Andy,
Turbos last much longer on diesels than on gas
burners. I don't have experience with 405
diesels, but replacing the turbo in the first
200K miles on a 505 TD would be unusual.
Brian Holm
At 12:36 PM 3/14/2006, Andy wrote:
>Hello all,
>
>I currently drive a Rover 827. The last Peugeot
>I had was a few years ago, a 86 205 diesel.
>This Rover has been very reliable , but 17mpg is
>a little bit too thirsty. I did try a Rover 800
>vitesse sport. More powerfull but a bit better
>on fuel, That turned out to be very unreliable
>and I sold it on. For those that dont know, that
>had a 2 litre turbo petrol engine. The turbo
>was one part I had to replace.The car had
>covered 129.000 miles. It used a Garrett T25
>turbo unit. £400 for a recon . I eventually picked up a good used one for £90.
> I am know considering buying a 406 TD. But
> the aforementioned turbo problem has made me a
> little wary of turbocharged engines. So, If I
> do buy a 406 TD, am I likely going to have to
> replace the turbo on that, Or , what sort of mileage do they usually
>cover before a new turbo is required.
>
>All help appreciated.
>
>Andy
Brian Holm, Parts for Peugeots
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Plainfield, VT, 05667
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