I am looking at getting a 306 for my cheap daily hack. Has anyone had experience with these. I could do with some advice on rust and engine issues preferably.
cheers
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I am looking at getting a 306 for my cheap daily hack. Has anyone had experience with these. I could do with some advice on rust and engine issues preferably.
cheers
wheels fitment can be an issue,rear beams tend to bend,rust issues behind rear lights not visable from a glance its where a water drain pipe comes through
Engines are pretty decent,only thing I know that goes wrong is a water pipe that rusts away.
Rear beam bearings go, easier to change the beam than replace the bearings.
Hope this is of some help CLICKY ME :thumb:
front suspension bushes, inexpensive but an ass to change apparently, rust wise spose to be very good as they're galvanised (so i hear, could be bull but they don't seem to rust tbh) other than that just don't expect it to be fast because it says turbo on the back, and it is a soul destroyingly french heap of turd, works though and you can squeeze 52mpg out of an abused one on a motorway trip including the fuel sucking bits through town at either end lol
edit: and it's french so obviously anything electric, push all the buttons in sight when you go view it :p
I have heard that 1997-98 engines with a certain code are known to blow the pistons out??
I've heard there galvanised as well - A friend had an N reg 106 and it was in spotless condition lol Not a mark on it!
Oh dear , over here people go wild for d turbos tbh your best buying a completly standard one or a hdi . il get pics of some of the ones over here
Get a HDI mate. ive got a 1.9 estate its not a d turbo but its going strong had it nearly a yr only had to change glow plugs and oil and filter. I know the rear beams have problems as there on a A frame no springs. one side of mine is dropping lower than the other and will need changing/ repairing at some point. Although my D has done 153k and the best car ive ever owned. It was owned by lloyds tsb so they looked after it then a mechanic owned it then me. If you can fine one like mine thats been looked after your onto a winner i must admit im bored of the lack of power in mine now with it not being a turbo etc. HDI's are the way forward in my opinion when i look at upgrading if i dont get the car is want(if cant get finance etc) i will be getting a HDI estate. If i get the car i really want it will be a 04 plate Land Rover TD5:P
some insperation
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/c...yle_46/306.jpg
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/c...46/dtubro2.jpg
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/c..._46/pug306.jpg
down 3 nicks at the back and get her screwed out lol
cheers for the comments guys. The only reason why i probably wont get a HDI 306 is the price. I am looking at a maximum of 850 and they are really hard to find in good condition at that price.
You have to be real quick when looking at cheap cars as they just go so fast.
if you wanted a estate mine may be going up soon at £800 1.9d estate mot oct i think tax april, fully valeted, all rear windows tinted. Im thinking about selling it soon...
it is fantastic on fuel and a great family car
That's a serious sunstrip on the 1st one lol
I dont really want/need an estate car but i'll bear it in mind.
cheers
no worries, if you want more info or pictures just pm me and will sort it out for you
hehe your worried about getting one for 850 lad they sell for 1500 + here lol il wack a few more up with silly strips a FELT SPEC FTW . . .
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is the guy in the middle pic having a pi55? lol
lol just noticed that aye he must be lol
a friend of mine had one
he was going about 65mph and the rear beam came lose,she just spun out of control and nearly ran into a petrol station
he shat himself lol
connor
lad i spent most of the summer up in the house in dungloe , all i seen was toyotas about lol , 306's are all over magherafelt , dromara , castlederg , all the farmers love them lol aye the back axles get terrible abuse when there wound down seen a pic of amggsi one ( adrian ) when the turbo blew black reek all up the tailgate of it he was sayin it was running 30 psi and had a few turbos in it .
There is the citroen zx td volcane, which is basically the same car but without the streetcred so is usally cheaper and you should pick up a better example. Just my opinion as alot of 306 d turbo's are overpriced.
I've had quite a few 306 D turbos in the past, if looked after properly they will go forever!!
My last one threw a rod out the block which wasn't pretty, but then again it was running at 30 psi of boost!!
Things that go wrong:
Bearing in back axle - can be prevented by putting grease nipples on them and keeping them well greased, but probably too late to start to do that at this stage of their lifes.
Wiring loom into doors can break leaving no central locking and electric windows, pain in the ass, and door has to be removed to fix.
Drop links and "P" bushings on bottom arms tend to go quite often, cheap to get, and not too bad to replace.
Back axle bushings can go around the 100k mark, these are about £80 from memory, back axle has to be dropped out to fit.
Head gaskets can be a problem on the XUD engines, I always ran mine on pure coolant/antifreeze and never had a problem.
Also watch out for DIY heros screwing the pump and turbo, google is dangerous in giving people a false sense of knowledge!!
Avoid HDi's at all costs, bundle of scrap! Nicer driving car, but love doing in crank pullies and fuel pumps!!
Here is the pic boyle_46 was talking about, burst the intercooler open and had a load of fuel and no boost!!!
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL770/...8/93924553.jpg
Christ on a bike!Quote:
Originally Posted by amggsi
That happened at the Kilarney Rally I think, front of my mates car was as black as that from following me up the road!!!lolQuote:
Originally Posted by brucer
I just bought one a while back as my daily driver, seems a good enough car... as said just check back axle etc and obvious things like temp guage and when timing belt was done etc. Also check passenger footwell for dampness as this could possibly point to knackered heater matrix (dash out job). Can be made to go reasonably well for an old 1.9td. Here's my blue Phase 2:
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http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...o/SP_A2377.jpg
Why Not Try A Rover 200 Diesel They Are Faster Than The D Turdo And Nothing Seams To Go Wrong With Them Ive Had Three And Have Tried To Kill Them All And Just Wont Die
Very Reasonable Price Now Too
i sold my nova for a 306 hdi due to family commitments
not a bad car would still rather have a nova over one though lol
also if you do go for the hdi check the bottom pulley its prown for going knackered as ive just realised with my own lol
Thanks. I am viewing one tomorrow so will bear all the tips in mind.
Might make a checklist lol
i think...bosch fuel pump = ok for chipfat
I bought a phase 1 turbo-d about a year ago, mainly just as a bike slag, to transport the mountain bike, its done all i've asked of it, can't fault it pretty good mpg on a run and its quite a comfy car to drive too
Matt
I've had one and if i was after something to haul crap about in i would buy another. Was looking for one not long ago as a run about for a while but the prices put me off. Good MPG and not too bad looking, downside is everything everyone has listed.