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Hooman
PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 4:36 pm Up
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So.. I'm looking to buy a 206 next week.. a 1.4 hdi..

Hoping to get one that's had the cambelt and water pump done..

But... Am I setting myself up for a whole world of fixing one thing after another or is the 206 fundamentally sound with a few niggles?

Reason for taking this path is to save some dollar on motoring having just sold my 9-5 Saab, don't really want another never ending project.

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A 2.0 HDI powered 206 would be a better choice for a diesel.
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MrBSI wrote:
A 2.0 HDI powered 206 would be a better choice for a diesel.

Aren't they prone to turbo failure??

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Hooman wrote:
MrBSI wrote:
A 2.0 HDI powered 206 would be a better choice for a diesel.

Aren't they prone to turbo failure??

Nope.

The 2.0 HDI has pretty much proven its bullet proof.

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Hooman
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MrBSI wrote:
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A 2.0 HDI powered 206 would be a better choice for a diesel.

Aren't they prone to turbo failure??

Nope.

The 2.0 HDI has pretty much proven its bullet proof.

We do a lot of short trips.. seen a number of larger turbo engines suffer due to this. Is the 2.0 ok as, pretty much, a shopping car?

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The 2.0 HDI used in the 206 is as basic as a common rail diesel engine gets.

No dual mass flywheel & no DPF filter.

The 1.4 HDI also has neither of those BUT there prone to injector seal faults & the gearbox is weak.

A choice between the two, id take the 2.0 HDI everytime.

Doing a lot of short trips, I'd have a look for a 1.4 petrol 16 valve - head gasket is a known weak spot.

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If you do lots of short trips why not just buy something with a petrol engine?
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Hooman
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Edward wrote:
If you do lots of short trips why not just buy something with a petrol engine?

There's a few 40-ish mile trips a month and a couple of 500 mile trips a year..

65mpg is hard to argue with...

I want an economical little workhorse...

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You won't get 65mpg out of either diesel if it's just doing short trips trundling about.

The 1.4 petrol 16 valve is a sweet engine that suits the 206 & can crack 40+ mpg easily on a run & around 40mpg average in trundle mode.

Check for head gasket failure, electronic throttle body can fail & make sure the software is up to date.

The 2.0 HDI is a good engine but it's not really meant for short trips just trundling about.

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I had a 1.4 HDi courtesy car for a few weeks once and it did 60mpg but that wasn't doing stop start driving.
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