Daze's Ph1.5 (Ph2 converted) DTurbo

[Dazecoop]

How are you finding the hdi gearbox then man? Also nice seats!!

Driven the car about 50 miles so far with the HDI gearbox, great so far!! It hasn't dropped ratios quite as much as I'd have hoped in 5th gear if I'm completely honest, but its definitely better. Sitting at 70-75mph feels a LOT less stressing on the engine

Good progress mate. The car has certainly come along way since you bought it.

Nice to see someone fitting some different seats in a 306.

Thanks mate! Yeah for sure, I haven't seen that many people fit these kind of seats in a 306 before at all!

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HDI gearbox was fitted on Saturday by my mate who works in a garage, he does me a great price and I get to pester him with questions & take photos And it means I don't get my hands dirty on my driveway at home!

Anyway, into his workshop, onto the ramp


Whilst he removed battery tray, battery & air filter box...


...I did a quick air filter change. Lol


Old 'box supported


Then sump/engine supported too, then removed shortly after


Removing roll-pin from clutch fork on D Turbo gearbox


HDI gearbox on left, D Turbo on right. Basically identical


New clutch oil seal installed


New clutch fork nylon bushes & clutch fork installed with some grease


Old clutch & pressure plate


New clutch, pressure plate & release bearing. Bit odd that the release bearing was already snapped onto the pressure plate, meaning we had to lever the clutch fork around the release bearing on install, bit of a pain, but took my mate maybe 5 mins extra he said


New & old gear linkages (Miles gear linkage)


Installed


HDI gearbox in, linkages attached


Getting there!


New & old clutch cables


New cable installed


Top up with oil, and job done!


Every single part I've used here (apart from the Miles gear linkage kit) was with genuine Peugeot parts as well, which is great. All in all, really pleased with it. Cruising at 70mph on the motorway seems a lot less stressing on the engine, she now sits at about 2.3k rpm rather than the 2.8k rpm that she used to - not as much difference as I'd have liked, but enough to warrant the swap for sure!

Clutch & gear changing is also now superb, I've also now removed the clutch spring on the pedal, very smooth pedal! Gear linkage is spot on, a lot more precise, no rattling, ideal!