Simo's inherited 306 HDi

[simo2007]

Managed to change the lower arms today (including ball joints). Wasn't too much hassle apart from cleaning up threads prior to unbolting. 

Tracking is now out a country mile so I'll be going to get the front wheels aligned perhaps tomorrow morning!

Top bush on the picture directly below (on both arms on the car) was completely gone!

Keep up the good work!

I did the same withe stage 1+ map from HDI-Tuning. Drove down fine, drove back with the clutch slipping whenever I put my foot down haha.

An 800 mile tank sounds difficult to reach though. What driving do you do to get that? :O

Trying my best mate    I'm trying to get the most of what's on the car, changing things in pairs (suspension wise) when required or the noise is annoying me too much!

I literally tootle down the A1 at 0520 in the morning, sitting at 70 for 25 miles then about 10 miles on the north circular around to West London. No fun in driving fast on the commute, unless I'm in the M135i going through Hatfield Tunnel, and even then I get 400-420 miles a tank in that if I commute in it (approx 40mpg). 

Didn't quite hit 800 miles this tank, hit 750 miles but only had the map from about 550 onwards, I think with a full tank now with the map it will hit 800!

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Managed to do the crank pulley this morning. 5th gear, wheel nuts back into hub and push HARD on the breaker bar and it came undone fairly easily to my surprise! The difference in engine noise is night and day, it was really rattling!


New vs. old




Slight weep from crank seal, will renew when I take the engine out!