The enchanted broomstick Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 (edited) ^^^ my car, was driving along and kablamo, sudden loss of power. So i called the AA guy out and it turns out i've lost compression cylinders 2 & 3, where 1 & 4 are kicking out about 13 bars of pressure 2 & 3 only put out about 3 bars!Its a peugeot 406 sri 2 litre turbo, anybody have any ideas on what it would be.....??cheers, stu Edited June 22, 2006 by The enchanted broomstick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quick_spider Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 I'd guess head gasket has gone between cylinders 2 & 3.You've only mentioned 3 cylinders... Are you sure your don't mean cylinders 1&4 are at 13 bar?Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexymike Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 2 & 3 are low but 1 & 2 are good?Ne ways, over heating causes the head to warp and then it will blow either water or oil, usually oil into the water as its running at a higher pressure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The enchanted broomstick Posted June 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 (edited) edited, sorryIf you know anybody who has a mk1 pug 406 that's for sale pretty cheap i'd be interested. Edited June 22, 2006 by The enchanted broomstick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_seamons Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 I know this doesn't help, but that is a seriously nice car Stu! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 when did you get that stu chuffing insurance must be rape on that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The enchanted broomstick Posted June 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 got that one just 8 days ago, it spank(ed) like f**k though, damn fast. Got 135mph out of it but ran out of road. Upgraded brakes and discs to brembo's, spax fully adjustable suspension with damper control, powerflow exhaust straight through with de-cat, bailey dump valve, hybrid turbo, FSE power boost valve, uprated spark leads and plugs all sitting on a set of 18" team dynamics rims Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 i hate you now how do you afford this shit? i should be ragging around in my 1.7tuuuuurbo CHAValier tomorrow, wel as long as i pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The enchanted broomstick Posted June 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 affording it isnt really the problem, its getting the b*****d thing to work. Now its only running on 2 cylinders its like somebody has taken away half my engine, or replaced it with a mo-ped engine, its gutless as f**k at the moment and sounds a bit like a lawn mower. So your gonna be beating me in speed whilst im walking or biking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 So your gonna be beating me in speed whilst im walking or biking! only just, mines a diesal....hopefully soon get an tdi engine or something when i get a newer car, thisll do for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Greenthumb Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 My head gasket went 2 weeks after buying itlost power + money gained smoke + noiseThats what springs to mind, have you checked your oil, dip stick/under the rocker cover? I love that car though, i wanna get alloys like that on my 1.6 16v vectra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The enchanted broomstick Posted June 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 hmmm people like my car what can i say, i got taste!The rocker cover should be coming off over the weekend and should explain a little more to me about whats going on under there.The thing is i hit some shit, and because the car is so low it crimped this pipe work at the front end underneath the car, to where i could trace and from previous knowledge i believe this is just the oil for the power steering, which is working fine. Maybe it is infact the oil cooler which sends the oil back over the top of the engine for the pistons? In which case the pistons may have gone dry and have gotten stuck, i really dont know?anybody know a person with parts for this car would be highly appreciated, could do with some body parts as well if possible.cheers, stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 check out www.pug306.net, might be able to help i know the site owner, has a 406 turbo and hes splitting it atm .do a post on there there replies are normally timely but helpful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_seamons Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 check out www.pug306.net, might be able to help i know the site owner, has a 406 turbo and hes splitting it atm .do a post on there there replies are normally timely but helpfulYeah, that site is really, really helpful. Foxy is an awesome chap, and will sort you out wherever possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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