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 Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 4:36 pm |
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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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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 5:04 pm |
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A 2.0 HDI powered 206 would be a better choice for a diesel.
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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 5:44 pm |
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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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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 6:12 pm |
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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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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 6:21 pm |
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| MrBSI wrote: |
| 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. |
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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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 6:52 pm |
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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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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 6:53 pm |
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If you do lots of short trips why not just buy something with a petrol engine?
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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 7:02 pm |
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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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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2016 5:40 am |
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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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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2016 7:59 am |
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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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