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General => General discussion => Topic started by: JC on 16 February 2014, 19:28
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speak up or if the shame is too bad PM me
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No expert but had a few. Whats up?
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buyers guide kinda stuff Mr Blue. :wink:
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What year?
Cam chain tensioners (oil pressure tentioned), fuel pumps, Dual Mass Flywheels and rust. Buy the cleanest you can.
Had a few apart now and very easy to work on. Parts can be expensive
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cheers, not sure on year, but 03 - 06 ish if a bargain can be found :whistle:
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cheers, not sure on year, but 03 - 06 ish if a bargain can be found :whistle:
prob get an 06-07 for about 3k
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Transits, unless 3 years old or newer, avoid!
Thom
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The 2.4 duratorq is probably the slowest. Good vans overall but boy do they rust!
On the mechanical side of things..
When you view one - fire it up from cold. It should fire up straight away without issues. If it fires up the 2nd go then most likely the cam chain tensioner needs to be renewed for the newer version. This is a labour intensive job but parts are cheap. Tensioner works on oil pressure.
Glow plugs are a mission to get out if they break at the back of the engine. :embarrassed:
Black smoke out of the exhaust is an easy fix with an EGR blank plate and inlet manifold clean out.
Avoid bump starting these (new models might be ok) but you can jump a tooth on the cam chain.
HTH
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Transits, unless 3 years old or newer, avoid!
Thom
peugeot partner then :tongue:
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Agree with thom on that