom. ...."


Sorry Oga.
Abeg v6 get manual transmission?
Your grammar dey beyond me I beg. If it has, which Japanese or European makes can they be found. I am seriously interested.

My current 2 Lions are all V6 stick. In fact, 3 stick V6 Lions so far.


Ikenna

Juliusgoje:
Pls add me up

Done.

Ikenna

king406:
Hello ikenna351,

Please can u help me check this 307 out? Here is the VIN number

vf33cnful84412875.

Thanks in advance

307 Phase II, 5-Door Saloon, TU5 JP4 engine, 1.6 L, 110 hp, 5-speed manual, Ash Grey body colour, LHD, etc.

If you want the full details, text or mail me your email address to forward it.

Ikenna

Popoolaoladayo:
HELLO PLS MY 406 2003 WTH E8 ENGINE HAS BCI ISSUE.THE COMPONENT GOT BURNT.IT IS NIGERIA ASSEMBLED.PLS CAN ANOTHER BCI BE CONFIGURED TO SAME BRAINBOX WTHOUT MALFUNCTIONS OR I JST HV TO BUY NEW BRAINBOX AND BCI......?

Yes, a new BSI unit can be programmed to work with your Engine ECU.

Brand new BSI unit for 406 cost about 80k.


Ikenna

AsSabirin:
Hi guys.
So here's the story, the timing belt of my car recently cut while I was driving and that cost me some buk, my mechanic said all the valves were broken and I had to change the top of the engine. Which he charged me 40k.
Two days later the engine knock, engine oil was alright, everything one could think of fine. He gave me this rooster n bull story about the radiator leak, if that was the case surely I would have seen it on the temperature guage.

Anyways now I have to buy a new engine and he says it cost 100k. Please nairalanders is this the cost and how do I know a good engine.

The car is a Peugeot 307. Thanks.

What engine is it? If you don't know, send the VIN to confirm the engine for you.

Ikenna

Onyx79,

No matter how you don't want to hear it, the dealership is not far from the truth. You are using the transmission wrongly.

Our problem is we always think we know how to drive this things and use them, hence, no one bothers to get or read their owners Owners manual after acquisition. Its likely it was stated clearly in that manual what the dealership told you.

Most owners manual I have come across will tell you not to leave Auto tranny in Drive in traffic jam for certain amount of time. But we don't do adhere to all these instructions because we sabi everything. Heat is a main killer of Auto transmission, ford or Honda, it leaves no mercy.

The early EFI systems would not protect the engine or the system when something big fails, hence, people continue to drive such cars in those conditions until it kills the engine, transmissions or cause major breakdown or repair. But on recent EFI vehicles, they have been programmed to go into limp home mode to protect the vehicle when certain sensitive EFI or transmission systems fail and force you to fix the issue. Likewise, early EFI had no system check on catalytic converters, hence, people continue to pollute the environment even when their catalytic converters fail. But with Euro IV & V emission systems on Peugeots, once the monitoring sensor of the caty fails, the car will automatically becomes sluggish on acceleration. To force you to replace the failed downstream sensor that monitors the caty, so that it continue to monitor and warn you when the caty is in bad shape, to prevent polluting the environment. If I would understand what you said, Ford introduced a system to protect the Ford Auto tranny from breaking down, when owners refuse to drive their cars properly. "Transmission overheating" could simply means a warning to reduce stress on transmission when not in use. Do you actually know what goes on in transmission when you leave it on drive and hold the car with brake? Why do you think peoples Auto trannys fail even when they religiously renew their transmissions ATF with recommended fluid?

Open, read and study the owners manual the car came with a,d understand how to operate the car, if you wish long lifespan for the car.

You could be right, but the dealership was not wrong either, as far reason they gave you was concerned.

Ikenna

oba009:
Thanks for your prompt response,

I reside in Abuja and have being following this group for a while , I love this brand of Peugeot and want to get ir just an advice on what are is peculiar issue to watch out for ( both positive and negative) above 406.

Thanks.

Hmmm! Where do i even start. The truth is, I am very hungry right now. So i will need to fill that stomach with an Elephant before I could proceed. Hope you know Elephant is our Lunch? Find out here:

https://www.nairaland.com/1832246/camry-big-daddy-peuguot-406

Anyway, 407 is a successor of 406, an improvement. 406 & 407 both share the same engines. As for transmissions, Aisin AM6 & BVA was added, including the BVM6 in 407 which 406 dont have.

Peculiar issues with 407: 407 have 2 Ball joints (upper & lower) on each wheel unlike 406 with one each. The lower ball joint on 407 do fail, which you wont experience in 406, which you will likely not experience in 406. Note that 407 ball joint does not pull out like the other brand that is notorious with ball joint issues. The worst it does it shake the whole front end at every pothole you jump. I have never seen one in Abuja that pulled out. You live in Abuja too, so can tell. Since the symptom is very pronounce once it fails, you will know when to replace them. Or you simply replace them periodically. Notwithstanding, it appears the series II was corrected of that issue, which seems to be the wheel hub positionig or design.

Aside the Ball joint issue, 407 has no other peculiar issue. But of course its newer than 406, so body parts or other parts it doesnt share with 406 cost more.

See, I have treated these things already in a DVD i produced recently on Peugeot cars. Since you are in Abuja, why not come and pick yours? Its just N500. You will find out that after watching the DVD, you will have most your questions answered. YOu can easily reach me on my mobile phone if you want to get yours. Find below a thread i opened on the DVD:

https://www.nairaland.com/1942595/dvd-how-prevent-breakdown-expensive


Also, you need to join the WhatsApp Lions community to learn more about Lions from Lions and Lionesses in the house.


Ikenna

oba009:
Please what is the major issue with this type of peugeot 407 as most of the discussion here is on 406?

Major issue? I can't think of any. Just the usual wear and tear, just like every other car. Or are you asking if there is a peculiar issue 407 has 406 don't? Because there is no car that does not have one.

Ikenna

masaratiti:
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Thanks Ikenna, will try that out. However; my fox is a prestige but I've changed the key set once, 2 yrs ago. It originally came with a 3 or 4 button key.

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Then, your fox is not Prestige.

Anyway. Go into the car, close the door, insert the key in ignition switch, switch on the ignition, wait for 5 secs, then press and hold the button on the remote for 3 secs, release the button, wait for 5 secs, switch off the ignition switch, remove the key from ignition switch, wait for 5-10 secs, press the remote button. The remote should start working again.

Ikenna

No fox has more than 2 button remote control (factory).

Meanwhile, Prestige is just a badge PAN gave some foxes they produced. But most dealers or people would buy the badge and paste on imported foxes as well.

Ikenna

masaratiti:
Just one button

Then, your fox is not Prestige.

Anyway. Go into the car, close the door, insert the key in ignition switch, switch on the ignition, wait for 5 secs, then press and hold the button on the remote for 3 secs, release the button, wait for 5 secs, switch off the ignition switch, remove the key from ignition switch, wait for 5-10 secs, press the remote button. The remote should start working again.

Ikenna