955i Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 Hi all, my Volvo V40 is on its last legs and not worth putting money in to so am looking at a new (to me) car. Obvious first choice was another Landy, but Worzel had to put his practical head on so decided to go for another estate. Looked at the 407 and quite like the looks and can get 2005/6 cars with around 50000 on the clock for between 3 and 5K. Just wondered if anyone had owned one and what they thought of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiss.tony Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 Iv had one plus a few other pugs over the years always found them cheap to fix and very reliable only problem I had with 407 was wheel bearings good cars id have another in a shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 Had the 406hdi that was a cracking car. Other than the rather dangerous front coil spring design! Had out coil.spring snap and ripped off the front brake flexy hose, ABS wiring, CV joint needed replaced too as it damaged that also. Cost me over £700 in the end. A few chaps locally had problems the the turbo going on the 407. They do look nice though. I would check if the front struts are the same as the 406 reguarding the springs. If so I would recommend changing the springs every 3 years. If that one on mine had gone on the motorway I wouldn't be here now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 Shamelessly copied from another source Peugeot 307, 207, 407 1.6 HDI Turbo Problems Peugeot 307, 207, 407 1.6 hdi realy suffer badly from turbo problems and has a serious oil gunging problem, the 1.6 hdi engine produce a lot of soot like gases which make there way into the oil via the piston rings in the engine, this will eventually contaminate the oil to the point where it can no longer lubricate the turbo. Replacing the turbo is simply not enough on the Peugeot 307, 207, and 407 1.6 hdi, the only way out of this problem is to carry out the following. Remove oil sump from bottom of engine, wash it out and thoroughly dry it, replace the main oil pick up pipe which bolts onto the bottom of the oil pump, there is a wire mesh type filter inside the pick up pipe which can get blocked up very easily, refit the sump. Fit new oil feed pipes and oil return pipes going to the turbo as they are probably blocked up with gunge, remove all breather pipes and clean them out, replace all crankcase breather filters, they are normally on top of the rocker cover or on the air box. Remove and clean out the oil filter housing, refit it and fit a new oil filter, fill the engine with oil, start it up and run it at idle for 30 mins, then take it for a drive until the smoke clears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
955i Posted March 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 Shamelessly copied from another source Peugeot 307, 207, 407 1.6 HDI Turbo Problems Peugeot 307, 207, 407 1.6 hdi realy suffer badly from turbo problems and has a serious oil gunging problem, the 1.6 hdi engine produce a lot of soot like gases which make there way into the oil via the piston rings in the engine, this will eventually contaminate the oil to the point where it can no longer lubricate the turbo. Replacing the turbo is simply not enough on the Peugeot 307, 207, and 407 1.6 hdi, the only way out of this problem is to carry out the following. Remove oil sump from bottom of engine, wash it out and thoroughly dry it, replace the main oil pick up pipe which bolts onto the bottom of the oil pump, there is a wire mesh type filter inside the pick up pipe which can get blocked up very easily, refit the sump. Fit new oil feed pipes and oil return pipes going to the turbo as they are probably blocked up with gunge, remove all breather pipes and clean them out, replace all crankcase breather filters, they are normally on top of the rocker cover or on the air box. Remove and clean out the oil filter housing, refit it and fit a new oil filter, fill the engine with oil, start it up and run it at idle for 30 mins, then take it for a drive until the smoke clears. Cheers for that LG. I will be going for the 2L version so hopefully they don't have the same problem. Loving the panoramic sunroof on them though, think that was the deal sealer for me LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biketestace Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 (edited) I had the 3ltr exec with 30k on the clock,it was an absolute joy to drive........ When it didnt brake down !! I would never have another one even if it was foc, Far to many electrical faults.one after the other. My advice is not to bother mate, Bta Edited March 16, 2013 by biketestace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgguinness Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 The Mrs has a 307 HDi on an 02 plate, 120k. It's been a bit of a money pit to be fair. The dual mass flywheel packed in, so that was a lump of cash. It's a right ****** to start when cold, don't know why. Glow plugs are fine, it's eaten a couple of batteries. The DPF is always throwing lights on on the dash and goes into limp mode (and are quite pricey) and says unblock diesel filter on a regular basis too (even when there is a new on in). Apart from that, and the usual suspension bushes getting shot to bits on the farm track, plus service things like cam belt it's ok. Nice to drive, comfy etc. Jonathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djgeoff Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 mate over the road has one, and he has had trouble with what mot station thought was bottom ball joints on the front. it turned out to be wheel bearings and was cheaper for him to replace whole hubs as there was some kind of issue with the way the ball joint fix to car my mate done a bit of research and found out its common problem, i believe he used a Peugeot forum to gain this info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikemad24 Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 with the diesels alot of problems can occur from the dpf and 1.6 hdi turbo as described. we have the peogot parnter vans in work with 1,6 hdi and have had awful turbo problems. if they are not installed properly they will go agian very quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkfanz Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 had 2 peugot diesels in the past not your model,they were ok,gearboxs weren,t very nice an pedals were all very heavy,switched to mondeo diesels,never looked back had 4 now all super. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defender Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 had 2 peugot diesels in the past not your model,they were ok,gearboxs weren,t very nice an pedals were all very heavy,switched to mondeo diesels,never looked back had 4 now all super. A lot of Ford diesels have Peugeot diesel engines in them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.I.A Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 Years ago I had a late 406 2.0 HDi Rapier. nice car really, super reliable and very very good on fuel. Had the coil spring issues over 1 winter, and had to change a pulley which is quite common by all accounts other than that all good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philm Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 I had one, sorry I ever sold it. Like all cars, look after them they will keep going! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgguinness Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 I had a 306 D Turbo years ago when they came out and it was great. My father also has an old 306 that he uses as a hack that was given to him, it's been spot on too. It seams that the older *06 models were fine but the *07 models with more complicated electrics etc can be problematic. Personally I would stay German. Jonathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike737 Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 (edited) My son has a 2005 plate 407 2.0 litre. He does a high mileage in it, it's got about 167,000 on it now. Regularly returns about 55mpg on a run, is superbly comfortable and well equipped, quiet to drive, 6 speed box. Seems a little heavy on front tyres, but I think he usually buys budget ones. He has a had a bit of bother with the wheel sensors, but easy DIY job to change them, as long as you can lower the diesel tank a little, and the fuel flap sensor also packed up, but again was easy to replace. He swears by this forum for advice: http://www.407owners.com/ He would have another the same happily. Hope this helps, Mike. Edited March 18, 2013 by Mike737 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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