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Junksleeper
 
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Location: Staffordshire |
After seeing steam escaping from the side of the bonnet I packed her off to the Garage and crossed my fingers for a cheap repair. A phone call from my mechanic informed me of a failure to a small hose (8 quid part) and half an hour labour. The cheapest trip to the garage in four years of ownership, hurrah!! My jubilant mood was short lived. A later called informed me " er it could be something else" Steve the mechanic showed me a failure at the thermostat housing joint and said " looks a pig to get to". At least he didn't suck his teeth .. Anyway, long story short, rocker cover and half of the injector leads had to be removed and 6 hours later the wee bit of plastic was replaced. £475 later I was thankful ( yet again) for having taken out the warranty which will cover nearly all bar the £50 excess. The only repair that topped this in terms of parts cost/repair cost disparity was a £7 oil seal that cost me £700 . It's just as well I love this car! For any Midlands based owners out there I'd always recommend the Garage, The Peugeot Specialist at Liberty Way, Nuneaton. They've had loads of practice on C6s, mainly mine!!!! |
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e3steve
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   Member No: #1163
Location: Warsash, Hants & Palma de Mallorca, Spain |
It's a two-hour job, so it sounds like "Steve"* broke a few components during his incursion, which is not uncommon! None of those items needs to be removed to replace that part, but lots of things do begin snapping off once one attempts to move them slightly: swirl valve tubes, diesel return pipes from the injectors, etc,; all plastic and brittle... *We "Steves" are good at it! |
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Junksleeper
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Location: Staffordshire |
Interesting Steve, Just goes to show how much a bit of experience with these complicated beasts can make all the difference. Had confirmation today that warranty will cover most of the cost so happy days. Timing belt is next and they'll not cover that for sure so it's just as well. The joys of C6 maintenance!! | ||
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e3steve
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Location: Warsash, Hants & Palma de Mallorca, Spain |
Timing belt(s), idlers & tensioner: 10 years or 120,000 miles. I did mine at 105k and 91/2 years; nothing was showing signs of excess wear in there. |
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saxmaniac
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  Member No: #224
Location: Helsinki |
A question from a non-technically oriented member: When you (and Citroen) say "10 years or 120,000 miles", should it be 10 years from the date of manufacture as per ORGA number or date of first registration? In my case the difference between the two was more than two years. |
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e3steve
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Member No: #1163
Location: Warsash, Hants & Palma de Mallorca, Spain |
saxmaniac wrote ... A question from a non-technically oriented member: When you (and Citroen) say "10 years or 120,000 miles", should it be 10 years from the date of manufacture as per ORGA number or date of first registration? In my case the difference between the two was more than two years. A fair point, but logic dictates the guidelines would start from the date of registration (and regular use of the vehicle and its components). After all, the (Ford) engine may have also been sat on a pallet in Dagenham, Essex, where it was manufactured, for a year or two (although I'd doubt it!)... Guidelines would necessarily need to start from a datum point that's known to the user, not just the producer. |
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