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It's a "special edition" but look at most 306's for sale it seems to be the most common!
306 HDI Meridian and Focus 1.8 Zetec
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You do need to factor in the potential common rail diesel issues (Turbo, injectors) but otherwise i agree.
I've not heard of a turbo going on a HDI and i've only read of a couple of people changing injectors (based on experience of pug306.net, many hdi drivers, most of them tuned to some extent so under more strain than standard)
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Is it the older d-turbo's where you can basically up the boost by a screw-driver and a small screw like thing in the engine compartment?
That link about engines 306 is shocking, anyone who makes a point about saying all a gti6s power is at three top has blatantly never driven one, the gearbox means that once you're about 2.5k recalling if you press the floor it the power is there straight away.
It's not actually got a b16 Honda vtec lol engine....
I don't know how hdis handle but if its anything like my gti6 on **** tyre then its on to a winner
It's not actually got a b16 Honda vtec lol engine....
I don't know how hdis handle but if its anything like my gti6 on **** tyre then its on to a winner
I'd say all the power is above 4500rpm in the car.
Its no faster than a normal 2 litre n/a car until then, if anything slower IMO!
(Compared to cars of similar age Rover 2 litre, and Mondeo 2 litre).
The HDI has the same rear beam setup as the GTI so handles almost identically.
Yup, up the boost, turn up the fuelling and away you go.
As I clearly stated in my post, I have driven main engine variant of the 306 - between owning several and working on others through the club.
I think the issue here is you need to drive something with real grunt from low down, then the Gti-6 will feel a lot "valvier"
This is how I found it in my experience, the 6 speed close ratio box can only compensate so far.
I think this is an older common rail design which doesn't use high pressure piezoelectic injectors which is likely to make them much much less susceptible to failure. Not sure much the fuel system or turbo is going to be under stress given the low power output of the engine.
I know someonw who had a 406 HDi, I think it was an R reg. Just after the warranty expired the injectors went, fortunately he played his face and peugeot did them as a gesture of goodwill. I think it was on about 35k.
I'm not saying that this is common with the HDi, but the injectors and turbo in any diesel engine have a finite lifespan that is shorter than that of the rest of the car in many cases. They are expensive to put right, particularly on a common rail engine.
On an older car it is actually likely that the injectors have already been done, but it is worth asking. As you say the problems are mainly with peizoelectronic injecotors, especially the early examples.
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I agree with this entirely.
I found mine to be flat at anything below 3500rpm, after that I remember a slight change in engine noise and then all hell broke loose until a few hundred RPM before the redline when it went a bit flat again. I know a few owners consider this a bit of a plus point because it makes the engine's manors around town great because off cam it feels like any other 'normal' car.
It drives pretty standard then once you hit 4000rpm it pulls like hell.
I own a gti6 and thats definately the case with mine. Fast car but power band is 4k