The cam belt should last at least 60,000 miles, and the 8-valve XU9 is a
non-interference engine, so the engine just stops if the belt should break,
with no engine damage.
Brian Holm
At 03:23 AM 8/26/2005, Silly Dilly wrote:
>Hi
>
>New boy here... from the UK
>
>I have just bought a Peugeot and am wondering what I have got myself
>into!
>
>I have bought a second hand Peugeot 405 4 dr 1.6 on a K plate (1991).
>Its a one owner with a genuine 49K miles.
>
>Its a long story... basically we had a Rover but the engine went south.
>We decided it was not worth fixing and reluctantly sent it off to the
>scrapyard.
>
>It could not have happened at a worst time, as a family we are pretty
>skint, so a cheap run about was all we could afford :-(
>
>I am a fairly experienced (but not necessarily knowledgeable) home
>mechanic. Most of my work is on Range Rovers and that is where nearly
>all my knowledge lies.
>
>Now I am led to believe that these 1.6 engines need fairly regular
>cam belt changes. Somebody told me every 30K miles? Does not sound right
>to me - but I am not about to take any chances!?
>
>I also have been told that the carburettors are problematic on them and
>especially the auto-choke (which ours has).
>
>So I am looking for any tips from the wise gurus on here on how to get
>as much usage out of this car as we can (my wife can trash a perfectly
>good car in an amazingly short period of time!).
>
>What exactly are the issues with the webber(?) carb and the auto
>choke? What are the warning signs and what are the best options for
>keeping it serviceable?
>
>Thanks for any advice...
>
>John
>
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